Billy Sherwood
is the nexus for a number of projects involving other Yesmen, both
current
and former band members. On most of these projects, he has been working
with
Tony Kaye. CIRCA:
and Yoso also include Kaye and CIRCA: formerly
included White, while
Sherwood
features various Yes members on his various
tribute albums and a Jim Ladd's
Headsets
album. He also has a spin-off
from Conspiracy, no longer with Squire but with some new Yes
connections. Sherwood's main focus in 2010 is Yoso.
YosoYoso MySpace page;
Yoso official site (to launch early 2010);
Yoso YouTube channel
Yoso unites former Toto vocalist Bobby
Kimball (MySpace page; lead vocals,
additional keyboards live) with
CIRCA:
members Billy
Sherwood (lead vocals,
bass, drums in studio), Tony
Kaye (keys) and Jimmy Haun
(worked on Union, Jonathan
Elias, ex-Lodgic, ex-Conspiracy,
ex-Air
Supply;
guitars, backing
vocals), and drummer Jody
Cortez (worked with B. Sherwood, ex-Cinderella).
Drums were
originally by the fourth CIRCA: member, Jay
Schellen (GPS,
ex-Hurricane,
ex-Badfinger,
ex-Peter
Banks), but given his prior commitments to Asia Featuring John Payne, Louis "Lou" Molino III (MySpace page; working
with Trevor Rabin, worked with Billy
Sherwood, The
Tubes, Julian Lennon; drums, backing
vocals) took over for work in late 2009, but has now too stepped
aside given other commitments. As
of Dec 2009, Yoso are managed by Derek Shulman (ex-Gentle Giant;
managed Yes; signed World Trade, Dream Theater) and they also
have a new booking agent. On 15
Feb, Sherwood said: "New management
{Derek Schulman/Leonardo Pavkovic}, new booking agency, shows being
booked as we speak for 2010 and beyond..."
In Sep 2009, Sherwood announced
that
they had finished mastering (with Joe Gastwirt) a 12-song CD
(dur. 53:30). Tracks include "Yoso", "Walk Away", "No Way to
Return",
"Higher
Road", "Where You'll Stay",
"New Revolution", "Only One" and "Path to Your Heart"; the latter two
can now be heard on the band's
MySpace. The
album, also called Yoso, is due soon through their own online
web store, before general release late spring/early summer 2010.
International touring is planned for 2010. The band play the Frankfurt Musikmesse
Festival, Germany, on 24 Mar, followed by another to-be-announced venue
in Frankfurt on 26 Mar. Mid-Apr
dates in Mexico follow; and a 21 Aug 2010 show in California at
Rancho
Murieta
is
being
advertised. There are plans for further touring in Europe, North
and South America, and south-east Asia. The band's live debut
was 3 Mexican
dates
in Oct 2009 (with Molino on drums).
(The
touring band was at one point announced to also include Matt
Brown (Brian Travis
Band, Genesis
tribute band Gabble Ratchet,
Yes
tribute
Closer
to
the
Edge) on keys and backing vocals, although he was not with them
for the 2009 dates.)
Band logo and artwork are by Michi
Sherwood (Billy's wife). The
band are being promoted on their links to Yes and Toto, a
combination reflected in their name. In Oct 2009,
Sherwood described the band: "Sounds like a hydrid of
Toto/Circa:Yes/Steely Dan/The Band and others in the tradition of
classic rock." Kimball blogged
in
Apr
2009, "The CD [...] has so many
elements from Toto/Yes[ ]and Asia in the music." Asked about the style
of music in Apr, Sherwood said:
The
arrangments are more straight ahead and song oriented, Where CIRCA:
stretches those limits "AKA" remains within the traditional bounds of
classic song writing structures. That said it remains very musical.
Kimball was initially invited to play a series of Italian dates and
invited CIRCA: to join in. An early 2009
Italian tour was announced under the CIRCA: name, but then cancelled.
Sherwood then tweeted
about what he
called the Hybrid Project, before the new band was announced under the
name AKA. However, in Jul 2009, Sherwood said to ProgressiveEars.com: "Due
to
the trademark "AKA" being taken we are renaming the band." Sherwood
tweeted about writing and recording 10
songs
across
Apr: music by him, lyrics
by Kimball. On 25 May, he said to Yesfans.com: "10 songs well on their
way but still needing TLC."
On 7 Jun, he tweeted, "Working on
backing vocals for the "AKA" record... 6 songs near completion, 4 to
go"; in late Jun, about recording Kaye's final organ parts
for the album. In mid-Jul, he
tweeted about a recording session for a track called "Higher Road" with
Kimball and said they only had three more lead vocals to record. Mixing
followed in Aug. In mid-Aug, Sherwood said
to Yesfans.com:
The new
record {cd} is almost completed. I am mixing it now. 3 Songs
mixed, 9 to go.
On 1 Sep, Sherwood said: "It's an inter[e]sting
mixture of styles. Of course it has the Toto/YES/Circa: elements which
come by proxy of the people involved but... there is something all it's
own about the sound." And then:
my
personal choices are 3 songs that are super strong, hooky, radio
friendly....
1: Yoso
2: Where You'll Stay
3: Walk Away
[...] not sure of a release date, unlike CIRCA:
presently YOSO has proper management handling affairs oof the state.
Schellen drums on 4
songs and Sherwood drums on the
other 8 (Molino did record drum
parts for them, but these are not now to be used).
In Oct 2009, Sherwood said to Yesfans.com:
We
are
of
2
minds
about the method of release for YOSO.
On one hand the traditional means of doing deals per territory is an
option for us.
On the other I personally enjoy the CIRCA: model of self distrobution.
[...]
We have discussed the idea of self distro for now... whilst we build
the brand name via touring, then in time perhaps a traditional deal
will kick in.
In any event as far as when... I'd imagine it won't be too long before
it's made available one way or the other.
In
late
Aug
2009,
Sherwood
tweeted
about
Yoso
rehearsals
at
his
studio.
In
Sep,
Sherwood
said:
it looks like Yoso will be
playing the
Laserium Theater in Hollywood sometime soon !!
I have a feeling it will require a
set up period of at least 6 to 8 weeks. The band is ready to play but
Laserium will want lead time for promo etc...
Further news on Laserium shows has yet to materialise. Yoso played
three
Mexican
dates in Oct (tickets still had the old band name and read "TOTO Y YES
JUNTOS: AKA", or "Toto and Yes together: AKA"), a corporate gig for
Microsoft Mexico (~600 attendance) and two public concerts with
attendances around 2,000 each.
The set list for the opening night was [SPOILERS—highlight to read] "Yoso",
"Girl
Goodbye"
(Kimball
sang
lead
on
the
Toto
songs),
"Cinema",
"Good
for
You", "Hold On"
(Sherwood sang lead on the Yes songs),
"Walk Away", "Gift with a Golden Gun", "Owner of a Lonely Heart",
"Africa", "New Revolution", "Yes Montage" (with "Yours is No
Disgrace", "Heart of the Sunrise", "South Side of the Sky", "Starship
Trooper", "All Good
People"—vocals on "All Good People" only), "Where You'll Stay",
"Rosanna",
"Changes", "To Seek the Truth", "White Sister", "Hold the Line",
"Roundabout". The opening song can be heard in Doty's
podcast while West Coast Sound and
Light have
another podcast
available
with
an
extract
from
the
show.
The aforementioned
Mexican article says future touring
will cover South America (Argentina, Brazil and Chile) and Europe.
Sherwood in Oct, reporting back after these Mexican shows, said,
"more gigs [...] are being discussed and
sorted out for 2010". To Yesfans.com in Nov 2009, Sherwood said,
"We are now speaking about going down to South America for shows."
In Doty's 2 Nov podcast, he said South American dates (Argentina,
Brazil and Peru) are planned this year. The podcast then contains a
press conference by the band in Mexico in Oct at which they say plans
are being finalised for a tour of Argentina, Chile and Peru, and
possibly back to Mexico, before the album release (implying late 2009),
although that didn't happen on that timescale.
One of them, I think Kimball, then says there are plans to tour Europe
with an orchestra for about a month.
In Jan 2010, Sherwood said, "Currently I am about to start a rehearsal
for Yoso, looks like we are going back to Mexico mid Feb." However,
those dates appeared not to happen. Sherwood
said in Jan 2010 that, "We plan to add/remove songs as we go to keep it
fresh, perhaps CIRCA: music will be explored at that time, we shall
see." The band rehearsed further in Feb 2010, including "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
with Kimball taking over lead vocals.
Sherwood was producing, mixing and co-video editing a "Yoso Live in
Mexico 2009" DVD release in HD
from these shows. Multiple tracks have been made available on the band's YouTube
page. The DVD was
expected
around Apr 2010. However, plans appear to have mutated somewhat:
promotion in Mar described an intention to film several live shows this
year for a live DVD out in the spring.
The
band (with Schellen) played a showcase of ~45 min.s at Uncle Studios,
CA on 1 May 2009 for a
promoter. The set consisted of material by Yes ("Roundabout", "Owner of
a Lonely
Heart", "Changes", "Hold On", "Cinema") and Toto ("Rosanna", "Africa",
"White Sister" and another piece). Sherwood explained
to AllGoodPeople.net
in Jun that the tour set would have "a lot of the new
AKA
material and
also play some YES / Toto /
Circa: and some Zep..." The latter, specifically "Stairway
to
Heaven", was
Kimball's suggestion.
Kimball and Sherwood first met at the beginning of the 1980s when
Sherwood was in Lodgic, and Kimball has appeared on a number of
Sherwood's tribute album projects. The It Can Happen tour of Italy by
CIRCA: and Kimball was planned for Feb 2009, with
a
2-hour set to include "Cut
the Ties" and "Information Overload" from CIRCA: 2007; "Set to Play", "Ever
Changing
World" and "Twist of Fate" from CIRCA:
HQ; "Changes", "Hold
On", "Owner of a Lonely Heart", "Cinema", "I've Seen All Good People"
and "Roundabout" by Yes; and "Rosanna", "Africa" (Sherwood
singing the
verses and
Kimball, the chorus), "Hold the
Line", "Gift with a Golden Gun", "White Sister" and "Girl Goodbye"
by
Toto.
However, the tour was cancelled late in the day. The full
line-up was also to include Brown (replacing
Michael
Sherwood
(Billy's brother; ex-Conspiracy, ex-Lodgic, worked with CIRCA:)
who had to withdraw).
The new
CIRCA:
line-up released the band's second album, CIRCA: HQ (duration 65:07), again
only
available from their website.
Tracks:
1.
If It's Not Too Late (10:50)
2. Haun Solo (1:18)
3. False Start (5:08)
4. Chasing After Ghosts (7:05)
5. Set to Play (1:49)
6. Ever Changing World (4:18)
7. We Can Last (9:16)
8. Twist of Fate (5:17)
9. All Intertwined (7:29)
10. Remember Along the Way (12:36)
We
are still going to continue to distribute it ourselves because it’s
been very very good and very easy. [...] The idea for us is it is a
long slow journey as opposed to looking for some quick pay off in terms
of record sales. We could just sign with a label, I have had a few
offers and it just didn’t make enough sense to do. I just kept feeling
like we are going to lose that intimacy and direct contact thing. And I
think in this modern age with the Internet it can be achieved and I
think with what we are doing we don’t need that middle man. We just do
it ourselves.
CIRCA:
Overflow is an iTunes-only
digital release (iTunes
Plus format) of 7 tracks, out May 2009: "The Story Goes" (5:48),
"Shifting Sands" (4:42), "Life Goes
On" (5:02), "Pure Intuition" (3:46), "Coming at You" (7:48), "Fate and
Destiny" (5:10), "Words on Paper" (5:24). The tracks all feature the
new line-up—Billy Sherwood (lead vocals, bass), Tony Kaye (organ,
keys), Jimmy Haun (guitars, vocals), Jay Schellen (drums, percussion,
vocals)—and were mixed by Sherwood. Sherwood these: "These tracks
we're [sic] extra ideas and
recordings from
various points along the CIRCA: journey that never found there way onto
either the debut CIRCA: cd or the second CIRCA: HQ CD." Sherwood
has previously announced plans to
release 2 additional
tracks through iTunes: "Shifting
Sands", "Story Goes". Sherwood explained the
reasoning to Yesfans.com in Oct 2008: "to release music
that is cool but didn't exactly fit into the over all spectrum of this
new CIRCA: CD. The songs do stand alone with CIRCA: Style though". On
27 Mar, Sherwood tweeted
about "Meeting
with Tony Kaye at my studio re: making some Instrumental tracks for
Itunes", which may be in reference to these or some other project.
In Dec 2009, Sherwood described
discussions with Joe Gastwirt (mastering for CIRCA:, Yoso, Yes) about possibly doing a remastered
CIRCA: box set, including a CD release for Overflow and the "CIRCA: Live" tracks, plus new
material.
On 10 Oct 2009, CIRCA: and radio
DJ Jim Ladd (spoken word)
performed
the entire second Headsets
album, Chapter
2:
Sides, live, followed by "Universal Garden", "Ever
Changing World", "Brotherhood of Man", "Cut the Ties, at the Laserium
Theater in Hollywood, CA,
with
multi-media
visual
effects
including
pre-filmed
segments
and
lasers. The band was
also supplemented by Dan
Smolley (acoustic guitar, backing vocals). Headsets is
the project from Sherwood and Ladd based on Ladd's freeform radio shows
of the same name: see here for details.
This
was
a
90
minute
show,
with
two
performances
that
evening.
The
show
was
recorded.
The four band members were
planning to record a 'live in the studio' DVD, "CIRCA: HQ LIVE". As
Sherwood
described it, "The approach will be similar in the way that the
"Conspiracy Live DVD" was produced, in a controlled atmosphere, set up
and play for a few days and get the best of the best live takes for the
creation of the dvd." Tracks:
If It's Not Too Late
Haun Solo
False Start
Chasing After Ghosts
Set to Play
Ever Changing World
We Can Last
Twist of Fate
All Intertwined
Remember Along the Way
(first 10 tracks being their second album, HQ, in its entirety)
Shifting Sands
Story Goes (tracks 11 &
12 are from the iTunes Overflow set)
Just Another Day (from
forthcoming Psy-Op release—see below)
Sherwood also said: "The dvd
will also include behind the scenes footage of the making of... and
some other goodies. We are excited to get production started on this
project and look forward to it's release, most likely near the end of
the year." However, this has yet to materialise. In Jan 2010, Sherwood said, "We had
planned to record and film a live session and make it into a DVD. I
spoke of this a while back... As life happens Yoso [see
below] started coming into view and the over all trajectory of
things shifted. That said, I love making music and creating so the
battle plan remains in tact, with the exception of the time line of
engament of operations."
Meanwhile, the band have
also released a download-only audio
version of most of their "CIRCA: Live" DVD through iTunes, as Circa: Live. This version consists
of 10 tracks—"Cut the
Ties", "Don't Look Back", "Together We Are", "Information Overload",
"Trust
in Something", "Keeper of the Flame", "Life Going By", "Look Inside",
"Brotherhood
of Man", "The More We Live—Let Go"—i.e.
the same as the DVD except without the extended Yes medley
In Dec 2009, Sherwood said to
ProgressiveEars.com: "CIRCA: is still Circa: ... HQ is out 1 year now
so we didn't want to
record for a bit, that said we are planning to record another record.
[...] it has become a studio project more then a
touring act, unlike what Yoso is about to do in 2010." In Jan 2010, he
said, "Circa: remains Circa: and will be recording a new CD in 2010,
same line up as the "HQ" record." An
Italian tour
planned for Feb 2009
with Bobby
Kimball (ex-Toto; vocals)
was
cancelled,
although
members
of
CIRCA:
have
united
with
Kimball
as
Yoso—see below.
The
live
DVD, "CIRCA: Live", consisted of all of
their album,
followed by "Chronological Journey", a 50 minute-long medley of
material from every Yes studio album up to The Ladder, consisting of "Beyond
&
Before"/"Looking
Around"/"Harold Land"/"Every Little Thing"/"Survival"/"Something's
Coming"/"No
Opportunity
Necessary, No Experience Needed"/"Yours is No Disgrace"/"Heart of the
Sunrise"/"South
Side of the Sky"/"Roundabout"/"Close to the Edge"/"And You and
I"/"Ritual"/"Sound
Chaser"/"Parallels"/"Arriving UFO"/"On the Silent Wings of
Freedom"/"Tempus
Fugit"/"Changes"/"Owner
of a Lonely Heart"/"Cinema"/"Rhythm of Love"/"Lift Me Up"/"Endless
Dream" (part
3)/"Mind Drive"/"Open Your Eyes"/"Lightning Strikes". The whole of
"Cinema" was performed;
otherwise,
this was a medley with parts from each song. While mostly instrumental,
Sherwood did sing on the "Endless Dream" extract. The encore was "The
More We Live—Let
Go". In the
NftE interview, Sherwood said,
"We'll find a way to do [Yes material] where it's a new, creative spin,
because the one thing I definitely don't want have it appear is we're
trying
to recreate Yes music in its entirety as us, re-doing it, because
there's
no point to that." In Sep
2007, he said
to
AllGoodPeople.net: "Eventually with time CIRCA: won't be playing
yes material.... for now
it
seemed the most logical thing to do with the 2nd hour, since we were
all
involved in some manner shape or form." Sherwood posted
to
AllGoodPeople.net in Sep
2007 about playing in Europe:
it's very expensive to fund a 5
piece
band {live line up} in your home town let alone gathering forces to go
to Europe. There are many things to consider [...] ultimately is there
enough $$$ to make it doable. Forget profitable...lol If the CIRCA: CD
continues to build as it has been we may be able to fund the above
mentioned. Reality from me to you folks, we are a long way off from
that, it takes "serious coin"
Conspiracy
&
Psy-op
Conspiracy
has come to an end. Sherwood said in a late
2007
interview, "I don't
foresee another Conspiracy record [...] my focus is on Circa and
obviously Conspiracy is dear to
my heart, but it took a turn and went into a dormant mode". However, Sherwood (bass, guitar,
keys,
vocals) and Jay Schellen (drums) from the final Conspiracy line-up have
recorded a new album, entitled
Psy-op. This was initially described as the third Conspiracy
album,
but in May 2007, Sherwood wrote on MySpace
that he and Schellen were changing the name of the
project
given Squire's absence. The project has been held back so as not to
compete
with CIRCA:; Sherwood wrote, "The tracks are very
prog.
It will surface, I promise, just not right now." In Aug 2008, Sherwood said,
"Psy-op
will
be
released...
it's
just
a
matter
of
when.
I
don't
wish
to
cloud
nor
confuse
what
my
main
goal
is
"getting
CIRCA:
in
the
air
and
on
auto
pilot"."
In
an
Apr
2008 interview,
Sherwood
reiterated,
"It's
finished
and
mastered
and
ready
to
come
out
but
I
didn't
want
to
confuse
fans
with
too
many
products
at
once."
The Psy-op album also
features
Tony
Kaye (on 1 track), Geoff
Downes (on 1 track), Michael
Sherwood (Vocoder), Bruce
Gowdy (World
Trade; co-wrote and
keys on 1 track, "Gone All the Way"),
Gary Green (ex-Gentle Giant; co-wrote
and
guitar
on
1
track,
"Just Another Day", which is also
to be covered by CIRCA: on their planned "CIRCA: HQ LIVE" DVD—see above). (There was an earlier report
that two songs on the album
were written
with Gowdy
for
an abortive third World Trade album, but Sherwood in Feb 2008 referred to just
one piece.)
A Jan
2006 article quotes Sherwood describing the album as being "really,
really proggy". In Jun
2007,
posting to the Progressive
Ears forum, Sherwood described the album:
What began as
Conspiracy
3 has now morphed into a new project titled "Psy-Op". Chris moved back
to the U.K. [...] at the same time I was recording a lot
of
new music which I planned for "C3". After assembling the record it
became
clear to me that it is not Conspiracy but a whole new kind of
"project".
[...] You can hear a sample at my web page, {it's labeled Conspiracy 3,
that will be changed}. It is mastered and ready for release, that being
said [...] since [CIRCA:] are about to release our 1st record I don't
want
to cloud the waters with a new project. It will come out down the road
in time...
A Sep 2006 report suggested there might be an
accompanying
DVD too.
Artwork
was prepared for the release by Bob
Cesca (worked with Yes, Conspiracy and Sherwood)
in
2006.
As a preview, an excerpt from "Gone All the Way" was available for
download on
Sherwood's
website. Sherwood described the
song as "a story of
a man dreaming he is the only human left on earth after a nuclear
holocaust, by the middle of the song he reailizes he in fact isn't
dreaming, warmakers had finally "Gone All The Way"." In Feb 2008,
Sherwood said the album
would be out in 2008, after his next solo album, At the
Speed of Life (since
released), but it has yet to appear.
There is a re-make of "The
Lonesome Trail" from Conspiracy
on the Jim Ladd's Headsets album Chapter
1:
Alone
Out
Here—see details
under
Sherwood.
Tribute albums by Billy
Sherwood
et
al.
Sherwood has been behind a number of tribute
albums featuring numerous guest musicians, mostly from the world of
progressive
rock and including multiple Yes men.
Released
Oct 2009 was An All-Star Salute
to Christmas (8392,
Purple
Pyramid Records (Cleopatra Records)), on which Geoff Downes guests. As
with Abbey
Road:
A
Tribute
to
The
Beatles (see below) and Led Box: The
Ultimate Tribute to Led
Zeppelin, Cleopatra Records have
combined tracks
produced and engineered by Sherwood with material from other sources.
As before,
Sherwood had talked of an album with just his tracks.
Track
(time)—credited artists; notes Þ indicates tracks
produced by Sherwood for this project; other tracks appear not to
involve
Sherwood
Disc one
"White Christmas" (3:28)—Iggy Pop
Þ "Happy
Xmas
(War is Over)" [John Lennon] (3:25)—John
Wetton (Asia,
ex-King Crimson, ex-UK; vocals); originally by John Lennon
& Yoko Ono
Þ "O Holy
Night" [trad.]
(4:11)—Glenn Hughes
Þ "Step into
Christmas" (2:19)—Mickey Thomas (Starship; vocals);
originally by Elton John
"All I Want for Christmas is You" [W Afanasieff/M Carey]
(4:03)—The Motels;
originally
by Mariah Carey
Þ "Little
Drummer
Boy" [trad.] (4:26)—Robby
Krieger
(ex-The Doors, Riders
on
the
Storm; sitars); also with Sherwood (lead vocals)
"Cuz It's Christmas" (4:39)—Bay City Rollers
"Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24" [J Oliva] (3:15)—George Lynch
(Dokken);
originally
by
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
"Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey" [R
Allen]
(2:35)—Doug
Kershaw
"Jingle Bells" [J Pierpont] (2:40)—Donna Fargo
"Funky Christmas" (3:17)—James Brown
Þ "Feed the
World"
(3:55)—Air Supply
(Graham Russell & Russell Hitchcock)
"Little St. Nick" [Brian Wilson] (2:08)—L.A. Guns
Þ "Wonderful
Christmastime" (4:07)—Dweezil
Zappa; originally by Paul McCartney
"Merry Xmas Everybody" (3:55)—Leif
Garrett; originally by Slade
Disc two
Þ "Please
Come Home
for Christmas" [C Brown] (3:03)—Bobby Kimball (ex-Toto, Yoso)
Þ "Linus and
Lucy
(Charlie Brown Christmas Theme)" (3:04)—Geoff
Downes (Asia, ex-Yes)
Þ "Blue
Christmas" [J. Johnson/B. Hayes]
(4:10)—Jack Russell
(Great White)
"Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" [J Hairston] (4:42)—Musical
Youth;
originally by
Boney M
"Christmas Time is Here Again" (3:43)—The Flirtations;
previously
released
"Clean for Christmas" [J Brown] (2:43)—James Brown
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" [Haven Gillespie/F Coots]
(2:29)—Gilby Clarke
"White Christmas" (4:14)—T.Rextasy
"Father Christmas" [R Davies] (3:45)—Pretty Boy Floyd
Þ "New
Year's
Day" [U2] (5:47)—Steve
Morse (Deep Purple,
Dixie Dregs, ex-Kansas); also with Sherwood (lead vocals);
originally by U2
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On his tracks, Sherwood played all
the bass parts, while drums are by Lou Molino
(Trevor
Rabin, ex-Yoso). Sherwood
also
contributed
guitar,
keys,
lead
and
backing
vocals in places. Also
credited on the album is Nancy Ellis (background vocals), while
producers on the other tracks include Jurgen Engler, Christopher Lietz,
Adam Hamilton and Craig Else.
Abbey Road: A
Tribute to The
Beatles
(Cleopatra Records, CLP-CD-3395) has 20 tracks whereas Sherwood had
earlier talked of a 12-track
album. Again, Cleopatra Records combined tracks
produced by Sherwood with material from other sources.
On Sherwood's
pieces, he played all
the bass parts and contributed some guitar (tracks 1, 6, 9, 10, 13),
keys (5-7, 9, 11-13) and vocals (lead: 12, 14; backing: 2, 5, 9).
The drums are
split between Alan White and Jay Schellen.
Track
(time)—credited artists; notes Þ indicates tracks
produced by Sherwood for this project; other tracks do not involve
Sherwood Details in Yescography
Þ "Let It
Be"
(4:51)—Glenn
Hughes (lead vocal); also
with White, Geoff
Downes (Sherwood: "Geoff did his own orchestral type
additional
section at the end")
Þ "Tomorrow
Never
Knows" (3:09)—Dweezil Zappa/Billy
Sherwood
Þ
"Strawberry
Fields Forever" (3:50)—David Jenkins (Pablo Cruise);
Sherwood said he was doing this track,
but had not said with whom, so I presume this is one of his
Þ "Hey
Jude"
(6:29)—Steve
Lukather (ex-Toto)/Billy Sherwood; also
with White, Kaye
"Back in the USSR"
(2:41)—Molly Hatchet, probably the version recorded
in 2008 for their forthcoming new album
{Þ} "Across
the Universe" (4:38)—Jackson
Browne/Robby Krieger; would seem to be from From Here to Infinity, the
digital-only first Jim Ladd's Headsets album from Ladd and Sherwood
"Helter Skelter"
(3:09)—Michael Davis
"Tomorrow Never Knows"
(5:11)—Tangerine Dream, probably the version
from their 2008 Booster Vol. II
album
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Further
tribute albums involving Billy Sherwood but no other Yes men
are covered in Sherwood's section here.
Various
covers
are
also
included
on
the
Jim
Ladd's
Headsets
releases,
also
covered
in
Sherwood's section.
Sherwood said in the Sep 2005 interview that
he
would also like to tackle Genesis'
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,
The Who's Tommy or "even some of King Crimson's stuff".