TERRY HOKNES - My All Time Favorite Songs and Music - Billboard chart data plus my personal chart data plus youtube video and historical facts and trivia

TERRY HOKNES - MY FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME ! hoknes@hotmail.com

221	ANANTA	NIGHT AND DAYDREAM	1978
222	GEORGE HARRISON	WORLD OF STONE	1975
223	BEATLES	JULIA	1968
224	THREE DOG NIGHT	ONE	1969
225	ABBA	SUMMER NIGHT CITY	1978
226	LOVIN' SPOONFUL	SUMMER IN THE CITY	1966
227	BOSTON	LONG TIME	1976
228	PAUL MAURIAT	LOVE IN EVERY ROOM	1968
229	STAMPEDERS	WILD EYES	1972
230	BOY KRAZY	THATS WHAT LOVE CAN DO	1993
231	ZAGER AND EVANS	PLASTIC PARK	1970
232	CREAM	DOING THAT SCRAPYARD THING	1969
233	GEORGE HARRISON	BALLAD OF SIR FRANKIE CRISP	1970
234	EARTH OPERA	HOME OF THE BRAVE	1968
235	PETULA CLARK	I KNOW A PLACE	1965
236	RINGO STARR	I'LL STILL LOVE YOU	1976
237	RICK WAKEMAN	JOURNEY	1974
238	YES	NO OPPORTUNITY NECESSARY	1970
239	WORLD PARTY	SHIP OF FOOLS	1987
240	CARL CARLTON	EVERLASTING LOVE	1974

ANANTA - NIGHT AND DAY DREAM (1978)

Album: Night And Day Dream (1978)

Great piano riff to this album cut and great moody dramatic piece. One of their best. I picked up this album from a garage sale in August 1987 just east of Edmonton AB for either a $1.00 or possibly 10 cents.

September 27th 1987 - my #2 favorite daily song for 2 days at age 16 in Grade 11.

October 4th 1988 - my #2 favorite daily song for 5 days at age 17 going to Nutana after Grade 12.

September 17th 2010 - my #8 favorite daily song for 32 days at age 39.

Ninth track off the album "Night and Daydream" (Canadian pressing, Touchstone Sound Recordings BBT 112-T)

Another ISKCON (aka the "Hare Krishna Guys") music production, and a very good one, too.

Venezuelan singer and keyboardist Ilan Chester was born in Jaffa, Isarel and raised in Venezuela. He had a wide variety of musical influences, and these influences are what makes his multipule talents in his music.

In 1978, he formed the prog/fusion band Ananta in England with the Spiteri brothers (who were natives from Venezuela), Patrick Bernard, Mark Francis, and Dave Early. Patrick Bernard believed in Krishna conconciousness, so I guess he thought about putting spiritual themes in Ananta's lyrics. And they did!

GEORGE HARRISON - WORLD OF STONE (1975)

Album: Extra Texture (1975)

I likely bought this album used at Tramps (not sure which location) in possibly 1983 at age 12 - This has always been my favorite album by George.

March 11th 1991 - my #2 favorite daily song for 5 days while celebrating George's 48th birthday at age 20.

November 24th 2009 - my #7 favorite daily song for 27 days when I went on a George campaign while I laid bed ridden from having H1N1 flu that month at age 38.

Extra Texture (Read All About It) is the fifth studio album by George Harrison, released in 1975 following his troubled North American tour at the end of the previous year and the poorly received Dark Horse album. Extra Texture was Harrison's final release under his contract with Apple Records and EMI, and also the last studio album issued by Apple. Featuring elements of soul music and demonstrating the influence of mellow-voiced Smokey Robinson, the album was something of a departure from the more traditional rock style of his previous post-Beatle solo sets

THE BEATLES - JULIA (1968)

Album: The Beatles (White Album) (1968)

This might possibly be the last Beatles album I ever heard as I recorded myself recording singing along with the album in possibly early 1983 (age 12) with my friend David Magnusson (age 10). I remember taking the album to his house to listen to. We moved to Ruth Street in December 1982 and I do remember having the large White Album poster up on the wall in my bedroom at that house.

Julia" is a song by The Beatles. It is the final song on side two (disc one on CD) of the band's 1968 album, The Beatles (often called The White Album).

"Julia" was written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and features Lennon on vocals and acoustic guitar. It was written during the Beatles' 1968 visit to Rishikesh in northern India, where they were studying under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It was here where Lennon learned the song's finger-picking guitar style (known as 'Travis-picking') from the Scottish musician Donovan. No other Beatle sings or plays on the song. While Paul McCartney made several "solo" recordings attributed to the group, dating back to his famous song "Yesterday", this is the only time that Lennon played and sang unaccompanied on a Beatle track.

"Julia" was written for John's mother, Julia Lennon (1914–1958), who was knocked down and killed by a car driven by a drunk off-duty police officer when John was 17 years old. Julia Lennon had encouraged her son's interest in music and bought him his first guitar. But after splitting with John's father, she started a new family with another man and left John to be raised by her sister, Mimi; though she lived just a few miles from John, Julia did not spend much time with him for a number of years

THREE DOG NIGHT - ONE (1969) hit #5

One" is a song written by Harry Nilsson and made famous by Three Dog Night whose cover in 1969 reached number 5 on the Billboard chart. The song is known for its opening line "One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do." It appeared initially on Aerial Ballet, Nilsson's third album.

Nilsson wrote the song after calling someone and getting a busy signal. He stayed on the line listening to the "beep, beep, beep, beep..." tone, writing the song. The busy signal became the opening notes of the song.

In 1969, the rock band Three Dog Night covered the song on their debut album Three Dog Night, with Chuck Negron on lead vocal. The song was released as a single and became a hit, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. That same year, the song was covered by Australian singer Johnny Farnham, reaching number 4 on the Australian charts. The song was also included in the soundtrack of House M.D.

Three Dog Night is an American rock band best known for their music from 1968 to 1975. During that time all of the band's 21 Billboard top 40 hits in America were consecutive, three of which reached Number One.

The band started in 1968 with three lead vocalists, Danny Hutton (who got his start with Hanna-Barbera Records in 1965), Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells (who landed a recording contract with Dunhill Records). They had made some early recordings in 1967 with Brian Wilson and initially went by the name of Redwood. Shortly after abandoning the Redwood moniker, the vocalists hired a group of backing musicians – Michael Allsup on guitar, Floyd Sneed on drums, Joe Schermie from the Cory Wells Blues Band on bass, and Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards–and soon became one of the most successful bands in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Three Dog Night earned 13 gold albums and recorded 21 Billboard Top 40 hits, seven of which went gold. Their first gold record was "One" (US #5), which had been written and recorded by Harry Nilsson. The group had three US #1 songs,: "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (Cory Wells on lead), which was also their only Top 10 hit in the UK; "Joy to the World" (Chuck Negron on lead); and "Black and White" (Danny Hutton on lead). Coincidentally, each one featured a different lead singer. Dunhill Records claimed 40 million record albums were sold by the band during this time period.

ABBA - SUMMER NIGHT CITY (1978)

Album: Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1979)

This was actually one of the first albums I ever heard back around 1980 when I was only 9. A few times I have had Abba episodes and are one of my all time favorite groups.

May 25th 1989 - my #1 favorite daily song at age 18 during my last month of highschool. Great disco dance groove but I always liked the eerie minor sounding chorus.

"Summer Night City", written and composed by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, is ABBA's 2nd non-album single, released on 6 September 1978. It was originally intended as the lead single from the group's upcoming Voulez-Vous album, but was eventually not included. The song was a #1 hit in 3 countries but a minor hit in Canada and not a hit at all in the USA.

THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL - SUMMER IN THE CITY (1966) hit #1

Summer in the City" is the title of a song recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful, written by Mark Sebastian (brother of John Sebastian) and Steve Boone. It came from their album Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful and it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1966. The song featured a series of car horns, during the instrumental bridge, starting with a Volkswagen Beetle horn, and ending up with a jackhammer sound, in order to give the impressions of the sounds of the summer in the city. The song is ranked number 401 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The signature keyboard part is played on a Hohner Pianet, and the organ is a Vox Continental.

When at Blair Academy, Mark Sebastian submitted the lyrics as a poem for the literary magazine. That poem, entitled "Summer In the City," had the refrain "but at night it's a different world, go out and find a girl, come on, come on and dance all night, despite the heat it'll be alright, and babe don't you know it's a pity, the days can't be like the night, in the summer in the city." His older brother John changed the slower verses to a more upbeat model, keeping the title and the refrain. Mark's part remains as he wrote it, words and music. Bassist Steve Boone added the instrumental coda in the middle.

BOSTON - LONG TIME (1976)

Album: Boston (1976)

My all my time favorite male lead vocalist Brad Delp of Boston singing. Such a rocking catchy song with big harmonies and big guitars. I saw them live in 1988 at SaskPlace in Saskatoon and it was the greatest concert I had ever been to and that record held for 14 years. Tom Scholz created this big perfect studio clean production of big distorted guitars with big harmonies that is possibly my favorite "sound".

December 17th 1988 - my #1 favorite daily song for 6 days at age 17 the week I saw Boston in concert.

Foreplay/Long Time" is a song written by Tom Scholz and first performed by the rock band Boston on the band's eponymous debut album, and as their second single, on Epic Records in 1976. It combines an instrumental introduction, "Foreplay", to the main song "Long Time", generally played as one on the radio and listed as one track on the album. "Long Time" peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1977 "Long Time" is also a relatively early song, written about six years prior to the release of the Boston album

Boston is the debut album by American rock band Boston, released in July 1976 on Epic Records. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified as selling 17x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2003. The album is the second best-selling debut album of all-time in the United States, after Guns N' Roses's Appetite for Destruction. Worldwide, Boston has sold nearly 20 million copies

PAUL MAURIAT & ORCHESTRA - LOVE IN EVERY ROOM (1968)

Album: Mauriat Magic (1968)

My favorite instrumentalist and orchestra ever. I discovered Paul Mauriat age 15 in 1986 with his #1 album Blooming Hits which featured the #1 top 40 hit Love Is Blue. His recordings feature the lushest thick string sections that I love to listen to on any recording. No chart data for original plays pre-1987.

July 25th 1987 - my #4 favorite daily song for 8 days while on holiday to the maritimes with my mom and sister with this album recorded on a blank cassette at age 16 after finishing Grade 11.

Paul Mauriat (4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006) was a French orchestra leader, conductor of Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, who specialized in the easy listening genre. He is best known in the United States for his million selling remake of André Popp's "Love is Blue", which was #1 for 5 weeks in 1968. Other recordings for which he is known include El Bimbo, "Toccata" and "Penelope." During World War II, Mauriat started his own dance band and toured concert halls throughout Europe. In the 1950s he became musical director to at least two well-known French singers, Charles Aznavour and Maurice Chevalier, touring with them respectively

In 1968 his cover of the Andre Popp/Pierre Cour tune “L’Amour Est Bleu” (“Love Is Blue”) became a number 1 hit in the U.S.. The song spent five weeks at the top of the charts. Two other Mauriat singles also made the charts in the U.S - “Love in Every Room” and the title theme from the movie "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang". “Love Is Blue” was the first instrumental to hit number 1 on the Billboard charts since the Tornados hit with “Telstar” in 1962 and the only American number-one single to be recorded in France. The success of the song and the album on which it appeared, Blooming Hits, established Mauriat as an international recording star. In 1969, Mauriat started his first world tour with his Grand Orchestra, visiting countries like the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and other Latin American countries.

THE STAMPEDERS - WILD EYES (1972) hit #2 in Canada

Album: Carrying On (1971)

The Stampeders are one of my all time favorite Canadian rock bands and had a talent of mixing country and rock like CCR did in that era.

June 9th 1989 - my #7 favorite daily song for 2 days at age 18 the year after graduating high school

Stampeders are a Canadian rock trio, consisting of Rich Dodson, Ronnie King, and Kim Berly.

The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as The Rebounds The Rebounds had five members: Rich Dodson, Len Roemer, Brendan Lyttle, Kim Berly, and Race Holiday. They renamed themselves The Stampeders in 1965 and Len Roemer was replaced with Ronnie King and Van Louis. In 1966 they relocated to Toronto, Ontario, and became a trio in 1968 when Lyttle, Louis, and Holiday left. In 1971 they had a hit with "Sweet City Woman," which won Best Single at the Juno Awards, reached #1 on the RPM magazine charts, and #8 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Written by Dodson, the track stayed in the Billboard chart for 16 weeks and the disc sold a million by September 1971, and the R.I.A.A. granted gold disc status. They also won Juno Awards for Best Group, Best Producer (Mel Shaw), and Best Composer (Dodson) that year.

In 1976 they had another U.S. hit with "Hit The Road Jack", featuring Wolfman Jack. In Canada they went on to score twelve Top 5 hits. The band broke up in 1977, but reunited at the Calgary Stampede in 1992. They released a new album in 1998 titled "Sure Beats Working". They continue to this day to tour Canada doing fairs, festivals, casinos and theatres

BOY KRAZY - THAT'S WHAT LOVE CAN DO (1993)

Album: Boy Krazy (1993)

June 21st 1993 - this song holds the record for being my favorite #1 song longer than any other during my lifetime. It was my favorite song for 408 days in a row which is longer than an entire year. However there was a catch to this. At the time I left home and went travelling on the road full time as a professional touring musician and I simply stopped listening to the music I really liked and more importantly stopped documenting my favorite songs. However I truly loved the song and to this date this is one of the catchiest perfect pop songs ever. Its something I could almost imagine Abba may have released if they were around at the time. The song features the craftsmanship of Stock Aitken and Waterman team that made the Rick Astley sound. It is the same sound but this time with 4 female singers!

"That's What Love Can Do" is a hit song by American female pop group Boy Krazy. The song was produced by British hitmaking team Stock Aitken & Waterman, and first released in 1991 as Boy Krazy's debut single. Lead vocals were performed by group member Johnna Cummings. This was the only single in which group member Renée Veneziale would be involved in, leaving the band in 1991 soon after its release. The song did not become a hit, peaking at #86 in the UK. At the end of 1992, the song became successful in North American nightclubs, and radio airplay soon followed, prompting a re-release in early 1993. For this reissue, the song was remixed (the radio edit being an edit of the Hot Tracks remix, which was popular at nightclubs). The song was a success this time round, becoming the group's signature song, and peaking at #18 in the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #1 in Pop airplay on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop chart, and #2 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. In the UK it was still not a big hit, peaking at #80

ZAGER AND EVANS - THE PLASTIC PARK (1970)

Album: Zager And Evans (1970)

I discovered Zager and Evans through their major #1 song In The Year 2525. They were one-hit wonders but I had an album by them which did not include that song. So it turned out to be their 2nd album but wow I just loved it enough that I have boosted the album up my charts at least 3 different years. This was the 4th of 4 #1 hits Zager And Evans have had on my daily #1 chart.

May 11th 1988 - my #1 favorite daily song for 3 days. I really liked this with a powerful message in the lyrics making it one of my songs ever for lyrical content.

Zager & Evans was a Lincoln, Nebraska, rock-pop duo of the late 1960s and early 1970s named after its two members, Denny Zager and Rick Evans. "In the Year 2525", with lyrics by Evans and music by Zager, warned of the dangers of technology, portraying a future in which the human race was destroyed by its own technological and medical innovations. The last stanza of the song suggests mankind undergoes a continuing cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

"In the Year 2525" hit number one on the Hot 100 in 1969. It claimed the #1 spot for six weeks. It also topped the charts in the UK. It was number one on July 20, 1969, in the United States, the date of the first manned moon landing, by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. It continued to top the charts while the Woodstock Festival was going on, forever cementing "2525" in the minds of a generation. It was nominated for a special Hugo Award that same year. It sold over four million copies by 1970 and was awarded a gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in July 1969. RCA thought they were onto the "The Next Big Thing", but follow-up singles, such as "Mr. Turnkey" (a song about a rapist who nails his own wrist to the jail wall as punishment for his crime) went largely unnoticed by the public. "In the Year 2525" was their only Hot 100 entry.

CREAM - DOING THAT SCRAPYARD THING (1969)

Album: Goodbye Cream (1969)

My mother had bought this album when it came out before I was born ! By 1984 at age 13 I loved this album. A song I played many times at age 13 in 1984 but did not chart until 2010

April 26th 2010 - my #2 favorite daily song for 34 days at age 39. I am very sentimentally attached to this album.

Goodbye (also called Goodbye Cream) is the fourth and final original album by British supergroup Cream. The album was released in Europe by Polydor Records and by Atco Records in the United States, debuting in Billboard on February 15, 1969 A single, "Badge", was subsequently released from the album a month later. The album was released after Cream disbanded in November 1968

GEORGE HARRISON - BALLAD OF SIR FRANKIE CRISP (LET IT ROLL) (1970)

I first bought this album around 1982 at age 11. This album was #1 the day I was born on 1/15/71.

Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" is a song by George Harrison, released on his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass. It was written as a tribute to Frank Crisp, a nineteenth-century English lawyer and the original owner of Harrison's Victorian Gothic residence, Friar Park, which the ex-Beatle purchased at the start of the year. The song has been described as a "rolling filmic snapshot" of the grand house and grounds, in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

"Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp" was the first of Harrison's compositions inspired by Crisp, later examples being "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" (from his 1974 album Dark Horse) and "The Answer's at the End" (from 1975's Extra Texture). The song gained further notability after providing the title for Harrison's 2009 compilation Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison.

On release, "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" provoked some comment from American reviewers in particular. Ben Gerson of Rolling Stone remarked of its lyrical affectations, "lots of 'Ye's' to remind us it's a ballad", but identified the song as part of the album's "musical core", the "brooding essays on living, loving, and dying". Village Voice contributor Nicholas Schaffner recognised it as an "olde English ballad" dedicated to what he mistakenly called "George's 17th-century castle

EARTH OPERA - HOME OF THE BRAVE (1968)

Album: Earth Opera (1968)

October 4th 1989 - my #1 favorite daily song for 15 days at age 18. It was my #2 song of 1989.

I was living in residence at a monastery for 1st year University and played this vinyl constantly in my room. The lead vocal on the song is a bit pitchy at times but the passion and emotion is so strong on this song.

Earth Opera is the self-titled first album by the band Earth Opera, recorded in 1968. The group featured Peter Rowan and David Grisman, who made their solo careers in much different genres than this very interesting record of mainly psychedelic music

PETULA CLARK - I KNOW A PLACE (1965) hit #3

Amazing powerful pop song with unique chord structure and melody

"I Know a Place" is a song with music and lyrics by Tony Hatch. It was recorded in 1965 by Petula Clark at the Pye Studios in Marble Arch in a session which featured drummer Bobby Graham and the Breakaways vocal group.

Released as the follow-up to "Downtown", "I Know a Place" became Clark's second consecutive Top Ten hit in the United States, remaining on the charts for twelve weeks and peaking at #3. Its UK success was more moderate with a #17 peak, establishing the mid-60s pattern of Clark generally having more hit impact in the US than in her homeland.

The recording reached #1 in Canada and South Africa, #3 in Rhodesia, #7 in Australia, and #10 in India.

"Viens Avec Moi," Clark's French recording of the song, charted in France and Belgium.

Petula Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932) is an English singer, actress and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.

Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II. During the 1950s she started recording in French and having international success in both French and English, with such songs as "The Little Shoemaker", "Baby Lover", "With All My Heart" and "Prends Mon Coeur". During the 1960s she became known globally for her popular upbeat hits, including "Downtown", "I Know a Place", "My Love", "Colour My World", "A Sign of the Times", and "Don't Sleep in the Subway". She has sold in excess of 68 million records throughout her career

RINGO STARR - I'LL STILL LOVE YOU (1976)

Album: Ringo's Rotogravure (1976)

July 4th 1991 - my favorite #1 favorite daily song for 12 days at age 20 celebrating Ringo's 51st birthday. It was customary for me to "boost" all the solo Beatles almost every year during their birthdays which is the case here. Ringo has had 7 different songs hit #1 on my daily chart. I would have first bought this album around 1982 at age 11. I had even bought a sealed copy of the 8-track in 1983 at Sears Department Store for possibly $2.99. I upgraded to the CD in 1993. This haunting song was written by George Harrison and features Harrison style slide lead guitar on it.

"I'll Still Love You" (George Harrison) – 2:57 features former Apple Records artist Lon Van Eaton on lead guitar

I'll Still Love You" is a song written by George Harrison and first released by Ringo Starr on his 1976 album Ringo's Rotogravure. The song had a long recording history beforehand, however, having originally been written in 1970, as "Whatever", after which it was soon retitled "When Every Song Is Sung". Harrison intended the song for Shirley Bassey, but recorded it himself for his All Things Must Pass triple album that year, before producing versions in 1971−72 by first Ronnie Spector and then fellow Liverpudlian Cilla Black. Mary Hopkin and Leon & Mary Russell also attempted to do the track, but of all of these, only a later version by Black, this time titled "I'll Still Love You (When Every Song Is Sung)", has ever been issued officially

Like Cilla Black, Ringo Starr was another great admirer of the song − "a big ballady thing I've always loved", as he put it to NME. In April 1976, John Lennon and Paul McCartney had each agreed to donate a track and participate in the sessions for Starr's debut on Polydor/Atlantic, Ringo's Rotogravure. Harrison was unable to attend, though, under pressure as he was to deliver his first Dark Horse Records album, after having been waylaid by a long bout of hepatitis. Starr instead received his blessing to record what would turn out to be the original release of "When Every Song Is Sung", now titled "I'll Still Love You". The Rotogravure sessions took place between April and July, mostly at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, with Arif Mardin producing. The participants included a rhythm section well known to both Starr and Harrison − Jim Keltner and Klaus Voormann − as well as another one-time Apple signing, Lon Van Eaton, on lead guitar

RICK WAKEMAN - JOURNEY (1974)

Album: Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1974)

March 5th 1990 - my #1 favorite daily song - the opening section to the 40 minute epic piece which takes up the entire album recorded live. So much intricate work as this is my favorite rock opera in a sense. Rick Wakeman was a member of Yes at this time.

Journey to the Centre of the Earth is the second album from English keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman, released through A&M Records in May 1974. The album is a live recording of his second of two concerts on 18 January 1974 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Its concept is based on Jules Verne's eponymous science fiction novel, which tells the story of Professor Lidenbrok, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans, who follow a passage to the Earth's centre originally discovered by Arne Saknussemm, an Icelandic alchemist. Wakeman performs with the London Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Choir, and a group of hand-picked musicians for his rhythm section. Actor David Hemmings provides the narration to the story.

As the cost of recording the album in a studio was too high, the 40-minute piece was instead recorded live. After a number of problems were resolved during the mixing of the album, Journey to the Centre of the Earth was overall well received by music critics. The record topped the UK Albums Chart, the first album from A&M Records to do so, and peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in October 1974, and earned Wakeman an Ivor Novello Award and a nomination for a Grammy. A total of 14 million copies of the album have been sold worldwide

YES - NO OPPORTUNITY NECESSARY (1970)

Album: Time And A World (1970)

After dedicating all of 1980-1983 to The Beatles I discovered Yes in 1984 and that year at age 13 bought every single one of their albums due to their new fame with Owner Of A Lonely Heart but it was their 2nd new single Leave It that had my intrigued. So I learned their first 15 years of material all in 1984 just as I was entering high school. Yes would quickly become my 2nd favorite band of all time. I saw Bill Bruford live in concert in 1992 and chatted with him for a moment. My wife bought tickets to see Yes in 2009 in Toronto but the concert was cancelled due to Jon Anderson's vocal problems. We flew to New York in 2011 to see Jon Anderson solo in concert. Members of Yes are my favorite musicians ever including Rick Wakeman, Trevor Rabin, Steve Howe and Chris Squire. My high school best friend Nels Krauss and I also bonded through our connection of Yes and playing music and we enjoyed jamming on Yes songs in the mid 1980's.

Time and a Word is the second album by progressive rock band Yes, released in mid-1970 in the UK and November 1970 in the US. This was the last Yes album to feature the group's original line-up, as Peter Banks was fired before the album's release. Time and a Word (Atlantic 2400 006) reached #45 in the UK. The North American release of the album (Atlantic SD 8273) did not chart. With Jon Anderson's decision to use a live orchestra on most of the album's songs (as Anderson reported in the YesYears video), Peter Banks was very much at odds with the decision. Tensions within the band increased, and just after the album's recording was completed in early 1970, Banks was asked to leave. Steve Howe would join the line-up that March, replacing Banks. The album includes two songs Jon Anderson wrote with David Foster, a former band mate in The Warriors.

Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs often with complex instrumental and vocal arrangements, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets. Seventeen musicians have been a part of the band's line-up, which currently comprises singer Jon Davison, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, and keyboardist Geoff Downes. Yes have sold 13.5 million certified units in the United States

WORLD PARTY - SHIP OF FOOLS (1986)

Album: Private Revolution (1986)

This alternative rock song entered the Top 40 in 1987 and I was hooked and landed up buying this album and their next one. This is a powerful song and a great arrangement and anthem.

It was my #2 favorite song on May 2nd 1987 on the weekly top 40.

"Ship of Fools" (subtitled "Save Me from Tomorrow") is a rock song performed by World Party. It was written and produced by singer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger, formerly of The Waterboys. Wallinger is the sole member of World Party. "Ship of Fools" was the first single released by World Party and was included on the 1986 debut album Private Revolution. It was World Party's sole Billboard Top 40 single, debuting on that chart on April 4, 1987 and peaking at number 27. It also reached no. 42 on the UK singles chart and no. 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The song has also been included on over a dozen compilations, including Greenpeace's Rainbow Warriors compilation

CARL CARLTON - EVERLASTING LOVE (1974)

I first heard this song on a blank 8-track tape that my dad had the radio from 1974 taped on it and I listened to it a lot around 1982. I have just always loved this song for 30 years.

The most successful US release of "Everlasting Love" was that by Carl Carlton which reached the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The track features a distinctive countermelody, running through most of the song, consisting of background vocal harmonies. Brenda Russell is among the background vocalists.

Carlton had recorded "Everlasting Love" in October 1973 at Nashville recording studio Creative Workshop which was owned by the song's composer Buzz Cason; however Cason was not involved in the recording by Carlton, the singer himself choosing to record "Everlasting Love" which he knew via the version on David Ruffin's 1969 My Whole World Ended album. Produced by Papa Don Schroeder and Tommy Cogbill, Carlton's original recording of "Everlasting Love" was issued as the B-side of the 1973 single "I Wanna Be Your Main Squeeze"; the track (i.e. "Everlasting Love") was then issued in July 1974 as an A-side having been given a disco style remix and became a discothèque favorite before breaking on the Hot 100 in September 1974 to proceed to a #6 peak that November, almost reaching the R&B Top Ten at #11. Carlton's version remains an airplay favorite on American oldies radio stations. According to Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), the 1974 Carl Carlton version has been played more than 4 million times.