Going for the One
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Going for the One is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Yes. It was released in 1977 after an extended break for solo activity, and is especially notable for marking the return of keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who had departed in 1974 in the aftermath of the Tales from Topographic Oceans tour. His re-entry was facilitated by the firing of Patrick Moraz, after having only played on Relayer, due to creative differences.
After their extended break, the band regrouped in Switzerland, refreshed and ready to record in late 1976. After constructing epic tracks for the last few years, Yes felt inspired to scale things back a bit and recorded some of their most direct and concise material in ages. Wakeman also varied his sound by largely forsaking his mellotron and experimenting with church organ to pleasing effect on "Parallels" and the sole extended track, "Awaken".
After many successive album covers with Roger Dean, Yes (who also produced the album entirely by themselves) commissioned Hipgnosis to create the artwork for Going for the One instead.
Yes's return, at the height of the punk movement that so despised them,[[Citing sources citation needed]] was an unexpectedly successful one, with Going for the One reaching the pinnacle of the UK charts and even having a Top 10 hit single with "Wonderous Stories" - something that would have been considered impossible during the days of Tales from Topographic Oceans.
With its confident and natural qualities, Going for the One is still generally regarded by most critics as one of Yes's finest albums.
Track listing
- "Going for the One" (Jon Anderson) - 5:32
- "Turn of the Century" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe/Alan White) - 7:56
- "Parallels" (Chris Squire) - 5:53
- "Wonderous Stories" (Jon Anderson) - 3:49
- "Awaken" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) - 15:31
Going for the One was remastered and reissued in 2003 with several bonus tracks:
- "Montreux's Theme"
- "Vevey (Revisited)"
- "Amazing Grace"
- "Going for the One" (rehearsal)
- "Parallels" (rehearsal)
- "Turn of the Century" (rehearsal)
- "Eastern Number" (early version of "Awaken")
Personnel
- Jon Anderson: Vocals, percussion, harp
- Chris Squire: Bass guitar, vocals
- Steve Howe: Electric and acoustic guitars, vachalia, lap steel guitar, vocal
- Rick Wakeman: Piano, organ, Moog Synthesizer, pipe organ
- Alan White: Drums, percussion
Sources
- Going for the One, CD booklet essay, Tim Jones, c.2003
- AllMusicGuide.com
- "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c.2002
| Yes |
|---|
| Jon Anderson | Chris Squire | Steve Howe | Rick Wakeman | Alan White |
| Peter Banks | Tony Kaye| Bill Bruford | Patrick Moraz | Geoff Downes | Trevor Horn | Trevor Rabin | Billy Sherwood | Igor Khoroshev |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Yes | Time and a Word | The Yes Album | Fragile | Close to the Edge | Tales from Topographic Oceans | Relayer | Going for the One | Tormato | Drama | 90125 | Big Generator | Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe | Union | Talk | Open Your Eyes | The Ladder | Magnification |
| Live albums: Yessongs | Yesshows | [[9012Live: The Solos]] | Keys to Ascension | Keys to Ascension 2 | [[House of Yes: Live from House of Blues]] |
| Compilations: Yesterdays | Classic Yes | Yesstory | [[The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection]] |
| Remix albums: Yes Remixes |
| Box sets: Yesyears | [[In a Word: Yes (1969 - )]] | The Word is Live |
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