The discography of British born singer-songwriter and musician Jon Anderson.

Solo works

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[1]		US
[2]		UK
[3]		NLD
[4]
Olias of Sunhillow68478—
Song of Seven
  • Released: 7 November 1980
  • Label: Atlantic
—14338—
Animation97176433
3 Ships—166—66
In the City of Angels————
Deseo————
Change We Must
  • Released: 17 October 1994
  • Labels: EMI, Angel
————
Angels Embrace————
Toltec————
Lost Tapes of Opio
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Opio Foundation
————
The Promise Ring————
Earth Mother Earth
  • Released: 9 September 1997
  • Label: Ellipsis Arts
————
The More You Know————
Survival & Other Stories————
1000 Hands: Chapter One
  • Released: 31 March 2019
  • Labels:
————
True
  • Released: 23 August 2024
  • Labels: Frontiers Records S.R.L.
————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Production music

  • Sunlight (2021)

Live albums

  • Live from La La Land (2007)
  • Live - Perpetual Change (14 March 2025) (with The Band Geeks)[6]

Collection

  • The Lost Tapes (2006–2008) (live performances, unreleased demo albums, etc.) (planned as a 20-CD boxset but only 7 CDs have been released as yet)
    • Interview (2006) (JAVPBX01CD)
    • The Mother's Day Concert (2006) (demos) (JAVPBX02CD)
    • Searching for the Songs (2006) (demos) (JAVPBX03CD)
    • Live in Sheffield 1980 (2006) (JAVPBX04CD)
    • Watching the Flags That Fly (2006) (JAVPBX05CD) (Jon Anderson's personal demos, worked on in the south of France in 1990, for the never-officially released second ABWH studio album whose working title was Dialogue)
    • The Lost Tapes of Opio (2007) (JAVPBX06CD)
    • From Me to You (2008) (JAVPBX07CD)

Videos

  • Tour of the Universe (2005) (live DVD)

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[7]		NLD
[8]		US
[9]
"Never My Love"1968———rowspan="2"
"Mississippi Hobo"———
"Flight of the Moorglade"1976———Olias of Sunhillow
"Some Are Born"1980——109Song of Seven
"Take Your Time"———
"Heart of the Matter"1981———
"Everybody Loves You"———
"Surrender"1982—7—Animation
"All in a Matter of Time"———
"Boundaries"———
"Cage of Freedom"1984———[A]Metropolis Soundtrack
"Easier Said Than Done"19858848—[B]3 Ships
"How It Hits You"[C]———
"Hold On to Love"19888128—In the City of Angels
"Is It Me"———
"Reach Out"1989———Charity Single: BBC Children in Need
"Far Far Cry"1990———Jonathan Elias' Requiem for the Americas: Songs from the Lost World
"Change We Must"199481——Change We Must
"Candle Song"182——
"Maybe"1998———The More You Know
"State of Independence"2005———Tour of the Universe
"Open"2011———rowspan="4"
"Brasilian Music Sound"2012———
"Race to the End"———
"Go Screw Yourself"2020———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborations

Pre-Yes

The Warriors

- Singles :

  • 1964 : "You Came Along" / "Don't Make Me Blue" (7", Single)

- Album :

  • 2003 : Bolton Club 65 - Recorded live in 1965 and published on CD in 2003 on Voiceprint Label.

Yes

Jon and Vangelis

Studio albums

Compilations

Anderson, Harley & Batt

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

Anderson/Wakeman

Jon Anderson & Matt Malley

  • Family Circle (2014, download only charity single)

Jon Anderson & Michael Byrne

  • Visions (2025, digital only)[10]

Anderson-Ponty Band

Jon Anderson & Roine Stolt

Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman

  • Live at the Apollo (2018) (2CD live album)

Guest appearances

With Johnny Harris:

  • All to Bring You Morning (1969; 1973), on the track "All to Bring You Morning" (also featuring Steve Howe & Alan White)

With King Crimson:

  • Lizard (1970), on the track "Prince Rupert Awakes"

With Colin Scot:

  • Colin Scot (1971) Credited as "John Anderson (Dr Yes)" next to Rick "Broken Toes" Wakeman.[13]

With Iron Butterfly:

With Vangelis:

With Alan White:

With Rick Wakeman:

  • 1984 (1981), on the track "The Hymn"

With Mike Oldfield:

Soundtracks:

  • Metropolis (1984), on the track "Cage of Freedom"
  • St. Elmo's Fire (1985), on the track "This Time It Was Really Right"
  • Biggles (1986), on the tracks "Do You Want to Be a Hero" and "Chocks Away"

With Tangerine Dream:

  • Legend Soundtrack (1985), on the track "Loved by the Sun"

With John Paul Jones:

With Lawrence Gowan:

With Hiroshima:

  • Go (1987), on the track "Go"

With Toto:

With Jonathan Elias:

  • Requiem for the Americas: Songs from the Lost World (1990), on the tracks "Within the Lost World" and "Far Far Cry"
  • Prayer Cycle: Path To Zero (2011), on the track "Devotion"

With Kitaro:

  • Dream (1992), on the tracks "Lady of Dreams", "Agreement", "Dream of Chant" and "Island of Life"

With London Philharmonic Orchestra:

With Charlie Bisharat:

  • Along the Amazon (1993), on the track "Along the Amazon"

With Steve Bailey:

  • Evolution (1993), on the track "Evolution"

With Ayman:

  • Dancing with My Soul (1994), on the track "Opionium"

With Milton Nascimento:

  • Angelus (1994), on the track "Estrelada"

With Tadamitsu Saito:

  • It's About Time (1995), on the tracks "Doshyamo", "Cascadia", and "It's About Time"

With Cielo Y Tierra:

  • Heaven and Earth (1996), on the tracks "El Dia" and "La Segunda Oracion" - Mexican CD edition is self-titled and includes "La Segunda Oracion (Mountain High Remix)" as a bonus track.

With Sir John Betjeman & Mike Read:

  • Words/Music (1998), on the track "Youth and Age" - Album re-released several times under different titles, including Centenary (2006) and "Sound of Poetry" (2008).

With 4 Him:

  • Streams - Various Artists (1999), on the track: "The Only Thing I Need". Also on "The Best of the 2000 Dove Awards" (2000)

With Steve Howe:

With Béla Fleck and the Flecktones:

  • Outbound (2000), on the tracks "A Moment So Close" and "Aimun"

With Eduardo Del Signore:

  • Captivated (2001), keys on the tracks "Cocos Azules", "Captivated" & "Sight". wind controller on "Boabdil" and vocals on "Hope"

With Robert Downey, Jr.

With Paul Green School Of Rock Music:

With The Fellowship:

  • In Elven Lands (2006), on the tracks "Dan Barliman's Jig", "Eléchoi", "The Sacred Stones" and "Verses to Elbereth Gilthoniel"

With Dream Theater:

With Glass Hammer:

With Alan Simon:

With Fritz Heede:

  • Ritual Path (2007), on the track "Come By"

With Tommy Zvoncheck:

  • ZKG (2008), on the track "The Rain in Florida"

With Peter Machajdík:

  • Namah (2008), on the track "Sadness of Flowing"
  • The Lynx Liaison (Návrat Rysov) (Soundtrack) (2010), on the track "Cats Alive"

With Michael Mollura:

  • The Highest Pass Soundtrack (2011), on the tracks "The Highest Pass Title Song'" and "Waking Up"

With Marco Sabiu:

  • Audio Ergo Sum (2012), on the track "Limitless Lives"

With Dennis Haklar:

  • Lizard's Tale (2012), on the tracks "Leap of Faith", "Prelude to Dawn", "Dawn of an Era" and "Crossing Over"

With Jean Philippe Rykiel:

  • Inner Spaces (2012), on the track "Close to You"

With Jeff Pevar:

  • From the Core (2012), on the track "River of Dreams"

With Wave Mechanics Union:

  • Further to Fly (2012), on the tracks "It Will Be a Good Day (The River)" and "Wonderous Stories"

With Everyday Animals:

  • Under the Tyranny of Good Weather (2013), on the track "False Awakening"

With Todmobile:

  • Úlfur (2014), on the track "Wings Of Heaven" - Also includes a DVD of a live concert performing several Yes songs.[14]

With The Spaces Between:

  • Let's Leave It at This for Now... (2014), on the track "Orchasm"

With Wanabi Farmeur:

  • Wanabi Farmeur (2014), on the track "Floating Stick"

With HuDost & Steve Kilbey:

  • The Word Is... (2015), on the track "OMEGA"

With Andrew Rubin:

  • Guitar Concerto (2016), co-writer, does not perform.

With Oakes & Smith:

  • Between The Earth and the Sky (2016), on the track "Closer to Home"

With Battles:

  • Juice B Crypts (2019), on the track "Sugar Foot" (also featuring Prairie WWWW)

With Trip the Witch:

  • Trip the Witch (2021), on the track "Saturn We Miss You"

Notes

  1. ^ #16 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
  2. ^ #38 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
  3. ^ Released in France only.

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated ed. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 17. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "Jon Anderson". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. ^ "JOE HENDERSON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  4. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Jon Anderson - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 29 June 1996. p. 46.
  6. ^ Dave Watkinson's Facebook page > post "Jon Anderson on a USA tour again 2025..." (on 8 January 2025)
  7. ^ "UK charts"
  8. ^ "Dutch charts"
  9. ^ "US charts"
  10. ^ https://www.patreon.com/MichaelByrne/shop/visions-jon-anderson-michael-byrne-1533708
  11. ^ "Video message from Jon Anderson - he's just finished a new album with Rione Stolt & friends called "Invention of Knowledge" and is about to tour Anderson Ponty Band with Jean-Luc Ponty.". Facebook. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt". progressiveears.org. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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