Union Live

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Union Live
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Live album by
Yes
Released6 January 2011 (1 DVD, 2 CD)
RecordedVarious dates and locations, 1991
Genre Progressive rock
Length194:00
Label
Producer Yes
Yes chronology
Live at Montreux 2003
(2007)
Union Live
(2011)
Fly from Here
(2011)
Yes video chronology
Rock of the '70s
(2009)
Union Live
(2011)
In the Present – Live from Lyon
(2011)

Union Live is a live album and video by English progressive rock band Yes, released in January 2011 on Voiceprint Records. It was originally released in three versions; a single DVD, a double CD, and a limited edition double CD and DVD set. The album and video were recorded in 1991 during their Union Tour, staged in support of their studio album Union (1991) and featured the group's eight-member formation. [1] [2]

Contents

The single DVD and double CD was recorded on 8 August 1991 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The limited edition set features additional content, including audience shot video of the 9 April and 9 May 1991 shows in Pensacola, Florida, and Denver, Colorado, respectively, plus audio tracks from shows in London and Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.

In 2021, Gonzo Multimedia re-released the concert as a double CD and DVD Set under the title Union 30 Live - Shoreline Amphiteatre - California (8 August 1991).

Track listing

CD

Live at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California on 8 August 1991.

CD1
No.TitleLength
1."Intro/Firebird Suite" 
2."Yours Is No Disgrace" 
3."Rhythm of Love" 
4."Heart of the Sunrise" 
5."Clap"/"Mood for a Day" 
6."Make It Easy"/"Owner of a Lonely Heart" 
7."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
 
CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Solly's Beard" 
2."Saving My Heart" 
3."Whitefish"/"Amazing Grace" 
4."Rick Wakeman Solo" 
5."Awaken" 
6."Roundabout" 

DVD

Live at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California on 8 August 1991.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro/Firebird Suite" 
2."Yours Is No Disgrace" 
3."Rhythm of Love" 
4."Heart of the Sunrise" 
5."Clap"/"Mood for a Day" 
6."Make It Easy"/"Owner of a Lonely Heart" 
7."I've Seen All Good People"
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
 
8."Solly's Beard" 
9."Saving My Heart" 
10."Whitefish"/"Amazing Grace" 
11."Rick Wakeman Solo" 
12."Awaken" 
13."Roundabout" 

Limited edition bonus DVD

Live at the Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida on 9 April 1991.

No.TitleLength
1."Firebird Suite" 
2."Yours Is No Disgrace" 
3."Rhythm of Love" 
4."City of Love" 
5."Heart of the Sunrise" 
6."Leaves of Green" 
7."Concerto in D"/"Clap" 
8."Make It Easy"/"Owner of a Lonely Heart" 
9."And You and I
  • a. "Cord of Life"
  • b. "Eclipse"
  • c. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
  • d. "Apocalypse"
 
10."Drum Duet" 
11."Hold On" 
12."Shock to the System" 
13."Solly's Beard" 
14."Changes" 
15."Take the Water to the Mountain" 
16."Soon" 
17."Long Distance Runaround" 
18."Whitefish" 
19."Amazing Grace" 
20."Lift Me Up" 
21."Rick Wakeman solo" 
22."Awaken" 
23."Roundabout" 
24."Starship Trooper
  • a. "Life Seeker"
  • b. "Disillusion"
  • c. "Würm"
 

Bootleg videos from Denver, Colorado, McNichols Sports Arena (aka Big Mac), 9 May 1991

  1. Firebird Suite / Yours Is No Disgrace
  2. Rhythm of Love
  3. Shock to the System
  4. Heart of the Sunrise
  5. Clap / Mood for a Day
  6. Make it Easy / Owner of a Lonely Heart
  7. And You And I
  8. Drum Duet
  9. Hold On
  10. I've Seen All Good People
  11. Kaye solo / Changes
  12. Solly's Beard
  13. Long Distance Runaround
  14. Whitefish / Amazing Grace
  15. Lift Me Up
  16. Wakeman solo
  17. Awaken
  18. Roundabout

Bonus audio 5.1 mixes
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, 8 August 1991.

  1. Shock to the System
  2. And You And I
  3. Lift Me Up

Bonus audio stereo tracks

  1. Shock to the System
  2. And You And I
    Above two tracks from London – Wembley Arena, 29 June 1991.
  3. Drum Duet
  4. Changes
    Above two tracks from Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, Star Lake Amphitheater, 24 July 1991.

Personnel

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