Jon Anderson Releases Solo Album ‘1000 Hands’
Written by Johnson Stephen on August 14, 2020
An album nearly 30 years in the making, Legendary Yes singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will release his highly-anticipated new solo album ‘1000 Hands’ on 14th August 2020. The album will be available on CD and a deluxe 180-gram double Vinyl package as well as streaming outlets.
Anderson began working on ‘1000 Hands’ (originally called Uzlot – ”it means a lot of us”) nearly 30 years ago, working with a group of musicians that included Yes Drummer Alan White and Bassist Chris 
Squire. However, due to his heavy touring commitments with Yes, Anderson had to put the record on the back burner.
Squire. However, due to his heavy touring commitments with Yes, Anderson had to put the record on the back burner.Setting up shop in Franklin’s Solar Studios in Orlando, Florida, Anderson laid down backing Vocals to his original lead tracks, and Franklin called in an astonishing array of Rock and Jazz luminaries to fill out the songs: fellow Yes alum Steve Howe, Ian Anderson, Jean-Luc Ponty, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, Steve Morse, Rick Derringer, Jonathan Cain, and the Tower of Power Horns are just a few of the guests on ‘1000 Hands’.
”That’s where the title ‘1000 Hands’ comes from, all of the brilliant musicians who played a part in making the record” Anderson says before adding ”Michael acted like something of a casting director, bringing so many great players. It was really exciting to hear the record open up and become what I had always envisioned.”
Track Listing
- Now
- Ramalama
- First Born Leaders
- Activate
- Makes Me Happy
- Now Variations
- I Found Myself
- Twice In A Lifetime
- Wdmcf
- 1000 Hands
- Now And Again
Links
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