Jon Anderson discography

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The discography of British born singer-songwriter and musician Jon Anderson.

Solo works

= Studio albums =

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|+ List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions

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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details

! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| AUS
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jon-anderson|title=Jon Anderson|work=Billboard|access-date=2018-11-12}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| UK
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| NLD
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scope="row"| Olias of Sunhillow

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| 68 || 47 || 8 || —

scope="row"| Song of Seven

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  • Released: 7 November 1980
  • Label: Atlantic

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scope="row"| Animation

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| 97 || 176 || 43 || 3

scope="row"| 3 Ships

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| — || 166 || — || 66

scope="row"| In the City of Angels

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scope="row"| Deseo

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scope="row"| Change We Must

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  • Released: 17 October 1994
  • Labels: EMI, Angel

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scope="row"| Angels Embrace

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scope="row"| Toltec

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  • Released: 30 January 1996
  • Labels: High Street, Windham Hill

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scope="row"| Lost Tapes of Opio

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  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Opio Foundation

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scope="row"| The Promise Ring

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scope="row"| Earth Mother Earth

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  • Released: 9 September 1997
  • Label: Ellipsis Arts

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scope="row"| The More You Know

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scope="row"| Survival & Other Stories

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scope="row"| 1000 Hands: Chapter One

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  • Released: 31 March 2019
  • Labels:

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scope="row"| True

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  • Released: 23 August 2024
  • Labels: Frontiers Records S.R.L.

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colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Production music=

  • Sunlight (2021)

=Live albums=

  • Live from La La Land (2007)
  • Live - Perpetual Change (14 March 2025) (with The Band Geeks)[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15cvUVS15N/ Dave Watkinson's Facebook page > post "Jon Anderson on a USA tour again 2025..." (on 8 January 2025)]

= Collection =

  • The Lost Tapes (2006–2008) (live performances, unreleased demo albums, etc.) (planned as a 20-CD boxset but only 7 CDs have been released as yet)
  • Interview (2006) (JAVPBX01CD)
  • The Mother's Day Concert (2006) (demos) (JAVPBX02CD)
  • Searching for the Songs (2006) (demos) (JAVPBX03CD)
  • Live in Sheffield 1980 (2006) (JAVPBX04CD)
  • Watching the Flags That Fly (2006) (JAVPBX05CD) (Jon Anderson's personal demos, worked on in the south of France in 1990, for the never-officially released second ABWH studio album whose working title was Dialogue)
  • The Lost Tapes of Opio (2007) (JAVPBX06CD)
  • From Me to You (2008) (JAVPBX07CD)

= Videos =

  • Tour of the Universe (2005) (live DVD)

= Singles =

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scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| UK
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| NLD
{{Cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Jon%20anderson&cat=s|title=Dutch charts}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Jon+Anderson.art|title=US charts}}

scope="row"| "Never My Love"

| rowspan="2"| 1968

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| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles|As 'Hans Christian'.|uppercase=yes}}

scope="row"| "Mississippi Hobo"

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scope="row"| "Flight of the Moorglade"

| 1976

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| Olias of Sunhillow

scope="row"| "Some Are Born"

| rowspan="2"| 1980

| — || — || 109

| rowspan="4"| Song of Seven

scope="row"| "Take Your Time"

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scope="row"| "Heart of the Matter"

| rowspan="2"| 1981

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scope="row"| "Everybody Loves You"

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scope="row"| "Surrender"

| rowspan="3"| 1982

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| rowspan="3"| Animation

scope="row"| "All in a Matter of Time"

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scope="row"| "Boundaries"

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scope="row"| "Cage of Freedom"

| 1984

| — || — || —{{efn-ua|#16 on the Mainstream Rock chart.}}

| Metropolis Soundtrack

scope="row"| "Easier Said Than Done"

| rowspan="2"| 1985

| 88 || 48 || —{{efn-ua|#38 on the Adult Contemporary chart.}}

| rowspan="2"| 3 Ships

scope="row"| "How It Hits You"{{efn-ua|Released in France only.}}

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scope="row"| "Hold On to Love"

| rowspan="2"| 1988

| 81 || 28 || —

| rowspan="2"| In the City of Angels

scope="row"| "Is It Me"

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scope="row"| "Reach Out"

| 1989

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| Charity Single: BBC Children in Need

scope="row"| "Far Far Cry"

| 1990

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| Jonathan Elias' Requiem for the Americas: Songs from the Lost World

scope="row"| "Change We Must"

| rowspan="2"| 1994

| 81 || — || —

| rowspan="2"| Change We Must

scope="row"| "Candle Song"

| 182 || — || —

scope="row"| "Maybe"

| 1998

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| The More You Know

scope="row"| "State of Independence"

| 2005

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| Tour of the Universe

scope="row"| "Open"

| 2011

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| rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Brasilian Music Sound"

| rowspan="2"| 2012

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scope="row"| "Race to the End"

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scope="row"| "Go Screw Yourself"

| 2020

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colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborations

= Pre-Yes =

== The Warriors ==

- Singles :

  • 1964 : "You Came Along" / "Don't Make Me Blue" (7", Single)

- Album :

  • 2003 : Bolton Club 65 - Recorded live in 1965 and published on CD in 2003 on Voiceprint Label.

= Yes =

= Jon and Vangelis =

Studio albums

Compilations

= Anderson, [[Steve Harley|Harley]] & [[Mike Batt|Batt]] =

= Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe =

= Anderson/Wakeman =

= Jon Anderson & Matt Malley =

  • Family Circle (2014, download only charity single)

= Jon Anderson & Michael Byrne =

  • Visions (2025, digital only)https://www.patreon.com/MichaelByrne/shop/visions-jon-anderson-michael-byrne-1533708

= Anderson-Ponty Band =

= Jon Anderson & Roine Stolt =

  • Invention of Knowledge (June 2016){{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/andersonpontyband1/videos/961786663890278/ |title=Video message from Jon Anderson - he's just finished a new album with Rione Stolt & friends called "Invention of Knowledge" and is about to tour Anderson Ponty Band with Jean-Luc Ponty. |date= 16 March 2016 |website=Facebook |accessdate= 16 March 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/16484-Jon-Anderson-and-Roine-Stolt |title=Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt |date= 16 March 2016 |website=progressiveears.org |accessdate= 16 March 2016}}

= [[Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman]] =

  • Live at the Apollo (2018) (2CD live album)

Guest appearances

With Johnny Harris:

  • All to Bring You Morning (1969; 1973), on the track "All to Bring You Morning" (also featuring Steve Howe & Alan White)

With King Crimson:

  • Lizard (1970), on the track "Prince Rupert Awakes"

With Colin Scot:

  • Colin Scot (1971) Credited as "John Anderson (Dr Yes)" next to Rick "Broken Toes" Wakeman.{{discogs release |type=album |release=1858635 |name=Colin Scot - Colin Scot}}

With Iron Butterfly:

With Vangelis:

With Alan White:

With Rick Wakeman:

  • 1984 (1981), on the track "The Hymn"

With Mike Oldfield:

Soundtracks:

  • Metropolis (1984), on the track "Cage of Freedom"
  • St. Elmo's Fire (1985), on the track "This Time It Was Really Right"
  • Biggles (1986), on the tracks "Do You Want to Be a Hero" and "Chocks Away"

With Tangerine Dream:

  • Legend Soundtrack (1985), on the track "Loved by the Sun"

With John Paul Jones:

With Lawrence Gowan:

With Hiroshima:

  • Go (1987), on the track "Go"

With Toto:

With Jonathan Elias:

  • Requiem for the Americas: Songs from the Lost World (1990), on the tracks "Within the Lost World" and "Far Far Cry"
  • Prayer Cycle: Path To Zero (2011), on the track "Devotion"

With Kitaro:

  • Dream (1992), on the tracks "Lady of Dreams", "Agreement", "Dream of Chant" and "Island of Life"

With London Philharmonic Orchestra:

With Charlie Bisharat:

  • Along the Amazon (1993), on the track "Along the Amazon"

With Steve Bailey:

  • Evolution (1993), on the track "Evolution"

With Ayman:

  • Dancing with My Soul (1994), on the track "Opionium"

With Milton Nascimento:

  • Angelus (1994), on the track "Estrelada"

With Tadamitsu Saito:

  • It's About Time (1995), on the tracks "Doshyamo", "Cascadia", and "It's About Time"

With Cielo Y Tierra:

  • Heaven and Earth (1996), on the tracks "El Dia" and "La Segunda Oracion" - Mexican CD edition is self-titled and includes "La Segunda Oracion (Mountain High Remix)" as a bonus track.

With Sir John Betjeman & Mike Read:

  • Words/Music (1998), on the track "Youth and Age" - Album re-released several times under different titles, including Centenary (2006) and "Sound of Poetry" (2008).

With 4 Him:

  • Streams - Various Artists (1999), on the track: "The Only Thing I Need". Also on "The Best of the 2000 Dove Awards" (2000)

With Steve Howe:

With Béla Fleck and the Flecktones:

  • Outbound (2000), on the tracks "A Moment So Close" and "Aimun"

With Eduardo Del Signore:

  • Captivated (2001), keys on the tracks "Cocos Azules", "Captivated" & "Sight". wind controller on "Boabdil" and vocals on "Hope"

With Robert Downey, Jr.

With Paul Green School Of Rock Music:

With The Fellowship:

  • In Elven Lands (2006), on the tracks "Dan Barliman's Jig", "Eléchoi", "The Sacred Stones" and "Verses to Elbereth Gilthoniel"

With Dream Theater:

With Glass Hammer:

With Alan Simon:

With Fritz Heede:

  • Ritual Path (2007), on the track "Come By"

With Tommy Zvoncheck:

  • ZKG (2008), on the track "The Rain in Florida"

With Peter Machajdík:

  • Namah (2008), on the track "Sadness of Flowing"
  • The Lynx Liaison (Návrat Rysov) (Soundtrack) (2010), on the track "Cats Alive"

With Michael Mollura:

  • The Highest Pass Soundtrack (2011), on the tracks "The Highest Pass Title Song'" and "Waking Up"

With Marco Sabiu:

  • Audio Ergo Sum (2012), on the track "Limitless Lives"

With Dennis Haklar:

  • Lizard's Tale (2012), on the tracks "Leap of Faith", "Prelude to Dawn", "Dawn of an Era" and "Crossing Over"

With Jean Philippe Rykiel:

  • Inner Spaces (2012), on the track "Close to You"

With Jeff Pevar:

  • From the Core (2012), on the track "River of Dreams"

With Wave Mechanics Union:

  • Further to Fly (2012), on the tracks "It Will Be a Good Day (The River)" and "Wonderous Stories"

With Everyday Animals:

  • Under the Tyranny of Good Weather (2013), on the track "False Awakening"

With Todmobile:

  • Úlfur (2014), on the track "Wings Of Heaven" - Also includes a DVD of a live concert performing several Yes songs.{{discogs release |type=album |release=6915761 |name=Todmobile - Úlfur }}

With The Spaces Between:

  • Let's Leave It at This for Now... (2014), on the track "Orchasm"

With Wanabi Farmeur:

  • Wanabi Farmeur (2014), on the track "Floating Stick"

With HuDost & Steve Kilbey:

  • The Word Is... (2015), on the track "OMEGA"

With Andrew Rubin:

  • Guitar Concerto (2016), co-writer, does not perform.

With Oakes & Smith:

  • Between The Earth and the Sky (2016), on the track "Closer to Home"

With Battles:

  • Juice B Crypts (2019), on the track "Sugar Foot" (also featuring Prairie WWWW)

With Trip the Witch:

  • Trip the Witch (2021), on the track "Saturn We Miss You"

Notes

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References

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