Rhythm of Love (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Rhythm of Love


Artist = Yes
from Album = Big Generator
B-side = Love Will Find a Way
Released = 1987
Format =
Recorded = 1985-1987
Genre = Pop rock
Length = 4:47
Label = Atco Records
Writer =
Producer = Yes, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Paul DeVilliers
Certification =
Chart position =

• #40 (U.S.)

Last single = Hold On
(1985)
This single = Rhythm of Love
(1987)
Next single = Love Will Find a Way
(1987)

"Rhythm of Love" is a song by Yes. It appeared on the 1987 Big Generator album. It was released repeatedly as a single, alternating as the A-side or B-side of Love Will Find a Way. It was also remixed many times, though, thus far, only two have seen a legal issue on CD; both appeared on one 1987 CD single issue, and have not seen an official release elsewhere. [ [http://yesworld.com/gallery/Singles/rhythm.html Yesworld] Yes official site, accessed February 3, 2007.] The song eventually became one of the band's most popular songs (even if the album receives heavy criticism for being very pop-heavy) and it appeared on a vast amount of tours since 1987, eventually becoming the 18th most played song at Yes concerts, appearing, to date, 384 times. [ [http://forgottenyesterdays.com/songs.asp?mType=7&menuType=1&statsort1=2&statsort2=2 Forgotten Yesterdays] Yes tour log, retrieved February 3, 2007.] [ [http://forgottenyesterdays.com/search.asp?mType=7&q=3&sType=2&stime=0&searchq=Rhythm%20Of%20Love&alltime=00/00/0000&tname=1&SortBy=tDate&so=asc&memid=0&ssub=0&graphictype=0 Forgotten Yesterdays] Yes tour log, retrieved February 3, 2007.] Despite its popularity, very few live versions were issued.

A music video of the song also exists.

It was Yes's final Top 40 hit in the US in early 1988.

On the album

"Rhythm of Love" was the lead single for Big Generator, and as such, was announced on the callout sticker on the record as one of the featured tracks. [ [http://www.poplife.info/Bilder/244370.jpgImage of LP] , retrieved December 25, 2006.] It is the first track on the first side of the LP.

A segue into the next track has all members making unusual sounds with their voices, probably meant to be improvising their instruments, as some of the voices sound distinctly like imitations of the sounds of a guitar or a bass.

In the live setting

The song was played on the following tours:
* Big Generator
* Union
* Talk
* Open Your Eyes
*

Rhythm of Love became one of Yes's more versatile songs- In concert, no yes song has undergone so many variations as this song has. Throughout the 1987-1988 Big Generator tour, Yes expieremented with the intro, playing it different ways:

-early on in Nov. '87 they started the show with the "almost like love" intro, segueing into the Heart of the sunrise riff, immidiately seugueing into Rhythm of Love.

-other times they started the song the same way they famously did again Union- with the flute sample

-contrary to popular belief, Yes did sometimes utalize a sample matching the original studio intro during the Big Generator tour.

-At some 1988 shows, Yes started the show with one of the Rhythm of Love remix dance tracks, from the offical single- sueging into the live song to start the show, this is similar to how they did it in 1998, but in 1998 there was so beginning sample: alan just started it off on drums

Few live versions were officially issued. One can be found on the box set The Word is Live.

Remixes

The song was remixed many times:
* The "Dance to the Rhythm" remix
* The "Move to the Rhythm" remix
* Another remix with no formal title. This remix appeared on the CD single version issued in 1987.
* The "CD remix," which also appeared on the CD single version in 1987, but nowhere else.
* A further alternate mix, "The Rhythm of Dub."

Unless otherwise indicated, none of these remixes have been issued legally on CD. Some of these may appear as bonus tracks on a future CD remaster of Big Generator by Rhino.

Notes and references

External links

[http://youtube.com/watch?v=PJ-0FEERNjw Music video of song] on Youtube.