Fragile (Yes album)

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Fragile
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Studio album by
Yes
Released12 November 1971 (1971-11-12)
Recorded11 August–5 September 1971 [1]
Studio Advision, Fitzrovia, London
Genre Progressive rock [2] [3]
Length40:28
Label Atlantic
Producer
Yes chronology
The Yes Album
(1971)
Fragile
(1971)
Close to the Edge
(1972)
Singles from Fragile
  1. "Roundabout"
    Released: 4 January 1972 (US) [4]
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Roundabout" Jon Anderson, Steve Howe 8:29
2."Cans and Brahms" (instrumental) Johannes Brahms, arranged by Rick Wakeman 1:34
3."We Have Heaven"Anderson1:38
4."South Side of the Sky"Anderson, Chris Squire 7:57
Total length:19:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Five per Cent for Nothing" (instrumental [nb 10] ) Bill Bruford 0:35
2."Long Distance Runaround"Anderson3:28
3."The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)"Squire2:36
4."Mood for a Day" (instrumental)Howe2:55
5."Heart of the Sunrise" (includes hidden track [nb 11] )Anderson, Squire, Bruford11:16
Total length:20:50
2003 CD additional tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."America" Paul Simon 10:33
11."Roundabout" (Early rough mix) 8:35
Total length:1:00:30 (60:30)

2024 Super Deluxe Edition

Disc One - Original Album Remastered
No.TitleLength
Disc Two - Steven Wilson 2024 Remixes And Instrumentals 2024 Remixes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Roundabout (Instrumental)"Anderson, Howe8:31
12."We Have Heaven (Instrumental)"Anderson1:39
13."South Side of Heaven (Instrumental)"Anderson, Squire8:03
14."Long Distance Runaround (Instrumental)"Anderson3:30
15."The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) [Instrumental]"Squire2:39
16."Heart of the Sunrise (Instrumental)"Anderson, Squire, Bruford10:38
17."We Have Heaven (Reprise) [Instrumental]"Anderson, Squire, Bruford0:47
Disc Three - Rarities
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Roundabout" (US Single Edit)Anderson, Howe3:27
2."Long Distance Runaround" (US Single Edit)Anderson3:16
3."All Fighters Past" 2:33
4."South Side Of The Sky" (Early Take)Anderson, Squire6:20
5."Roundabout" (Rehearsal Take/Early Mix)Anderson, Howe8:10
6."Mood For Another Day"Howe2:59
7."We Have Heaven" (Full Version)Anderson, Squire, Bruford2:21
8."South Side Of The Sky" (Early Version)Anderson, Squire5:11
9."Long Distance Runaround" (Steven Wilson Edit)Anderson3:39
10."Heart Of The Sunrise" (Steven Wilson Edit)Anderson, Squire, Bruford4:06
11."America"Simon10:31
12."Roundabout" (Early Rough Mix)Anderson, Howe8:35
13."We Have Heaven" (Acapella)Anderson, Squire, Bruford1:59
Disc Four - More Rarities And Live
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Five Per Cent For Nothing" (Alternate Version)Bruford0:45
2."Heart Of The Sunrise" (Alternate Version)Anderson, Squire, Bruford10:40
3."Long Distance Runaround / The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" (Alternate Version)Anderson, Squire6:02
4."The Dean" (Outtake)Unknown3:46
5."America" (Instrumental)Simon10:31
6."Long Distance Runaround / The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" (Live)Anderson, Squire12:36
7."Perpetual Change" (Live)Anderson, Squire10:46
8."Yours Is No Disgrace" (Live)Anderson, Squire, Howe, Kaye, Bruford13:37

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [nb 1]

Yes

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [77] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [78] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [79] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Atlantic K 50009
  2. Atlantic SD 7211
  3. Atlantic SD 191322; 050 009
  4. Atlantic 826672; 826674
  5. Elektra 78249
  6. Elektra 8122737892
  7. MFSL UDCD 766
  8. Analogue Productions APP7211
  9. Warner WPCR 14167
  10. On the cassette release, this was the last track on side one [64]
  11. The hidden track, a reprise of "We Have Heaven", is not listed on the album's sleeve. Original pressings list the duration of "Heart of the Sunrise" as 10:34, thereby omitting the timing of the reprise.

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