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Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman
Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...

 is an English keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...

, composer and songwriter, most known as the keyboard player for progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 group Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

.

1970s

  • 1971 Piano Vibrations
    Piano Vibrations
    Piano Vibrations, though publicited in its re-release as the first studio album by English progressive rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman, is not considered a Wakeman album not even by himself. He just played as a session musician and did not compose any of the tracks. The album was released in 1971 on...

  • 1973 The Six Wives of Henry VIII
    The Six Wives of Henry VIII (album)
    The Six Wives of Henry VIII is the debut studio album from the English keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman, released in January 1973 on A&M Records. It is an instrumental progressive rock album with its concept based on his interpretations of the musical characteristics of the six wives of Henry...

  • 1974 Journey to the Centre of the Earth
    Journey to the Centre of the Earth (album)
    Journey to the Centre of the Earth is the second album from the English keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman, released through A&M Records in May 1974. The album is a live recording from his second of two sold-out concerts on 18 January 1974 at the Royal Festival Hall in London...

  • 1975 The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
    The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
    The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the second studio album from the English keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman...

  • 1975 Lisztomania
    Lisztomania (album)
    Lisztomania is a 1975 progressive rock soundtrack album by Rick Wakeman to the movie of the same name.It is the soundtrack to the 1975 film Lisztomania by Ken Russell of a biography of Franz Liszt.Some tracks feature Roger Daltrey...

    (soundtrack, he also acted in the film)
  • 1976 No Earthly Connection
    No Earthly Connection
    No Earthly Connection is a 1976 progressive rock concept album by Rick Wakeman. It was recorded in France for tax purposes.The LP record's sleeve attributes the album to Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble...

  • 1977 White Rock
    White Rock (film)
    White Rock is a 1977 documentary film about the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.The film was directed by Tony Maylam, who at around the same time had also made a concert film featuring the rock group Genesis, Genesis: In Concert...

    (soundtrack to winter Olympics)
  • 1977 Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record
    Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record
    -Personnel:* Rick Wakeman – keyboard, producer* Chris Squire – bass* Alan White – drums* Frank Ricotti – percussion* Bill Oddie – vocals* Ars Laeta Choir of Lausanne, Switzerland* Robert Mernoud – Conductor* John Timperley – engineer* Dave Richards - engineer...

  • 1978 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performs the Best Known Works of Rick Wakeman
  • 1979 Rhapsodies
    Rhapsodies (album)
    Rhapsodies is a double LP by keyboardist Rick Wakeman, which was released in 1979. It was his last studio release on A&M.-Side one:# "Pedra de Gavea" – 4:11# "Front Line" – 3:42# "Bombay Duck" – 3:14...


1980s

  • 1981 The Burning (soundtrack)
  • 1981 1984
    1984 (Rick Wakeman album)
    -Personnel:* Rick Wakeman – keyboards* Steve Barnacle – Fender bass* Tim Stone – Guitar* Gary Barnacle – Selmer saxophone* Frank Ricotti – Ludwig drums* Vocals: Chaka Khan, Kenny Lynch, Steve Harley, Tim Rice, Jon Anderson-Equipment:...

  • 1982 Rock 'n' Roll Prophet
    Rock 'n' Roll Prophet
    Rock 'n' Roll Prophet is a 1982 album by Rick Wakeman. The album was recorded at Mountain Studios in Montreaux, Switzerland, and was released by Moon Records....

  • 1983 Cost of Living
  • 1983 G'olé!
    G'olé!
    G'olé! is the official documentary film of the 1982 FIFA World Cup held in Spain.The film is narrated by Sean Connery and the score was written by Rick Wakeman. It tells the story of the 1982 FIFA World Cup which was won by Italy who beat West Germany in the final...

    (soundtrack to 1982 FIFA World Cup
    1982 FIFA World Cup
    The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

    )
  • 1984 Beyond the Planets
  • 1984 Crimes of Passion
    Crimes of Passion (film)
    Crimes of Passion is a 1984 film directed by Ken Russell starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin and Annie Potts. The film explores themes of human relationships and mental illness...

    (soundtrack)
  • 1985 Silent Nights
    Silent Nights
    Silent Nights is a rock album released in 1985 by Rick Wakeman.The single to the album entitled "Glory Boys" got a large amount of airplay but the pressing plant where it was being made went on strike. Although the shops were ordering the single in large amounts, not many copies of the single were...

  • 1985 Live at Hammersmith
  • 1986 Country Airs
    Country Airs
    Country Airs is a piano album written by Rick Wakeman and released in 1986..The album reached number one in the UK New Age charts. It was followed by two sequels called "Sea Airs" and "Night Airs"...

  • 1987 The Gospels
  • 1987 The Family Album
  • 1987 Creepshow 2 (theme)
  • 1988 The Time Machine
    The Time Machine (Rick Wakeman album)
    The Time Machine is a progressive rock album released in 1988 by Rick Wakeman. The album features guest vocals from Roy Wood.-Track listing:# "Custer's Last Stand" - 4:05# "Ocean City" - 4:04# "Angel of Time" - 4:51# "Slaveman" - 6:44# "Ice" - 4:52...

  • 1988 A Suite of Gods
  • 1988 Zodiaque
  • 1988 The Word and the Gospels
  • 1989 Sea Airs
    Sea Airs
    Sea Airs is a piano album written by rock musician Rick Wakeman and released in 1989.It is the second in a trilogy of New Age piano albums. The first album in the trilogy is Country Airs and the third album in the trilogy is Night Airs.....

  • 1989 Black Knights at the Court of Ferdinand IV

1990s

  • 1990 Night Airs
    Night Airs
    Night Airs is the third and final album in a trilogy of piano albums by British rock musician Rick Wakeman. The first album in the trilogy is Country Airs, and the second is "Sea Airs"..-Track listing:#The Sad Dream — 5:04#Twilight — 4:19...

  • 1990 Phantom Power
    Phantom Power (Rick Wakeman album)
    Phantom Power is a 1990 album by Rick Wakeman. It was written as a modern soundtrack for a re-release of the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera.- Track listing :# "The Visit"# "Heaven"# "The Rat"# "The Stiff"# "Evil Love"...

    (soundtrack)
  • 1990 In the Beginning
  • 1991 Rock 'n' Roll Prophet Plus (reissue of Rock 'n' Roll Prophet plus 4 new tracks)
  • 1991 Suntrilogy 1-Aspirant Sunset
  • 1991 Suntrilogy 2-Aspirant Sunrise
  • 1991 Suntrilogy 3-Aspirant Sunshadows
  • 1991 The Classical Connection (remakes of earlier works)
  • 1991 2000 A.D. Into the Future
  • 1991 African Bach
  • 1991 Softsword: King John and the Magna Charter
  • 1991 The Private Collection
  • 1992 Rick Wakeman Plays Yes
  • 1993 Heritage Suite
  • 1993 Classic Tracks
  • 1993 Wakeman with Wakeman
  • 1993 No Expense Spared
  • 1993 The Classical Connection II
  • 1993 Prayers
  • 1994 Wakeman with Wakeman: The Official Bootleg (live)
  • 1994 Live on the Test (live – recorded in 1976)
  • 1994 Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits (remakes of old works)
  • 1995 The Piano Album (the edited version of "Simply Acoustic")
  • 1995 Simply Acoustic (also known as The Piano Album which is this album minus the between song story's and introductions))
  • 1995 The Seven Wonders of the World
    The Seven Wonders of the World (album)
    - Personnel:*Rick Wakeman - Keyboards*Garfield Morgan - Narration*Stuart Sawney - Percussion Programming, Engineering- External links :* [ Allmusic.com]...

  • 1995 Cirque Surreal
  • 1995 Romance of the Victorian Age
  • 1995 King Biscuit Flower Hour (live – recorded in 1975)
  • 1995 Visions (a.k.a. 1996 Visions of Paradise)
  • 1995 Almost Live in Europe (live)
  • 1996 Fields of Green
  • 1996 The New Gospels
  • 1996 Tapestries
  • 1996 The Word and Music
  • 1996 Orisons
  • 1996 Can You Hear Me?
  • 1996 Vignettes
  • 1997 Tribute (Beatles
    The Beatles
    The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

     covers)
  • 1997 Voyage (sub-titled "The Very Best of Rick Wakeman"; digitally remastered 2 CD set)
  • 1998 Themes
  • 1999 Return to the Centre of the Earth
    Return to the Centre of the Earth
    Return to the Centre of the Earth is a 1999 concept album by Rick Wakeman. This work is a sequel to Journey to the Centre of the Earth, an earlier album by Wakeman released in 1974.-Track listing:# A Vision # The Return Overture...

  • 1999 The Natural World Trilogy
  • 1999 The Art in Music Trilogy
  • 1999 White Rock II
  • 1999 The Masters
  • 1999 Stella Bianca alla corte de Re Ferdinando

2000s

  • 2000 Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman 1973-1979 (compilation)
  • 2000 Preludes to a Century
  • 2000 Chronicles of Man
  • 2000 Christmas Variations
    Christmas Variations
    Christmas Variations is a studio album by Rick Wakeman.-Track listing:#"Silent Night" – 4:35#"Hark The Herald Angels Sing" – 6:19#"Christians Awake, Salute The Happy Morn" – 7:02#"Away In A Manger" – 5:28...

  • 2000 Rick Wakeman Live in Concert 2000 (live)
  • 2001 Frost in space
  • 2001 Out of the Blue
  • 2001 Classical Variations
  • 2001 Two Sides of Yes
  • 2002 Two Sides of Yes Volume 2
  • 2002 The Wizard and the Forest of All Dreams
  • 2002 The Real Lisztomania
  • 2002 The Songs of Middle Earth (inspired by Lord of The Rings)
  • 2002 Hummingbird with Dave Cousins
    Dave Cousins
    Dave Cousins has been the leader, singer and most active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967.-Career:...

  • 2002 The Yes Piano Variations
  • 2003 Out There
    Out There (Rick Wakeman album)
    Out There is a progressive rock album released in 2003 by former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman. The album features a new version of The English Rock Ensemble..-Track listing:#Out There#The Mission#To Be with You#Universe of Sound...

  • 2005 Rick Wakeman at Lincoln Cathedral
  • 2006 Retro
  • 2007 Amazing Grace
  • 2007 Retro 2
  • 2007 Live at the BBC
  • 2009 White Rock II (re-release from 1999)
  • 2009 The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Live at Hampton Court Palace

2010s

  • 2010 Always With You
  • 2010 The Living Tree
    The Living Tree (album)
    All tracks lyrics by Anderson, music by Wakeman, except "Just One Man" . Produced by Anderson/Wakeman/Erik Jordan.-Personnel:*Jon Anderson - Lead and backing vocals / Guitars...

    (with Jon Anderson
    Jon Anderson
    Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...

    )

Studio albums

  • 1971 Fragile
    Fragile (Yes album)
    Fragile is the fourth studio album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released on Atlantic Records. It is the first to feature keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who replaced Tony Kaye in 1971, and the first to feature cover art by Roger Dean, who would design many of the band's records.Upon its...

  • 1972 Close to the Edge
  • 1973 Tales from Topographic Oceans
    Tales from Topographic Oceans
    -2003 CD re-issue:A remastered edition was released in 2003, which restored a two-minute ambient section at the beginning of the album's first song. This section was deleted at the last minute before the album was originally pressed...

  • 1977 Going for the One
    Going for the One
    Going for the One is the eighth studio album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released in 1977 on Atlantic Records. It was produced after an extended break for solo activity from the group, and marks the return of keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who had departed in 1974 after the Tales from...

  • 1978 Tormato
    Tormato
    Tormato is the ninth studio album by British progressive rock group Yes. Issued as the follow-up to 1977's acclaimed Going for the One, Tormato received less than charitable reviews upon release and its virtues are still a matter of debate for Yes fans and critics...

  • 1989 Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
    Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)
    Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe is the self-titled album by four alumni of the progressive rock group Yes: Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Howe.- History :The project began in 1988...

      (as ABWH
    Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
    Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe was a project of four progressive rock musicians, vocalist Jon Anderson, drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, and guitarist Steve Howe . They had played together in Yes in the early 1970s...

    )
  • 1991 Union
  • 1996 Keys to Ascension
    Keys to Ascension
    Keys to Ascension is a double album by the British progressive rock group Yes and was released in 1996. The last time Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Alan White had worked together on officially released studio recordings was 1978's Tormato...

  • 1997 Keys to Ascension 2
    Keys to Ascension 2
    Keys to Ascension 2 is a double album by the British progressive rock group Yes and was released in 1997. It is the successor to the critically acclaimed Keys to Ascension 2-CD set from 1996...


Live albums

  • 1973 Yessongs
    Yessongs
    Yessongs is the first live album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released on Atlantic Records. The album is formed of recordings from their supporting world tours for their studio albums, Fragile and Close to the Edge, between February and December 1972...

  • 1980 Yesshows
    Yesshows
    Yesshows is the second live album by British progressive rock group Yes. Released shortly after the appearance of Drama, Yesshows comprises live performances ranging from the summer of 1976 to the supporting tour for Tormato in 1978...

  • 1996 Keys to Ascension
    Keys to Ascension
    Keys to Ascension is a double album by the British progressive rock group Yes and was released in 1996. The last time Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Alan White had worked together on officially released studio recordings was 1978's Tormato...

  • 1997 Keys to Ascension 2
    Keys to Ascension 2
    Keys to Ascension 2 is a double album by the British progressive rock group Yes and was released in 1997. It is the successor to the critically acclaimed Keys to Ascension 2-CD set from 1996...

  • 2007 Live at Montreux 2003
    Live at Montreux 2003
    Live at Montreux 2003 is a 2007 live album from the English progressive rock band Yes. It is a live recording of the group's headlining concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival on 14 July 2003...


Compilation albums

  • 1975 Yesterdays (first track)
  • 1981 Classic Yes
    Classic Yes
    Classic Yes is the second compilation album by British progressive rock group Yes.Originally released as a single LP with a bonus 7-inch 33 1/3 RPM disc featuring live versions of "Roundabout" and "I've Seen All Good People" from 1978, everything has been compiled onto one CD...

  • 1991 Yesyears
  • 1992 Yesstory
    Yesstory
    Yesstory is a double CD and triple LP career-spanning distillation of music by progressive rock band Yes that had originally appeared on the 1991 box set Yesyears...

  • 1993 Highlights: The Very Best of Yes
    Highlights: The Very Best of Yes
    -Personnel:*Jon Anderson - vocals*Chris Squire - bass and vocals*Patrick Moraz - keyboards on 7*Tony Kaye - keyboards on 1-4, 10-12*Rick Wakeman - keyboards on 5-6, 8-9*Alan White - drums on 7-12*Bill Bruford - drums on 1-6*Peter Banks - guitars on 1-2...

  • 2001 Keystudio
    Keystudio
    Keystudio is a compilation album released by Yes in 2001. It is made up of the studio tracks from both Keys to Ascension and Keys to Ascension 2....

  • 2002 In a Word: Yes (1969 - )
    In a Word: Yes (1969 - )
    In a Word: Yes is a 5-CD box set by progressive rock band Yes encompassing their entire career from its inception in 1969 to 2001, including material from the 1989 Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album...

  • 2003 The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection
    The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection
    The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection is a triple compilation album by progressive rock band Yes, was released in 2003 in the United Kingdom and in early 2004 in the United States, and covers the length and breadth of the band's thirty-five-year career.Released on Warner Music in the UK as...

  • 2005 The Word Is Live
    The Word is Live
    The Word Is Live is a live box set by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 2005 through Rhino Records.Considered the live companion to 2002's studio In a Word: Yes box set, The Word is Live serves to document the band's live story from early BBC recordings in 1970 with Peter Banks to 1988...

  • 2006 Essentially Yes
    Essentially Yes
    Essentially Yes is a box set by progressive rock band Yes. It was released in 2006 by Eagle Records. It contains five discs, four of which are previously released studio albums; Talk, Open Your Eyes, The Ladder, and Magnification, though not in chronological order...


With Anderson/Wakeman

  • 2010 The Living Tree
    The Living Tree (album)
    All tracks lyrics by Anderson, music by Wakeman, except "Just One Man" . Produced by Anderson/Wakeman/Erik Jordan.-Personnel:*Jon Anderson - Lead and backing vocals / Guitars...

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