List | Y | Yes | 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart' CDM 1991

Track:	Name:	Time:
1.	Owner Of A Lonely Heart Original Version	4:27
2.	Owner Of A Lonely Heart Wonderous Mix	5:26
3.	Owner Of A Lonely Heart 2 Close To The Edge Mix	4:48
4.	Owner Of A Lonely Heart Not Fragile Mix	4:07
	Total	18:49

Comments:

The first Yes song I remember hearing, and so far the only one I really like. This could probably be attributed to two things: 1) it's a damn good song, and 2) it was produced by Trevor Horn, the masterproducer of the '80:s. This song is often referenced to as the first released track with a sampled drumloop, a very novel idea in 1983 which required some pretty expensive hardware. (Nowadays anyone with a half-decent PC can sample anything with a lot better quality).

It might seem like one of the worst remix comissions ever to let 808 State remix this song, but if you know that the 808's are signed to Horn's label ZTT it's not quite such a mystery anymore. That said, it's still a pretty odd choice, since those Manchester techno gurus sound a lot different than anything Yes might ever produce. I can easily see how any Yes-fan would absolutely hate these remixes, since they sound very little like Yes and very much like 808. Since I like both the original song and 808 State, I like them. I do tend to favour the original version, though.

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