In 1988, Anderson quit Yes for the second time and released his first regular solo album in six years, In The City Of Angels.
Stewart Levine, best known for his work with Culture Club, was brought in to produce; Anderson worked with a team of L.A.
session stars and wrote a couple of songs with ex-Motown ace Lamont Dozier.
All of this seemed to portend a more commercial-sounding, straightahead pop effort from the usually ethereal Anderson.
The result is about half and half: when writing with Dozier, Anderson expresses conventional romantic sentiments, for which he doesn't really have a feel.
His tenor is so chaste and angelic, it's hard for him to be believable on earthly love songs.
And soon enough, especially on later tracks, Anderson is once again in spiritual outer space, where he seems most comfortable.
The compromise, however, did not appeal to fans, who avoided this album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hold on to LoveJon Anderson, Lamont Dozier | Jon Anderson | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 2 | If It Wasn't for Love (Oneness Family)Jon Anderson | Jon Anderson | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Sundancing (For the Hopi/Navajo Energy)Jon Anderson | Jon Anderson | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | In a LifetimeJon Anderson, Lamont Dozier | Jon Anderson | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | For YouJon Anderson, David Paich | Jon Anderson | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | New CivilizationJon Anderson | Jon Anderson | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 7 | It's on FireJon Anderson | Jon Anderson | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | BetchaJon Anderson | Jon Anderson | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Top of the World (The Glass Bead Game)Jon Anderson, David Paich | Jon Anderson | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 10 | Hurry Home (Song from the Pleiades)Jon Anderson | Jon Anderson | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 11 | Is It Me | Jon Anderson | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 328 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Anderson | Drums, Percussion |
| 2 | Jon Anderson | Arranger, Composer, Drums, Harp, Percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Lenny Castro | Percussion |
| 4 | Paulinho Da Costa | Percussion |
| 5 | Lamont Dozier | Composer |
| 6 | Don Freeman | Keyboards |
| 7 | Tommy Funderburk | Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Siedah Garrett | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Gary Grant | Trumpet |
| 10 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 11 | Jimmy Haslip | Bass |
| 12 | Bonnie Hayes | Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Jerry Hey | Arranger, Trumpet |
| 14 | Dann Huff | Guitar |
| 15 | Kim Hutchcroft | Saxophone |
| 16 | Paul Jackson, Jr. | Guitar |
| 17 | Kids On The Block | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Daren Klein | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Michael Landau | Guitar |
| 20 | Brian Lane | Director |
| 21 | Rhett Lawrence | Keyboard Arrangements, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Synthesizer |
| 22 | Jolie Jones Levine | Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Stewart Levine | Producer |
| 24 | Steve Lukather | Guitar |
| 25 | David Paich | Composer, Keyboards, Orchestration, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 26 | Gordon Peeke | Drum Programming, Drums |
| 27 | Jeff Porcaro | Drums, Percussion |
| 28 | Mike Porcaro | Bass |
| 29 | Steve Porcaro | Keyboard Programming, Keyboards |
| 30 | William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. | Saxophone, Soloist, Trombone |
| 31 | John "4 Daddman" Robinson | Drums |
| 32 | John "J.R." Robinson | Drums |
| 33 | Marc Russo | Saxophone |
| 34 | Glen Skinner | Engineer |
| 35 | Myrna Smith-Schilling | Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Julia Waters | Vocals (Background) |
| 37 | Luther Waters | Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Oren Waters | Vocals (Background) |
| 39 | Maxine Willard Waters | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Joe Williams | Vocals (Background) |
| 41 | Joe Williams | Vocals (Background) |
| 42 | Larry Williams | Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 43 | Larry Andrew Williams | Keyboards, Programming, Synthesizer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |