Jon Anderson is universally known as the vocalist with the legendary progressive rock band Yes.  Jon has been with the band since 1968 save for a couple of occasions when he briefly left to pursue a solo career in the case of the late eighties, joined with other former members of Yes in Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (ABWH).

Amongst his noted solo albums are Olias of Sunhillow and Song of Seven and he more recently collaborated on the album In Elven Lands which was a musical adaptation of the Lord of the Rings.

Towards the end of 2006 Jon Anderson released the boxed set The Lost Tapes.  Searching For The Songs was one of the albums featured within the box.

Searching For The Songs is a collection of songs recorded in 1986, some of which went on to become better known songs on other releases such as 'The Meaning of Your Love' which became The Meeting on the ABWH album.  Many of these songs have been traded freely amongst the Yes and Jon Anderson fan base under the name 'Preparation for the Songs' in much lower sound quality.  This release however has been improved in terms of sound quality for this release and the previous boxed set.