Run with the Fox

"Run with the Fox" is a 1981 Christmas song written, composed, produced, and performed by Chris Squire and Alan White. Both former Yes members, Squire and White recorded the song after their new band XYZ with Jimmy Page seemed unlikely to happen, and released the single under their own names as a collaborative piece. "Run with the Fox" is for both their first solo work since their respective first solo albums: 1975's Fish out of the Water for Squire, and 1976's Ramshackled for White.

Andrew Pryce Jackman, a frequent collaborator of Squire, was in charge of orchestration. The B-side of the single, "Return of the Fox", is a more instrumental variation of "Run with the Fox', co-written by former King Crimson member Peter Sinfield. It features Dave Lawson, another member of XYZ, on keyboards, and Squire's wife Nikki on backing vocals. Following "Run with the Fox", both musicians collaborated again in the band Cinema which ultimately led to the reformation of Yes.

Personnel

• Chris Squire - lead vocals, bass guitar, production
• Alan White - drums, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, production
• Andrew Pryce Jackman - orchestration
• Nigel Luby - recording
• Gregg Jackman - mixing

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