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Animation
Studio album by Jon Anderson
Released	1982
Recorded	1981-82
Genre	Progressive rock/Pop
Length	41:32
Label	Polydor Records Atlantic Records Opio Media
Producer	Jon Anderson Neil Kernon Tony Visconti
Jon Anderson chronology
Song of Seven (1980) Animation (1982) Three Ships (1985)

Animation is a 1982 album by progressive rock singer Jon Anderson (of Yes fame). It is the third release in Anderson's solo discography.

Animation was recorded during the Yes hiatus following the release of Drama. At the time, Anderson was collaborating with Vangelis and Mike Oldfield and exploring new age and electronic pop. As with the previous album, Song of Seven, several well known musicians were involved in Animation, including Simon Phillips, David Sancious and Jack Bruce. The single "All in a Matter of Time" is the most well known track of this album. The album was promoted with a successful world tour where Anderson would perform his own songs as well as Yes classics such as "Close to the Edge" (he would return to Yes later that year).

Animation was released on vinyl, and no CD version was published at the time. A limited edition, CD re-release of the album, with two bonus tracks, came out in 2006.

One of the tracks of the album, "Boundaries", would later appear on other works by Anderson (entitled "O'er", on The Promise Ring), and Yes (entitled '"Somehow, Someday", on Open Your Eyes).

[edit] Performers

• Jon Anderson - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Stefano Cerri - electric bass
• Clem Clempson - guitars
• Chris Rainbow - vocals
• Simon Phillips - drums and percussions
• David Sancious - keyboards

Additional performers: Jack Bruce, Dave Lawson, Ronnie Leahy, Brother James, Billy Kristian, Bret Morgan, Blue Weaver, Ian Wallace, Delmay String Quartet, John Giblin, Morris Pert, Brazil Idiots.

[edit] Tracks

1. "Olympia" (4:58)
2. "Animation" (9:07)
3. "Surrender" (3:53)
4. "All in a Matter of Time" (3:06)
5. "Unlearning (The Dividing Line)" (4:56)
6. "Boundaries" (3:20)
7. "Pressure Point" (3:20)
8. "Much Better Reason" (4:27)
9. "All God's Children" (4:25)

[edit] Bonus tracks (CD edition)

1. "The Spell" (11:40, previously unreleased)
2. "Spider" (2:51, side B of the Surrender single)

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