Awaken (song)

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Name = Awaken
SorA = album
Artist = Yes
Album = Going for the One
Released = 1977
track_no = 5
Recorded = 1977
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 15:31
Writer =
Composer = Jon Anderson/Steve Howe
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Yes
Chart position =
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Awaken is a song by the British progressive rock band Yes released on their acclaimed 1977 album "Going for the One". At 15 minutes and 31 seconds it is the longest track on the album, occupying most of the second side of the LP.

Many Yes fans, as well as lead singer/songwriter Jon Anderson himself, consider this song to be the best track in the band's entire recorded output: "We had a hit record! I loved listening to 'Awaken', at last we had created a Masterwork." [ [http://www.jonanderson.com/middle_timeline_70s.htm Jon Anderson Biography: The Early Years ] ] Like many extended Yes pieces, the song has a very complex harmonic and rhythmic structure and enigmatic lyrics.

Along with the track "Parallels", also released on "Going for the One", the song features a church organ played by Rick Wakeman. According to the booklet of the 2003 CD reissue, these parts were recorded at St. Martins Church, Vevey, Switzerland. In addition the track features a harp played by Jon Anderson, especially prominent in the quiet middle section beginning at 6:38 in the song.

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