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Union (Yes album)
''Union'' is the thirteenth studio album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released in April 1991 on Arista Records. Production began in 1990 following the amalgamation of two bands featuring current and previous members of Yes at the time—Yes, formed of Chris Squire, Trevor Rabin, Tony Kaye, and Alan White and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (ABWH), formed of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Bill Bruford. The album is a collection of tracks written by each group separately; the eight members do not play together at once.
''Union'' was released to a mixed reception. Most of the band have openly stated their dislike for the album, its production, and the difficulties faced with making it. The album reached number 7 in the UK and number 15 in the US. Three singles were released from the album—"Lift Me Up", "Saving My Heart", and "I Would Have Waited Forever". "Lift Me Up" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for six weeks. Howe's guitar solo, "Masquerade", received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Yes supported ''Union'' with a 1991–92 world tour that featured all eight members playing on stage. Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe left the band at its conclusion.
==Background==
In 1983, Yes reformed following the addition of returning singer Jon Anderson, joining bassist Chris Squire, drummer Alan White, guitarist Trevor Rabin, and keyboardist Tony Kaye. The line-up went on to record Yes' most commercially successful albums—''90125'' (1983) and ''Big Generator'' (1987). In September 1988, following their 1988 tour of North America and Japan, Anderson left Yes and formed Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, a new group with past Yes members Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Bill Bruford. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe released their self-titled album for Arista Records in June 1989 and supported it with their successful 1989–90 world tour. During this time, the remaining members of Yes began writing new material and sought a potential lead singer, including Supertramp vocalist Roger Hodgson and Billy Sherwood,〔Kirkman 2013, p. 102.〕 singer and guitarist of World Trade.
In 1990, ABWH proceeded to write and record a second studio album at Studio Miraval in Correns, France with bassist Tony Levin and producer Jonathan Elias. Bruford described the material written by Howe, Levin, and himself during this time, before Anderson's involvement, as "just terrific".〔Welch 2008, p. 226.〕 Soon after, Anderson contacted Rabin for a song he was willing to send over for ABWH to record.〔Morse 1996, p. 90.〕 "What I read into that was they needed a single" recalled Rabin, who sent three demos, one including "Lift Me Up",〔 and requested only one of them be used.〔 ABWH decided to use all three, which started discussions among the two groups' management about having Yes and ABWH work on a single album. Rabin thought the idea of a merge "was useful and convenient to everyone, because we wanted to go on the road, and it was a quick way".〔Morse 1996, p. 91.〕 Howe and Bruford resisted, seeing no need to become part of Yes once again as they had reached substantial success as ABWH.〔
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