[2018-??-??] Yes "Fly From Here: Return Trip" remixed and with re-recorded lead vocals by Trevor Horn (Frontiers)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:02 pm

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Prog icons YES will release a brand-new mix of their album "Fly From Here - Return Trip", featuring the "Drama" lineup and new lead vocals by Trevor Horn, to coincide with their 50th-anniversary celebrations.

The original 2011 release of "Fly From Here" featured the band members who appeared on "Drama": Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, plus Benoit David on lead vocals with Trevor Horn in the role of producer.

The addition of Trevor's lead vocals has produced a genuine sequel to "Drama". "Fly From Here - Return Trip" was developed as a labor of love for all involved and the new vocals were recorded over the last two years amidst other commitments. Trevor began re-recording the lead vocals the day after he guested with YES at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016 and within 24 hours the rest of the band had joined him at his studio. Additional overdubs by other members have also been added.

In addition to remixing parts of the album, Trevor has added personal liner notes and the sleeve design features the painting by Roger Dean originally used on the inside of the 2011 edition.

Trevor Horn says: "I really enjoyed listening to Alan and Chris playing together again. Finishing off the album was a labor of love."

"Fly From Here - Return Trip" also contains a previously unreleased song, "Don't Take No For An Answer" recorded in 2011, with Steve Howe on lead vocals. Additionally, the full-length version of "Hour Of Need" is included. This has previously only been included as a Japanese bonus track.

"It is great to have the original 'Drama' lineup playing 'Fly From Here' plus several other songs Trevor had a big part in writing," comments Steve Howe.

Geoff Downes adds: "It's quite amazing what Trevor has done with the album and the way it has turned out. It is most refreshing and adds a whole new dimension to the original recordings from 2011. I think the fans will appreciate it as a genuine sequel to the 'Drama' album, and embrace it as a valuable part of our YES50 celebrations."

The album is a long-awaited treat for all YES fans and following Chris Squire's passing in 2015, represents the last chance for fans to hear a follow-up to the classic YES release "Drama", which reached No. 2 in the U.K. album charts in 1980.

Tracklist
1. Fly From Here - Overture
2. Fly From Here Pt 1 - We Can Fly
3. Fly From Here Pt 2 - Sad Night At The Airfield
4. Fly From Here Pt 3 - Madman At The Screens
5. Fly From Here Pt 4 - Bumpy Ride
6. Fly From Here Pt 5 - We Can Fly (Reprise)
7. The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be
8. Life On A Film Set
9. Hour Of Need (full-length version)
10. Solitaire
11. Don't Take No For An Answer
12. Into The Storm

- Trevor Horn / lead vocals
- Steve Howe / guitars, lead (9) & backing vocals
- Geoff Downes / keyboards
- Chris Squire (R.I.P.) / bass guitar, lead (7) & backing vocals
- Alan White / drums

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Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

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Yes to Re-Release ‘Fly From Here’ LP With New Vocals

Yes fans will gather together to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary next month, and among the goodies the group has planned for the convention will be Fly From Here - Return Trip, a limited-edition version of their 2011 album with new lead vocals performed by producer Trevor Horn, who also remixed the record.

Horn, who also founded the Buggles (the group that recorded "Video Killed the Radio Star"), had previously sung lead for Yes on their 1980 album, Drama. Horn produced the original Fly From Here LP, which included songs he had written for an abandoned Buggles record.

The 2011 album was the only Yes studio album to feature lead vocals by Benoit David, who took over for Jon Anderson in 2008 after the band's longtime singer had to bow out of a tour due to respiratory issues. David had previously sung in a Yes tribute band called Close to the Edge. He also appeared on In the Present – Live From Lyon.

David remained with the group for another year, but then had respiratory issues of his own and was replaced by Jon Davison, who remains the band's singer.

The Yes U.K. Fan Convention will take place at the London Palladium on March 24-25, the same days the band will be playing the venue to close out their British tour. In addition to being able to purchase Fly From Here - Return Trip, fans will be able to take a bus tour of London that visits sites crucial to the band's history, see displays of Yes memorabilia and Roger Dean's artwork and take part in question-and-answer sessions with special guests, including Dean.

A portion of the money taken in by the convention will be donated to the Christie Hospital in Manchester and Kangaroos, a charity for special needs and disabled children.

http://www.ultimateclassicrock.com/yes- ... eturn-trip

Very odd, although the music is perfectly suited for Trevor Horn, who also had initially sung on some of this in 1980 when it didn't make it to Drama.

But, David did a fine job on Fly From Here, so this is bizarre.

What a mess Yes are.

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

There is no point in re-releasing the album with Horn vocals.

It was a decent album, but I don't see what purpose a re-configured version of this serves.

Yes is over and if this is all they can offer to their hardcore fans after the death of Chris Squire, then maybe it's time to have the 50th anniversary be the swan song for what's left of "yes."

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

Ich. I partially agree. I could see Anderson, Wakeman, Howe & White morally using the name Yes (not sure of the legalities; does Squire's family own the name?). The current "Yes" is a joke.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

horn is one of my unsung stars of the rock era.

outside of music websites, no one, and i mean no one, knows who he is, or what a massive talent he is.

i thought the vocals on the last 2 yes albums were below par, and horn doing the vocals will, without question, make it better.

plus, you can count on this hitting the used bins very quickly.

JosephC · **Joined:** 27 Jan 2011 **Posts:** 2656

Don't think I'll be getting this. Didn't get the Topographic Drama live album either. If they would have just done a complete re-record of the Fly From Here suite, and included that as a third, bonus disc on the Topographic Drama live album, that would have been interesting and probably would have been something I purchased. Not really interested in hearing Horn vocals on "side two" of the Fly From Here album.

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

Renny wrote:

horn is one of my unsung stars of the rock era.

outside of music websites, no one, and i mean no one, knows who he is, or what a massive talent he is.

i thought the vocals on the last 2 yes albums were below par, and horn doing the vocals will, without question, make it better.

plus, you can count on this hitting the used bins very quickly.

Agreed. Horn is a huge talent, and the fact that he is remixing the album as well as rerecording the vocals is a draw for me. I'll get this for sure. I collect pretty much everything he's involved with.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

Jason Michael wrote:

Renny wrote:

horn is one of my unsung stars of the rock era.

outside of music websites, no one, and i mean no one, knows who he is, or what a massive talent he is.

i thought the vocals on the last 2 yes albums were below par, and horn doing the vocals will, without question, make it better.

plus, you can count on this hitting the used bins very quickly.

Agreed. Horn is a huge talent, and the fact that he is remixing the album as well as rerecording the vocals is a draw for me. I'll get this for sure. I collect pretty much everything he's involved with.

there are some really amazing videos on you tube of the producers live.

if you liked their one, sadly, and only studio album they do a couple of covers that really really well done.

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

Renny wrote:

Jason Michael wrote:

Renny wrote:

horn is one of my unsung stars of the rock era.

outside of music websites, no one, and i mean no one, knows who he is, or what a massive talent he is.

i thought the vocals on the last 2 yes albums were below par, and horn doing the vocals will, without question, make it better.

plus, you can count on this hitting the used bins very quickly.

Agreed. Horn is a huge talent, and the fact that he is remixing the album as well as rerecording the vocals is a draw for me. I'll get this for sure. I collect pretty much everything he's involved with.

there are some really amazing videos on you tube of the producers live.

if you liked their one, sadly, and only studio album they do a couple of covers that really really well done.

I'll have to look those up.

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

It's been years, but I THINK the cd my biz used to cell was a 2 cd set.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

Geff R. wrote:

It's been years, but I THINK the cd my biz used to cell was a 2 cd set.

the producers 'made in basing street' came as both a 1CD and a 2CD set.

the 2nd CD has some extended versions that were better than the originals and a couple of tunes not on the album.

there was also a japanese version (i think japanese) that had one additional instrumental not on the 2CD set.

Dental Floss Tycoon · 16 Oct 2007

Would love to see another archival live release to follow up the Progeny box; anything through 1977 would satisfy me greatly.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

How limited was the original release of Fly From Here? I know an album without Jon on vox would not be a big seller, but was surprised when looking for a copy on Amazon that it is seemingly OOP and much pricier than I might have expected.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

GodsComic wrote:

How limited was the original release of Fly From Here? I know an album without Jon on vox would not be a big seller, but was surprised when looking for a copy on Amazon that it is seemingly OOP and much pricier than I might have expected.

i am amazed that this is OOP.

they could not have made very many of them, because the idea that they sold that many is unfathomable, it just is not very good IMHO.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

I've always enjoyed Fly From Here and did see them perform it here on Long Island during that tour. Benoit David was a good interpreter of Yes songs and I was disappointed when he couldn't continue on (though Jon Davidson has become a very good replacement himself).

The Fly From Here Suite is actually quite beautiful and has a soaring melody. It was a nice return to a clsssic sound. I actually really enjoy the latter Yes albums like The Ladder, Magnification and Fly From Here, all very worthy. But I am of course a big big Yes fan who attends their fan cruises and loves to meet the guys whenever I can.

They are all top notch to me.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

JohnG wrote:

I've always enjoyed Fly From Here and did see them perform it here on Long Island during that tour. Benoit David was a good interpreter of Yes songs and I was disappointed when he couldn't continue on (though Jon Davidson has become a very good replacement himself).

The Fly From Here Suite is actually quite beautiful and has a soaring melody. It was a nice return to a clsssic sound. I actually really enjoy the latter Yes albums like The Ladder, Magnification and Fly From Here, all very worthy. But I am of course a big big Yes fan who attends their fan cruises and loves to meet the guys whenever I can.

They are all top notch to me.

john,

enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6jUBnfkw6Y

renny

so much better vocals than david benoit!

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Renny wrote:

JohnG wrote:

I've always enjoyed Fly From Here and did see them perform it here on Long Island during that tour. Benoit David was a good interpreter of Yes songs and I was disappointed when he couldn't continue on (though Jon Davidson has become a very good replacement himself).

The Fly From Here Suite is actually quite beautiful and has a soaring melody. It was a nice return to a clsssic sound. I actually really enjoy the latter Yes albums like The Ladder, Magnification and Fly From Here, all very worthy. But I am of course a big big Yes fan who attends their fan cruises and loves to meet the guys whenever I can.

They are all top notch to me.

john,

enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6jUBnfkw6Y

renny

so much better vocals than david benoit!

Not for me. I just got through listening to the recorded version and Benoit sounds wonderful. Didn't care for the rest of the album, but the suite of Fly From Here songs makes we wish I owned this album.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

GodsComic wrote:

Renny wrote:

JohnG wrote:

I've always enjoyed Fly From Here and did see them perform it here on Long Island during that tour. Benoit David was a good interpreter of Yes songs and I was disappointed when he couldn't continue on (though Jon Davidson has become a very good replacement himself).

The Fly From Here Suite is actually quite beautiful and has a soaring melody. It was a nice return to a clsssic sound. I actually really enjoy the latter Yes albums like The Ladder, Magnification and Fly From Here, all very worthy. But I am of course a big big Yes fan who attends their fan cruises and loves to meet the guys whenever I can.

They are all top notch to me.

john,

enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6jUBnfkw6Y

renny

so much better vocals than david benoit!

Not for me. I just got through listening to the recorded version and Benoit sounds wonderful. Didn't care for the rest of the album, but the suite of Fly From Here songs makes we wish I owned this album.

i must say that i am surprised, i think trever horn does a really great job on this.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Renny wrote:

GodsComic wrote:

Renny wrote:

JohnG wrote:

I've always enjoyed Fly From Here and did see them perform it here on Long Island during that tour. Benoit David was a good interpreter of Yes songs and I was disappointed when he couldn't continue on (though Jon Davidson has become a very good replacement himself).

The Fly From Here Suite is actually quite beautiful and has a soaring melody. It was a nice return to a clsssic sound. I actually really enjoy the latter Yes albums like The Ladder, Magnification and Fly From Here, all very worthy. But I am of course a big big Yes fan who attends their fan cruises and loves to meet the guys whenever I can.

They are all top notch to me.

john,

enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6jUBnfkw6Y

renny

so much better vocals than david benoit!

Not for me. I just got through listening to the recorded version and Benoit sounds wonderful. Didn't care for the rest of the album, but the suite of Fly From Here songs makes we wish I owned this album.

i must say that i am surprised, i think trever horn does a really great job on this.

I would definitely check out the album if he does really release it. Drama is my favorite Yes album.

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

I don't remember seeing it on the overstock lists, so I suspect you're right; not many were made.

JosephC · **Joined:** 27 Jan 2011 **Posts:** 2656

Now up at Pledge Music.

https://yesthedramalineup.pmstores.co/

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

Pledge offers a flac download for 8 pounds.

[2018-??-??] Yes "Fly From Here: Return Trip" remixed and with re-recorded lead vocals by Trevor Horn (Frontiers)

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