The Ladder
Studio album by Yes
Released	20 September 1999
Recorded	February - May 1999
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	60:22
Label	Eagle Records (U.K.) Beyond Music (U.S.)
Producer(s)	Bruce Fairbairn
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Yes chronology
Open Your Eyes (1997)	The Ladder (1999)	House of Yes: Live from House of Blues (2000)

The Ladder is an album by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 1999. The follow-up to 1997's tepidly-received Open Your Eyes, The Ladder was seen as a conscious return to the classic Yes sound, while maintaining a contemporary edge. It is the first Yes album to feature Igor Khoroshev as an official member. Cover by Roger Dean for the Yes album The Ladder, 1999. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Yes is an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog, prog rock, or progrock) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, but continues as a musical form long afterward. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Eagle Records is a record label. ... Motto:   (the Royal motto3) (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the Queen 4 Capital London Most populous conurbation Greater London Urban Area English (de facto5) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair Formation    - Union of the Crowns 24 March 1603   - Acts of Union... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Bruce Fairbairn press photo Bruce Earl Fairbairn (born in Vancouver, Canada on December 30, 1949, died May 17, 1999) was a music producers who was prominent during the 1980s and 1990s, producing songs for bands such as Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Loverboy. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Yes is an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... Open Your Eyes is an album by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 1997. ... Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog, prog rock, or progrock) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, but continues as a musical form long afterward. ... Yes is an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... Open Your Eyes is an album by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 1997. ... Igor Khoroshev (born July 14, 1965 in Moscow, Russia), is a musician best known as the keyboards player of Yes from 1998 to 2000 for their albums The Ladder and House of Yes: Live From the House of Blues. ...

Following guitarist/keyboardist Billy Sherwood's guidance of the last project, Yes decided to bring in an outside producer, Bruce Fairbairn, in order to give the music the benefit of objective ears. By the time the band had decamped to Vancouver, Canada to record The Ladder, Igor Khoroshev had become the group's official keyboardist, with Sherwood relegating guitar duties with Steve Howe. Billy Sherwood William Billy Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965), is a musician, record producer, and engineer. ... Bruce Fairbairn press photo Bruce Earl Fairbairn (born in Vancouver, Canada on December 30, 1949, died May 17, 1999) was a music producers who was prominent during the 1980s and 1990s, producing songs for bands such as Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Loverboy. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... Igor Khoroshev (born July 14, 1965 in Moscow, Russia), is a musician best known as the keyboards player of Yes from 1998 to 2000 for their albums The Ladder and House of Yes: Live From the House of Blues. ... Yes guitarist Steve Howe in 2004 Stephen James Howe (b. ...

Although the sessions went off successfully - with all concerned very pleased with the end results, the project ended tragically with Fairbairn's surprising and premature death in May 1999, according to Chris Squire, just before a few final vocals and mixing on The Ladder had been completed. Yes would subsequently dedicate the album to their late producer upon its September release.

Concurrently with the release of the album, Yes licensed the use of "Homeworld (The Ladder)" with the Sierra Studios PC game "Homeworld", of which a digital preview was included with The Ladder. ... Homeworld is a revolutionary real-time strategy (RTS) computer game released in 1999 developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment. ...

Hyped as a "return to form", The Ladder generally pleased most of its listeners and longtime Yes fans, performing slightly better than Open Your Eyes by reaching #36 in the UK and #99 in the US. Open Your Eyes is an album by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 1997. ...

Track listing

All songs by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, Alan White and Igor Khoroshev. Lyrics by Jon Anderson. Yes co-founder Jon Anderson Jon Anderson (born October 25, 1944) is a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes. ... Yes guitarist Steve Howe in 2004 Stephen James Howe (b. ... Billy Sherwood William Billy Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965), is a musician, record producer, and engineer. ... Christopher Russell Edward Squire (born 4 March 1948), better known as Chris Squire is an English musician and the bassist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes, and is the only member of the group to appear on every album (co-founder Jon Anderson appeared on all but... Yes drummer Alan White Alan White (born June 14, 1949 in Pelton, County Durham, England and now resident in Seattle, USA) is a rock and roll drummer best known for his 34 years of work with the progressive rock band Yes. ... Igor Khoroshev (born July 14, 1965 in Moscow, Russia), is a musician best known as the keyboards player of Yes from 1998 to 2000 for their albums The Ladder and House of Yes: Live From the House of Blues. ...

1. "Homeworld (The Ladder)" – 9:32
2. "It Will Be a Good Day (The River)" – 4:54
3. "Lightning Strikes" – 4:35
4. "Can I?" – 1:32
   • The song references Anderson's 1971 composition "We Have Heaven" from Fragile
5. "Face to Face" – 5:02
6. "If You Only Knew" – 5:43
7. "To Be Alive (Hep Yadda)" – 5:07
8. "Finally" – 6:02
9. "The Messenger" – 5:13
   • A tribute to Bob Marley
10. "New Language" – 9:19
11. "Nine Voices (Longwalker)" – 3:21

The Ladder (Eagle EAGCD088) reached #36 in the UK. It also reached #99 in the US during a chart stay of 2 weeks. Fragile is the fourth album by British progressive rock band Yes. ... Robert Nesta Marley, OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ...

Personnel

• Jon Anderson - vocals
• Chris Squire - bass, vocals
• Steve Howe - lead guitars, vocals
• Igor Khoroshev - keyboards
• Billy Sherwood - guitars, keyboards
• Alan White - drums

Yes co-founder Jon Anderson Jon Anderson (born October 25, 1944) is a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes. ... Christopher Russell Edward Squire (born 4 March 1948), better known as Chris Squire is an English musician and the bassist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes, and is the only member of the group to appear on every album (co-founder Jon Anderson appeared on all but... Yes guitarist Steve Howe in 2004 Stephen James Howe (b. ... Igor Khoroshev (born July 14, 1965 in Moscow, Russia), is a musician best known as the keyboards player of Yes from 1998 to 2000 for their albums The Ladder and House of Yes: Live From the House of Blues. ... Billy Sherwood William Billy Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965), is a musician, record producer, and engineer. ... Yes drummer Alan White Alan White (born June 14, 1949 in Pelton, County Durham, England and now resident in Seattle, USA) is a rock and roll drummer best known for his 34 years of work with the progressive rock band Yes. ...

Sources

• AllMusicGuide.com
• "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002