- progressive rock, rock
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- Atlantic
Fragile is the fourth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 1971 and in the United States on 4 January 1972 by Atlantic Records. The record marked the studio debut of keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who replaced founding member Tony Kaye following the promotional tour for the band's breakthrough release, The Yes Album (1971).
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Character
Grave, earnest, character-led and spare.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB
- The Daily VaultA−
- Pitchfork8.8/10
- Rolling Stone (1972)Favourable
- Rolling Stone (2003)4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Roundabout8:35
- A2Cans and Brahms (extracts from Brahms’ 4th Symphony in E minor, Third Movement)1:43
- A3We Have Heaven1:40
- A4South Side of the Sky7:57
- B1Five Per Cent for Nothing0:38
- B2Long Distance Runaround3:30
- B3The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)2:42
- B4Mood for a Day3:02
- B5Heart of the Sunrise11:24
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Yes
- Label
- Atlantic
- Released
- November 12, 1971
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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