Heart of the Sunrise Heart of the Sunrise "Heart of the Sunrise" is a progressive rock song by British band Yes. It is the closing track on their fourth album, 1971's "Fragile". The compositional credits go to Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, and Chris Squire, though keyboardist Rick Wakeman contributed some uncredited sections. The song eventually rose to become the band's fourth most-played song, and appears on "Yessongs", "Classic Yes", "", and many other studio and live retrospectives. According to Anderson, the song is about being lost in the city. This was explained on many tours. In the "Big Generator" (1987) tour, Anderson said that
Classic Tracks (Rick Wakeman album) Classic Tracks (Rick Wakeman album) Despite the good reviews by fans, Wakeman claims this album was finished and released without his authorization. He also claims that he was threatened with violence if he interfered with the release and was told he wouldn't receive any compensation for it. In this album, lyrics were added to the 1975 instrumental song "Merlin the Magician" from "The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table". Despite Rick's feelings about this album, this new version of "Merlin the Magician" was later played on tour and one of those performances can