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| extra_column = Writers
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| title1 = [[Siberian Khatru]]
| title1 = [[Siberian Khatru]]
| note1 = Live track
| extra1 = [[Jon Anderson]], [[Steve Howe (guitarist)|Steve Howe]], [[Rick Wakeman]]
| extra1 = [[Jon Anderson]], [[Steve Howe (guitarist)|Steve Howe]], [[Rick Wakeman]]
| length1 = 10:16
| length1 = 10:16
| title2 = [[Tales from Topographic Oceans|The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)]]
| title2 = [[Tales from Topographic Oceans|The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)]]
| note2 = Live track
| extra2 = Anderson, [[Chris Squire]], Howe, Wakeman, [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]]
| extra2 = Anderson, [[Chris Squire]], Howe, Wakeman, [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]]
| length2 = 20:31
| length2 = 20:31
| title3 = [[America (Paul Simon song)|America]]
| title3 = [[America (Paul Simon song)|America]]
| note3 = Live track
| extra3 = [[Paul Simon]]
| extra3 = [[Paul Simon]]
| length3 = 10:28
| length3 = 10:28
| title4 = [[Onward (song)|Onward]]
| title4 = [[Onward (song)|Onward]]
| note4 = Features a new intro: "Unity"
| note4 = Live track; features a new intro: "Unity"
| extra4 = Squire ("Unity" by Howe)
| extra4 = Squire ("Unity" by Howe)
| length4 = 5:40
| length4 = 5:40
| title5 = [[Awaken (song)|Awaken]]
| title5 = [[Awaken (song)|Awaken]]
| note5 = Live track
| extra5 = Anderson, Howe
| extra5 = Anderson, Howe
| length5 = 18:29
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| title1 = [[Roundabout (song)|Roundabout]]
| title1 = [[Roundabout (song)|Roundabout]]
| note1 = Live track
| extra1 = Anderson, Howe
| extra1 = Anderson, Howe
| length1 = 8:30
| length1 = 8:30
| title2 = [[Starship Trooper (song)|Starship Trooper]]
| title2 = [[Starship Trooper (song)|Starship Trooper]]
| note2 = Live track)
*I. Life Seeker (Anderson)
*I. Life Seeker (Anderson)
*II. Disillusion (Squire)
*II. Disillusion (Squire)

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The painting "Arches Mist", as featured in the liner notes

Keys to Ascension is a double album by the British progressive rock group Yes and was released in 1996.

It is the band's fourth live album and fifteenth studio album. The previous time Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Alan White had worked together on an officially released studio recording was 1978's Tormato.

The first seven of the album’s nine tracks were recorded live in San Luis Obispo, California’s Fremont Theater during three nights in March 1996. The purpose of these concerts was to capture the spontaneity of a live performance under controlled conditions, similar to that of a studio. These performances were also filmed and released as a live video under the same title.

All three concerts were instantly available as bootlegs. Comparison of the bootleg recordings and the official release demonstrate beyond doubt that the "live" songs were heavily overdubbed in the studio before being released. Some parts (most notably Jon Anderson's vocals on at least three songs) were completely re-recorded in the studio.

The last two tracks are studio recordings of new compositions recorded in November 1995 (with subsequent overdubs and post-production lasting into 1996). Other live recordings not released on this album were held over for release in 1997 on Keys to Ascension 2.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWritersLength
1."Siberian Khatru" (Live track)Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman10:16
2."The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)" (Live track)Anderson, Chris Squire, Howe, Wakeman, Alan White20:31
3."America" (Live track)Paul Simon10:28
4."Onward" (Live track; features a new intro: "Unity")Squire ("Unity" by Howe)5:40
5."Awaken" (Live track)Anderson, Howe18:29
Disc two
No.TitleWritersLength
1."Roundabout" (Live track)Anderson, Howe8:30
2."Starship Trooper" (Live track)
  • I. Life Seeker (Anderson)
  • II. Disillusion (Squire)
  • III. Würm (Howe))
Anderson, Squire, Howe13:06
3."Be the One" (Studio track)
  • I. The One (Anderson, Squire)
  • II. Humankind (Anderson, Squire)
  • III. Skates (Howe)
    		• Anderson, Squire, Howe9:50
    4."That, That Is" (Studio track)
  • I. Togetherness (Howe)
  • II. Crossfire (Anderson, Squire)
  • III. The Giving Things (Anderson, Howe)
  • IV. That Is (Anderson, Squire)
  • V. All in All (Anderson, White)
  • VI. How Did Heaven Begin? (Anderson, Howe, White)
  • VII. Agree to Agree (Anderson, Squire)
    		• Anderson, Howe, Squire, White19:15

    Production

    • Produced By Yes & Tom Fletcher
    • Mixed By Kevin Dickey, Billy Sherwood, Tom Fletcher & Bill Smith
    • Engineered By Zang Anglefire & Tom Fletcher

    Chart position

    Keys to Ascension (Essential EDF CD 417) reached #48 in the UK. It also reached #99 in the US during a chart stay of two weeks.

    Personnel

    References

    1. ^ Keys to Ascension at AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
    • "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002
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