Release type
ALBUM
Release options
1972 Elektra Entertainment Company
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1
Roundabout
08:35
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2
Cans and Brahms
01:42
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3
We Have Heaven
01:30
Popularity 0/10 -
4
South Side of the Sky
08:08
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5
Five per Cent for Nothing
00:37
Popularity 0/10 -
6
Long Distance Runaround
03:31
Popularity 0/10 -
7
The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
02:41
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8
Mood for a Day
03:02
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9
Heart of the Sunrise
11:26
Lyrics availablePopularity 0/10
Fragile was Yes' breakthrough album, dominated by science-fiction and fantasy elements and new member Rick Wakeman, whose organ, synthesizers, Mellotrons, and other keyboard exotica added a larger-than-life element to the proceedings. Ironically, the album was a patchwork job, hastily assembled in order to cover the cost of Wakeman's array of instruments. But the group built effectively on the groundwork left by The Yes Album, and the group had an AM radio sucker-punch, aimed at all of those other progressive bands who eschewed the notion of hit singles, in the form of "Roundabout," the edited version (sort of a "highlights" version of the album) of which pulled in millions of young kids who'd never heard them before. The single clicked, most album-buyers liked the long version and all of the rest of what they found, and the band was made. [This edition has been extensively remastered by Mobile Fidelity.] ~ Bruce Eder
1. Roundabout
by Yes
- Acoustic Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Background Vocals
-
Jon Anderson
Steve Howe
Chris Squire - Assistant Engineer
- Gary Martin
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Drums
- Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire - Hammond Organ
- Rick Wakeman
- Harpsichord
- Rick Wakeman
- Lead Vocals
- Jon Anderson
- Primary Artist
- Yes
- Mellotron
- Rick Wakeman
- Percussion
- Bill Bruford
- Piano
- Rick Wakeman
- Synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman
- Composer
-
Steve Howe
Jon Anderson - Engineer
- Eddie Offord
- Producer
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire
Eddie Offord
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson
Rick Wakeman
2. Cans and Brahms
by Yes
- Acoustic Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Background Vocals
-
Jon Anderson
Steve Howe
Chris Squire - Arranger
- Rick Wakeman
- Assistant Engineer
- Gary Martin
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Drums
- Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire - Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Hammond Organ
- Rick Wakeman
- Harpsichord
- Rick Wakeman
- Lead Vocals
- Jon Anderson
- Primary Artist
- Yes
- Mellotron
- Rick Wakeman
- Percussion
- Bill Bruford
- Piano
- Rick Wakeman
- Synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman
- Composer
-
Steve Howe
Jon Anderson
Johannes Brahms - Engineer
- Eddie Offord
- Producer
-
Steve Howe
Rick Wakeman
Chris Squire
Eddie Offord
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson
3. We Have Heaven
by Yes
- Acoustic Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Background Vocals
-
Steve Howe
Jon Anderson
Chris Squire - Assistant Engineer
- Gary Martin
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Drums
- Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar
-
Chris Squire
Steve Howe - Hammond Organ
- Rick Wakeman
- Harpsichord
- Rick Wakeman
- Lead Vocals
- Jon Anderson
- Primary Artist
- Yes
- Mellotron
- Rick Wakeman
- Percussion
- Bill Bruford
- Piano
- Rick Wakeman
- Synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman
- Composer
- Jon Anderson
- Engineer
- Eddie Offord
- Producer
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire
Eddie Offord
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson
Rick Wakeman
4. South Side of the Sky
by Yes
- Acoustic Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Background Vocals
-
Jon Anderson
Steve Howe
Chris Squire - Assistant Engineer
- Gary Martin
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Drums
- Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire - Hammond Organ
- Rick Wakeman
- Harpsichord
- Rick Wakeman
- Lead Vocals
- Jon Anderson
- Primary Artist
- Yes
- Mellotron
- Rick Wakeman
- Percussion
- Bill Bruford
- Piano
- Rick Wakeman
- Synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman
- Composer
-
Chris Squire
Jon Anderson - Engineer
- Eddie Offord
- Producer
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire
Eddie Offord
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson
Rick Wakeman
5. Five per Cent for Nothing
by Yes
- Acoustic Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Background Vocals
-
Steve Howe
Jon Anderson
Chris Squire - Assistant Engineer
- Gary Martin
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Drums
- Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar
-
Chris Squire
Steve Howe - Hammond Organ
- Rick Wakeman
- Harpsichord
- Rick Wakeman
- Lead Vocals
- Jon Anderson
- Primary Artist
- Yes
- Mellotron
- Rick Wakeman
- Percussion
- Bill Bruford
- Piano
- Rick Wakeman
- Synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman
- Composer
- Bill Bruford
- Engineer
- Eddie Offord
- Producer
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire
Eddie Offord
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson
Rick Wakeman
6. Long Distance Runaround
by Yes
- Acoustic Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Background Vocals
-
Steve Howe
Jon Anderson
Chris Squire - Assistant Engineer
- Gary Martin
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Drums
- Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar
-
Chris Squire
Steve Howe - Hammond Organ
- Rick Wakeman
- Harpsichord
- Rick Wakeman
- Lead Vocals
- Jon Anderson
- Primary Artist
- Yes
- Mellotron
- Rick Wakeman
- Percussion
- Bill Bruford
- Piano
- Rick Wakeman
- Synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman
- Composer
- Jon Anderson
- Engineer
- Eddie Offord
- Producer
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire
Eddie Offord
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson
Rick Wakeman
7. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
by Yes
- Acoustic Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Background Vocals
-
Steve Howe
Jon Anderson
Chris Squire - Assistant Engineer
- Gary Martin
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Drums
- Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar
-
Chris Squire
Steve Howe - Hammond Organ
- Rick Wakeman
- Harpsichord
- Rick Wakeman
- Lead Vocals
- Jon Anderson
- Primary Artist
- Yes
- Mellotron
- Rick Wakeman
- Percussion
- Bill Bruford
- Piano
- Rick Wakeman
- Synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman
- Composer
- Chris Squire
- Engineer
- Eddie Offord
- Producer
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire
Eddie Offord
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson
Rick Wakeman
8. Mood for a Day
by Yes
- Acoustic Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Background Vocals
-
Steve Howe
Jon Anderson
Chris Squire - Assistant Engineer
- Gary Martin
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Drums
- Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar
-
Chris Squire
Steve Howe - Hammond Organ
- Rick Wakeman
- Harpsichord
- Rick Wakeman
- Lead Vocals
- Jon Anderson
- Primary Artist
- Yes
- Mellotron
- Rick Wakeman
- Percussion
- Bill Bruford
- Piano
- Rick Wakeman
- Synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman
- Composer
- Steve Howe
- Engineer
- Eddie Offord
- Producer
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire
Eddie Offord
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson
Rick Wakeman
9. Heart of the Sunrise
by Yes
- Acoustic Guitar
- Steve Howe
- Background Vocals
-
Chris Squire
Steve Howe
Jon Anderson - Assistant Engineer
- Gary Martin
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Bass Guitar
- Chris Squire
- Drums
- Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire - Hammond Organ
- Rick Wakeman
- Harpsichord
- Rick Wakeman
- Lead Vocals
- Jon Anderson
- Primary Artist
- Yes
- Mellotron
- Rick Wakeman
- Percussion
- Bill Bruford
- Piano
- Rick Wakeman
- Synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman
- Composer
-
Chris Squire
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson - Engineer
- Eddie Offord
- Producer
-
Steve Howe
Chris Squire
Eddie Offord
Bill Bruford
Jon Anderson
Rick Wakeman
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 9 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 41 minutes and 12 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 640x640 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
Studio Quality (Hi-Res)
24bit / 96 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- Only 1/9 tracks has lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Pop/Rock, Progressive Rock, Art & Progressive Rock, Classic Rock
- Label
- Rhino - Elektra
- Music Distribution Service
- WMG Mora
- Country
United States- Language
- No linguistic content
- Popularity
- Popularity 5/10
- Release Date
- Jan 3, 1972
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 603497941735
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