The Six Wives of Henry VIII ~ Rick Wakeman

The Six Wives of Henry VIII is the second studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in January 1973 on A&M Records. It is an instrumental progressive rock album with its concept based on his interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII. After signing with A&M as a solo artist, Wakeman decided on the album's concept during a tour of the United States with the progressive rock band Yes. As he read a book about the subject on his travels, melodies he had written the previous year came to him and were noted down. The album was recorded throughout 1972 with musicians from Yes and The Strawbs, the group Wakeman was in prior to his work in Yes

1. Catherine of Aragon 00:00
2. Anne of Cleves 03:47
3. Catherine Howard 11:42
4. Jane Seymour 18:23
5. Anne Boleyn 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended' 23:14
6. Catherine Parr 29:50