The Promise Ring (album) explained

The Promise Ring
Type:Album
Artist:Jon Anderson
Cover:The Promise Ring (album).jpg
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Released:17 June 1997
Genre:Celtic music
Length:39:16
Label:OM Town Higher Octave Music Inc.
Producer:Jon Anderson
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The Promise Ring (subtitled "Songs of New Eireland") is the eleventh solo album by Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, released in June 1997 on the OM Town label.

Overview

The Promise Ring is a collection of songs of Celtic music composed by Jon Anderson and the Froggin' Peach Orchestra, a Celtic music local band based at the San Luis Obispo's Frog 'n Peach Pub.

In the inner booklet, Jon Anderson reveals that he "always wanted to sing about the Celtic knowledge" and that "one night, [he] dreamed about these lyrics and the songs of Eireland, as if [he] was in the year 2002 and Eire was once again One Country", hence the lyrics "2002" in the chorus of the title song "The Promise Ring".

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Anderson and the Froggin' Peach Orchestra.

  1. "Born To Dance" (3:57)
  2. "Flowers of the Morning" (4:17)
  3. "Timing of the Known" (5:31)
  4. "True Life Song" (4:18)
  5. "Are You?" (3:46)
  6. "My Sweet Jane" (3:35)
  7. "True Hands of Fate" (5:20)
  8. "The Promise Ring" (5:30)
  9. "O'er" (3:02)

Jon Anderson dedicated the album "to [his] mum and dad for giving [him] this love of life".

Personnel

Production

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