Open is a long-form piece of music released in digital form by Yes former lead singer Jon Anderson, released in 2011.
About the EP
Anderson began work on "Open" in the spring of 2010, when he began to lay down its foundation on his 19th Century guitar. From the start, he knew that it would become a long form musical composition. Later on, orchestration was added by Stefan Podell.[1]
Track listing
Open 20:54
Sun is Calling
Please To Remember
Who Better Than Love
Sun it Sings You / Given Chase
Credits
Music & lyrics written by Jon Anderson with additional music by Stefan Podell.
Personnel
Jon Anderson – vocals, acoustic guitar
Stefan Podell – music and orchestration, 6 and 12 string guitars, classical guitar, electric guitar, percussion, bass, additional vocals
Zach Page – classical and electric guitar
Kevin Shima – acoustic guitar, vocals
Zach Tenorio-Miller – piano, organ
Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz, Jon Fink and Susan Lerner – string arrangement and recording
Brian Hobart – percussion
Stephan Junca – drum kit, African percussion
Charles Scott – drum kit
Jane Luttenberger Anderson – "angel vocals"
Robert Foster, Ian O'Rourke, Madelyn Frey, Jacob Stringfellow, Aaron Wolfe and Amy Stevens – Choral Via Cal Poly A Cappella Group
Billy James – additional backing vocals
Recording
Engineer – Mike Fraumeni
Mastered by Sakis Anastopoulos
Production
Produced by Jon and Jane Anderson.
Artwork
Artwork by Jay Nungesser and John Amick
Reviews
Something Else Reviews
"A conceptually epic piece, filled with wonderment, musical twists and a theme as broad as it is hopeful... Quite frankly, this is what Jon Anderson does. And it's terrifically engaging, after too long spent fitting his muse into the ever-dilating structures of Yes's modern-day prog-pop, to hear Anderson doing it again."[2]