Home / Music / A footnote in Autobiography of a Yogi sparked Yes's Tales from Topographic OceansMusic linernotes album music yesA footnote in Autobiography of a Yogi sparked Yes's Tales from Topographic OceansJon Anderson read a footnote in Paramahansa Yogananda’s 1946 book during the Close to the Edge Tour and turned it into an entire album concept. That’s very Yes. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesYes built Tales from Topographic Oceans from four 20-minute Hindu scripture suitesTales from Topographic Oceans went Gold on pre-orders aloneHermann Hesse's Siddhartha inspired Yes's 'Close to the Edge'Close to the Edge was recorded in three months and released September 1972Yes and Eddy Offord produced Close to the EdgeExploreLiege & Lief was Fairport Convention's third album of 1969Lorraine Ellison recorded 'Stay with Me' after Sinatra canceledLow defined slowcore with minimalism and spaceMadeleine Peyroux draws constant Billie Holiday comparisonsMal Waldron's 'Fire Waltz' is his best-known compositionPrevious Alan Parsons engineered The Dark Side of the MoonNext 'Maiden Voyage' was Herbie Hancock's breakthrough album