''Circa 2007'' (stylized as ''CIRCA: 2007'') is the debut album by
Circa
Circa is a Latin word meaning "around, approximately". Circa or CIRCA may also refer to:
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* Circa (band), a progressive rock supergroup
* Circa (company), an American skateboard footwear company
* Circa (contempora ...
, a
progressive rock
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band consisting of then former
Yes
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* An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no
Education
* YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US
* Young Eisner Scholars, in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Appalachia, US
* Young Ep ...
members
Billy Sherwood
William Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, record producer and mixing engineer. He is best known for his tenures in the English progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes as guitarist and ke ...
(bass, vocals),
Tony Kaye (keyboards) and
Alan White (drums), as well as
Jimmy Haun (guitar), who had worked with Yes as a session musician. Billy's elder brother
Michael Sherwood also appears. Two tracks are based on material Billy Sherwood and
Trevor Rabin were developing in the mid-1990s.
The album was released independently on 30 July 2007.
Tracks listing
Personnel
;CIRCA
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Billy Sherwood
William Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, record producer and mixing engineer. He is best known for his tenures in the English progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes as guitarist and ke ...
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bass
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Wood
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Music
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,
lead vocals
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*
Jimmy Haun -
electric
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&
acoustic guitar
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s,
backing vocals
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*
Tony Kaye -
keyboards
*
Alan White -
drums
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,
percussion
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, backing vocals
;Additional musicians
* Cole Coleman -
laúd on track 3
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Michael Sherwood -
vocoder
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; Production
*Arranged & Produced By Circa
*Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Billy Sherwood
*Studio techs: Ric Luxembourg, Mark Ferguson, John Cox, Scott Walton and everybody at Uncle Studios
*Mastered By Joe Gastwirt
References
External links
Yescography entry
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2007 debut albums
Self-released albums