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Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known for his solo albums, contributing to the BBC comedy series Grumpy Old Men and for Rick's Place, his former radio show on Planet Rock that aired until December 2010.
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50th Anniversary: Live at the Apollo [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hold On | 0:08 |
| Lift Me Up | 7:14 |
| Rhythm of Love | 4:54 |
| Heart of the Sunrise | 11:26 |
| Changes | 6:57 |
| Long Distance Runaround/The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) | 6:14 |
| Awaken | 22:40 |
| Roundabout | 7:34 |
British Live Performance Series [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 18:52 |
| Merlin the Magician | 8:27 |
Celebrating Jon Lord: The Composer [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Burn | 8:40 |
| Above and Beyond | 6:16 |
| Lazy | 9:37 |
| When a Blind Man Cries | 8:01 |
| Perfect Strangers | 10:09 |
| Hush | 11:01 |
Celebrating Jon Lord: The Rock Legend [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Burn | 8:40 |
| Lazy | 9:37 |
| When a Blind Man Cries | 8:01 |
| Black Night | 8:35 |
| Hush | 11:01 |
Journey to the Centre of the Earth [LP/CD] [Limited Edition] [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Recollection | |
| The Battle | |
| The Forest | |
| The Recollection [CD] | |
| The Battle [CD] | |
| The Forest [CD] |
Journey to the Centre of the Earth: Limited Edition [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
Live at the Empire Pool [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Battle | |
| Arthur | |
| Lady Of The Lake | |
| Guinevere | |
| Sir Lancelot And The Black Knight | |
| Sir Galahad | |
| The Last Battle |
Live at the Maltings 1976 [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lancelot and the Black Knight | 5:50 |
| The Spaceman | 4:24 |
| Catherine Parr | 10:16 |
| The Prisoner | 7:39 |
| Merlin the Magician | 7:24 |
Bootleg Box, Vol. 2 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lancelot And The Black Knight | 5:45 |
| The Prisoner | 9:13 |
| Merlin The Magician | 7:55 |
| Journey To the Centre of the Earth | 4:58 |
| [Untitled Track] | 7:06 |
The Living Tree: In Concert, Vol. 1 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| And You and I | 5:19 |
| Long Distance Runaround | 2:49 |
| Time and a Word | 4:56 |
| The Meeting | 3:58 |
Classical Wakeman, Vol.1: Live in Lugano [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Merlin the Magician | |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
Strawbs 40th Anniversary Celebration, Vol. 2: Rick Wakeman & Dave Cousins [19 Tracks] [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Hangman and the Papist | 4:47 |
| A Glimpse of Heaven | 4:04 |
The Journey: The Essential Rick Wakeman [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Journey | 8:51 |
| Arthur | 7:24 |
| The Prisoner | 7:03 |
| The Last Battle | 9:40 |
| Merlin the Magician | 8:49 |
Classic Tracks [Tokuma] [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Merlin the Magician | |
| Eleanor Rigby | |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
Live at the BBC [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight | 5:15 |
| Arthur | 7:22 |
| The Forest | 6:55 |
| The Prisoner | 6:59 |
| Merlin the Magician | 8:12 |
| Recollection | 12:21 |
Live and Solo: The Collection [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Merlin the Magician | 6:45 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 31:56 |
The Ultimate Rick Wakeman Experience [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Merlin the Magician | 6:50 |
| Awaken | 6:11 |
| Lancelot and the Black Knight | 7:22 |
| Long Distance Runaround | 3:27 |
| Roundabout | 8:20 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 31:59 |
Owner of a Lonely Heart [Membran] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Merlin the Magician | 6:46 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth [Excerpt] | 21:05 |
Revisited [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lancelot & The Black Knight | 4:40 |
| Eleanor Rigby | 7:21 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 14:34 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth [Excerpt] | 14:34 |
From the Front Row Live [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lancelot & The Black Knight | |
| Lancelot and the Black Knight | 5:30 |
| Merlin the Magician |
Into Orbit [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Merlin the Magician [Excerpt] | 4:52 |
| Eleanor Rigby | 4:54 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth [Excerpt] | 13:36 |
Official Live Bootleg: Live in Buenos Aires [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eleanor Rigby | |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
The Definitive Music of Rick Wakeman [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Merlin the Magician | |
| Lancelot and the Black Knight | |
| Eleanor Rigby | |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
Two Sides of Yes, Vol. 1 [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Roundabout | 13:19 |
| The Meeting | 6:43 |
| The Meeting [Enhanced Video Track for PC] | 6:23 |
Center Stage Live: Alive and the Acoustic/The Best of Progressive Rock [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lancelot and the Black Knight | 5:31 |
Original Members of Yes [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Roundabout | 8:21 |
| And You and I | 8:48 |
| Long Distance Runaround | 3:26 |
| Merlin the Magician | 6:47 |
Tales of Future and Past [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Merlin the Magician | 6:48 |
| Lancelot and the Black Knight | 7:20 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 31:57 |
Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman (1973-1979) [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Battle | 4:06 |
| Arthur | 7:29 |
| Merlin the Magician | 8:54 |
| The Prisoner | 7:03 |
Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman (1973-1979) [Japan] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Battle [Excerpt] | 4:06 |
| Arthur | 7:29 |
| Merlin the Magician | 8:54 |
| The Prisoner | 7:03 |
Selections From Journey to the Center of the Earth (Instrumental) [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Journey | 4:02 |
| The Recollection | 2:59 |
| The Battle | 4:31 |
| The Forest | 2:51 |
| Merlin the Magician | 6:36 |
Tribe [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Wood | 5:52 |
| The Fool on the Hill | 5:17 |
| Eleanor Rigby | 8:03 |
| Come Together | 4:17 |
| Blackbird | 2:18 |
Tribute [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Wood | 5:52 |
| The Fool On The Hill | 5:17 |
| Eleanor Rigby | 8:03 |
| Come Together | 4:17 |
| Blackbird | 2:18 |
Tribute to the Beatles [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | |
| The Fool on the Hill | |
| Eleanor Rigby | |
| Come Together | |
| Blackbird |
Simply Acoustic: The Music [1997] [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Life on Mars | 3:14 |
| The Meeting | 2:10 |
| And You and I | 5:50 |
| Merlin the Magician | 5:48 |
Voyage: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Arthur | 7:26 |
| Merlin the Magician | 8:51 |
| The Last Battle | 9:41 |
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents In Concert [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 12:03 |
| Lancelot & The Black Knight | 5:30 |
A Change of Seasons [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Change of Seasons: The Crimson Sunrise/Innocence/Carpe Diem/The Darke | 23:09 |
Live on the Test [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Recollection | 13:50 |
| Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight | 5:47 |
| The Prisoner | 7:36 |
| Merlin the Magician | 7:29 |
Piano Album [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Life on Mars? | 3:14 |
| The Meeting | 2:10 |
| And You and I | 5:50 |
| Merlin the Magician | 5:48 |
Soft Sword (King John & The Magna Charte [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Magna Charter | 12:18 |
| After Prayers | 5:28 |
| The Story of Love (King John) | 6:40 |
| Don't Fly Away | 4:53 |
| Hymn of Hope | 3:19 |
Softsword (King John and the Magna Carta) [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Magna Charter | |
| After Prayers | |
| The Story of Love (King John) | |
| Don't Fly Away | |
| Hymn of Hope |
Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Roundabout | |
| The Journey | 4:02 |
| The Recollection | 2:59 |
| The Battle | 4:31 |
| The Forest | 2:51 |
| Merlin the Magician | 6:36 |
Unleashing the Tethered One: The 1974 North American Tour [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
Xue Wei and the Romance of Cremona [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Merlin the Magician | |
| Merlin the Magician, for piano | 6:01 |
Silent Nights [1985]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tell 'em All You Know | 4:02 |
| The Opening Line | 3:45 |
| Glory Boys | 3:11 |
| Silent Nights | 3:51 |
| Ghost of a Rock'n' Roll Star | 3:36 |
| The Dancer | 3:25 |
| That's Who I Am | 4:13 |
Classic Yes [1981]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Heart of the Sunrise | 10:36 |
| Wonderous Stories | 3:49 |
| Long Distance Runaround | 3:30 |
| The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) | 2:38 |
Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table [1975]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Arthur | 7:26 |
| Lady of the Lake | 0:45 |
| Guinevere | 6:45 |
| Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight | 5:20 |
| Merlin the Magician | 8:51 |
| Sir Galahad | 5:51 |
| The Last Battle | 9:41 |
The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table [1975]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Arthur | 7:32 |
| Lady of the Lake | 0:46 |
| Guinevere | 6:49 |
| Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight | 5:25 |
| Merlin the Magician | 8:50 |
| Sir Galahad | 5:52 |
| The Last Battle | 9:45 |
Journey to the Centre of the Earth [1974]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Recollection | 2:32 |
| The Battle | 5:55 |
| The Forest | 2:30 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 54:19 |
Journey to the Centre of the Earth [2014 Re-Recording] [1974]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Recollection | 2:32 |
| The Battle | 5:55 |
| The Forest | 2:30 |
Journey to the Centre of the Earth [Digital Version] [1974]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Journey | 8:56 |
| Recollection | 12:15 |
| The Battle | 10:24 |
| The Forest | 8:33 |
