Animation (Jon Anderson album)

Animation is the third solo album by Jon Anderson, a founder-member and former lead singer of Yes. It was released in 1982.

Animation
Studio album by
Jon Anderson
ReleasedJune 1982
Recorded1981–82
Genre
Length41:32
LabelPolydor
Atlantic ,
Opio Media
Producer
Jon Anderson chronology
Song of Seven
(1980)		 Animation
(1982)		 3 Ships
(1985)
Singles from Animation
  1. "Surrender"
    Released: April 1982
  2. "All in a Matter of Time"
    Released: August 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Overview

Animation was recorded during a busy time for Anderson when he was collaborating with Vangelis and Mike Oldfield and exploring new age and electropop.

As with the previous album Song of Seven, several well-known musicians were involved in Animation, including Simon Phillips, David Sancious, Jack Bruce and Morris Pert.

The album was produced by producer Neil Kernon who had worked with acts such as Daryl Hall and John Oates and was released on vinyl but no CD version was published until 2006, when a limited edition CD re-release of the album with two bonus tracks was issued by Opio Media. Unfortunately the CD was not made from the original masters but from a worn copy of the vinyl, which led to complaints from purchasers. The song "All God's Children" was produced by producer Tony Visconti (who had worked with more mainstream British acts such as David Bowie and T. Rex)

"Surrender" and "All in a Matter of Time" were released as singles.

The album was promoted with a world tour on which Anderson performed songs from the album as well as several Yes classics, mostly in medley form.

A follow-up album entitled Chagall was recorded but not released.[2]

One track on the album, "Boundaries", later appeared on other works by Anderson (entitled "O'er" on The Promise Ring) and Yes (entitled "Somehow, Someday" on Open Your Eyes).

For this album, Anderson met an old friend from the past: Ian Wallace had been playing drums in his band The Warriors in the 1960s before Yes.

Track listing

Side One
  1. "Olympia" (4:58)
  2. "Animation" (9:07)
  3. "Surrender" (3:53)
  4. "All in a Matter of Time" (3:06)

Side Two
  1. "Unlearning (The Dividing Line)" (4:56)
  2. "Boundaries" (3:20)
  3. "Pressure Point" (3:20)
  4. "Much Better Reason" (4:27)
  5. "All Gods Children" (4:25)

Bonus tracks
  • "The Spell" (previously unreleased) (11:40)
  • "Spider" (B-side of the Atlantic 7" single issue of "Surrender") (2:51)

Personnel

Additional musicians

Charts
Year Chart Position
1982 Billboard Pop Albums 176
1982 UK Albums Chart 43

References
  1. Hill, Gary (2011). "Animation – Jon Anderson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. "Blog Archive » Jon Anderson – Chagall (Highland HL242/243)". Collectors Music Reviews. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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