Magnification (album)

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Magnification
Studio album by Yes
Released	September 11, 2001 (U.K.) December 4, 2001 (U.S.)
Recorded	Spring - Summer 2001
Genre	Symphonic rock
Length	60:32
Label	Eagle Records (U.K.) Beyond Music (U.S.)
Producer(s)	Yes and Tim Weidner
Professional reviews
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Yes chronology
House of Yes: Live from House of Blues (2000)	Magnification (2001)	In a Word: Yes (1969 - ) (2002)

Magnification is an album by progressive rock band Yes released in 2001. The band's first album of the new century, and their first with a full orchestra, Magnification has proven to be one of Yes's more acclaimed later efforts.

Following the departures of keyboardists Billy Sherwood and Igor Khoroshev, remaining members Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White decided to fill the keyboard role with an orchestra, and hired film composer Larry Groupé to orchestrate.

Magnification received a warm reception from critics and fans, although not on the level of classic albums such as Fragile or Close to the Edge; the album reached #71 in the UK and #186 in the US.

Re-released in 2002 as a limited and numbered 2CD set with alternate artwork. The second disc contains three live performances and a CDRom track with an interview, video of "Don't Go" and a live video of "The Gates Of Delirium".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 2002 Bonus Disc 1.2 2004 Reissue 2 Personnel 3 Miscellanea

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White.

1. "Magnification" – 7:16
2. "Spirit Of Survival" – 6:02
3. "Don't Go" – 4:27
4. "Give Love Each Day" – 7:44
5. "Can You Imagine" – 2:59
6. "We Agree" – 6:30
7. "Soft as a Dove" – 2:17
8. "Dreamtime" – 10:46
9. "In The Presence Of" – 10:24

   "i) Deeper"

   "ii) Death of Ego"

   "iii) True Beginner"

   "iv) Turn Around and Remember"

10. "Time Is Time" – 2:09

[edit] 2002 Bonus Disc

1. "Deeper (In the Presence Of) (Live)" - 11:18
2. "The Gates of Delirium (Live)" - 23:47
3. "Magnification (Live)" - 7:44
4. CD-ROM track containing:
   1. Jon Anderson Video Interview
   2. "Don't Go" (Single Video)
   3. "The Gates of Delirium" (Live Video)

[edit] 2004 Reissue

• Disc 1

1. "Magnification" – 7:16
2. "Spirit Of Survival" – 6:02
3. "Don't Go" – 4:27
4. "Give Love Each Day" – 7:44
5. "Can You Imagine" – 2:59
6. "We Agree" – 6:30
7. "Soft as a Dove" – 2:17
8. "Dreamtime" – 10:46
9. "In The Presence Of" – 10:24

   "i) Deeper"

   "ii) Death of Ego"

   "iii) True Beginner"

   "iv) Turn Around and Remember"

10. "Time Is Time" – 2:09

• Disc 2

1. "Close to the Edge" [Live] - 20:04
2. "Long Distance Runaround" [Live] - 3:44
3. "Gates of Delirium/Soon" [Live] - 22:41

Magnification (Eagle Eagle 189EAG) reached #71 in the UK and #186 in the US during a chart stay of 1 week.

[edit] Personnel

• Jon Anderson: Lead Vocals, MIDI Guitar, and Acoustic Guitar
• Chris Squire: Bass Guitars, Vocals
• Steve Howe: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Steel, Mandolin, and Vocals
• Alan White: Drums, Percussion, Piano, Vocals

with

• Larry Groupé: Conductor

[edit] Miscellanea

The track "Can You Imagine" was originally written and demoed by XYZ, the band that Alan White and Chris Squire briefly formed with Jimmy Page in 1981. Its original title was "Believe It."

Magnification is the second album Yes has recorded with an orchestra. The first was their second album, 1970's Time and a Word; the last album with guitarist Peter Banks.

Released on September 11, 2001, but held over for three months in America.

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 | 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 | Essentially Yes
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