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Fragile

January 4, 1972

Five tracks on this album are the individual ideas, personally arranged and organised, by the five members of the Band.  "Cans and Brahms" is an adaptation by Rick Wakeman on which he plays electric piano taking the part of the strings, grand piano taking the part of the, organ taking the brass, electric harpsichord taking reeds, and synthesizer taking contra bassoon.  "We Have Heaven" is a personal idea by Jon Anderson in which he sings all the vocal parts.  "Five Per Cent For Nothing" is a sixteen bar tune by Bill Bruford, played twice by the Group, and taken directly from the percussion line.  In Chris Squire's "The Fish", each riff, rhythm, and melody is produced by using the different sounds of the bass guitar.  Steve Howe concludes with a solo guitar piece "Mood for a Day".

The remaining tracks on the album are Group arranged and performed.

Instrumentation
Jon Anderson - Vocals
Bill Bruford - Drums, Percussion
Steve Howe - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Chris Squire - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Rick Wakeman - Organ, Grand Piano (Electric Piano and Harpsichord), Mellotron, Synthesizer.

Produced by YES and Eddy Offord
Engineered by Eddy Offord assisted by Gary Martin
All titles, except "Cans and Brahms," produced by Cotillion, BMI.
Sleeve drawings and photography by Roger Dean
(Colour photograph of Bill Bruford on drums by David Wright)
Bank Loan arranged by Brian Lane
Recorded at Advision Studios, London, September 1971

Rick Wakeman appears courtesy of A & M Records Limited

Track Listing
1. Roundabout (Anderson/Howe - 8.29)
2. Cans and Brahms (Extracts from Brahms' 4th Symphony in E Minor Third Movement) (Traditional Arrangement - Wakeman - 1.35)
3. We Have Heaven (Anderson - 1.30)
4. South Side of the Sky (Anderson/Squire - 8.04)
5. Five Per Cent for Nothing (Bruford - 0.35)
6. Long Distance Runaround (Anderson - 3.33)
7. The Fish (Shindleria Praematurus) (Squire - 2.35)
8. Mood for a Day (Howe - 2.57) 
9. Heart of the Sunrise (Anderson/Squire/Bruford - 10.34)

Additional Information

Original Release Date : January 4, 1972
Original Code : Atlantic SD 19132
Re-Release Date : August 16, 1994
Re-Release Code : Atlantic ??
Highest Chart Position : Unavailable
Weeks In Chart : Unavailable
Award Status : 2 times Platinum