This Day in Music History: Yes/Heaven & Earth (07/16)

On this date in 2014, Yes released their 21st studio album entitled Heaven & Earth. It is their first album with singer Jon Davison in the band's line-up, and the final studio album to feature original bassist Chris Squire before his death in 2015.

It was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, who first worked with the band on recording sessions in 1979, and mixed by former member Billy Sherwood. Upon its release, Heaven & Earth peaked at number 20 in the UK, the band's highest chart performance since their 1994 album Talk. It also entered the US chart at number 26.

I have previously covered this album in more depth here: Side One, Side Two.

Music Monday (Heaven & Earth, Side 1)

Back in July of this past year I was so excited that Yes was going to release a new album. It was the first brand new release I would be able to cover with my blog here. I had read that Benoit David was out as lead singer and the new singer was going to be Jon Anderson Davison, from the band Glass Hammer. The rest of the band (Squier, Howe, White, Downes) was the same. That album was Heaven & Earth.

Roger Dean y'all!