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Track Listing
1. Roundabout
2. Cans and Brahms
3. We Have Heaven
4. South Side of the Sky
5. Five Per Cent For Nothing
6. Long Distance Runaround
7. Fish, The (Schindleria Praematurus)
8. Mood For a Day
9. Heart of the Sunrise
10. America
11. Roundabout - (early rough mix, previously unreleased)
| Details | | Producer: | Eddie Offord, Yes | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Yes: Steve Howe (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Chris Squire (vocals, bass instrument); Jon Anderson (vocals); Rick Wakeman (piano, electric piano, harpsichord, organ, Mellotron, synthesizer); Bill Bruford (drums, percussion).
Recording information: Advision Studios, London, England (09/1971).
This marked the period when Yes left the planet and took up residence on one of artist Roger Dean's far-off lands. The musical transition is apparent with longer instrumental passages taking over from the three-minute song format. Lengthy pieces open and close the album, and both songs have become Yes chestnuts. "Heart Of The Sunrise" and "Roundabout" are strong tracks musically, with the latter winning out as being more accessible. Without detracting from Anderson, Howe, Bruford and Wakeman, Chris Squire's bass playing is superlative throughout.
Industry Reviews
...Gorgeous melodies, intelligent, carefully crafted, constantly surprising arrangements, concise and energetic performances, cryptic but evocative lyrics...a powerful and moving emotional experience...
Rolling Stone (03/16/1972)
5 stars out of 5 - ...Recorded swiftly in patchwork fashion, FRAGILE avoided the over-meticulous arrangements of previous efforts, allowing Bill Bruford's frenetic jazz drumming to skitter behind Jon Anderson's choirboy voice...
Uncut (06/01/2003)
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