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The British progressive rock legends Yes released their eighteenth studio album "The Ladder" in 1999, which marks the first studio recording

including Igor Khoroshev as a full-time band member. Furthermore, "The Ladder" was the first album in a long time to not be produced by the band

itself, but by an external producer - Bruce Fairbairn, who had previously worked with bands such as The Scorpions, AC/DC and Bon Jovi. The album

featured three singles ("Homeworld (The Ladder)", "Lightning Strikes" and "If Only You Knew") and saw Yes returning to a creative form, encapsulating

Latin music elements and world music influences. Sadly, Fairbairn passed away shortly before the album's completion, so Mike Plotnikoff finished his

work together with the band. Yes dedicated "The Ladder" to Fairbairn.