| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
| Fragile | ||
|---|---|---|
| LP by Yes | ||
| Released | January 4, 1972 | |
| Recorded | September 1971 at Advision Studios in London, England | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 41 min 13 s | |
| Record label | Atlantic Records | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Yes Chronology | ||
| The Yes Album ( 1971) | Fragile ( 1972) | Close to the Edge ( 1972) |
Fragile is an album by BritishThe word Britain is used to refer to the United Kingdom (UK): i. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (from 1927), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1801- 1927) or the United Kingdom of Great Britain ( 1707- 1801). progressive rock band Yes. The album was intended to showcase the solo members' talents as well as the band. "Cans and Brahms" is a piece by Johannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms ( May 7, 1833 April 3, 1897) was a German composer of classical music. Brahms was considered by many to be the "successor" to Beethoven, and his first symphony was described by Hans von Bulow as "Beethoven's tenth symphony" (the nickname i arranged by Rick WakemanRick Wakeman (born May 18, 1949 as Richard Christopher Wakeman is a progressive rock keyboard player. He is a classically trained pianist and has been highly acclaimed for his virtuosity. In his early years he was a pioneer in the use of electronic keyboa; "We Have Heaven" is a Jon AndersonJon Anderson (born October 25, 1944) is a British musician, the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes. He was born as John Roy Anderson on 25th October 1944 in the town of Accrington, Lancashire, England, his parents being Albert and Kathleen Ander solo in which he sings all the vocal parts (a technique he returned to on his solo album Olias of Sunhillow ); while "Five Per Cent For Nothing", "The Fish" and "Mood For A Day" are solo pieces by Bill Bruford, Chris Squire and Steve Howe respectively. The rest of the songs are all group performances.
"Roundabout" was subsequently released in an edited single version and may be the band's most well-known song. "Long Distance Runaround" and "Heart Of The Sunrise" are also among the band's most popular songs.
The cover design by Roger Dean depicts a tiny planet on the front. On the back, the planet has begun to break up and the population is escaping in a wooden space glider - a concept that was to inspire Anderson's Olias Of Sunhillow.
A DVD-Audio version of the album was released in 2002, featuring Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound mixes and other additional features.