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The song originated in March 1971 when the band were on tour promoting The Yes Album (1971), travelling from Aberdeen to Glasgow after a gig in Aviemore, Scotland. [7] [8] They encountered many roundabouts on the way; Anderson claimed "maybe 40 or so", which inspired Anderson and Howe to write a song about the journey as they sat in the back of the band's transit van, and include the ...
All the ingredients are there—all that's missing is the song. "Roundabout" was a bit like that; there was a structure, a melody and a few lines." [25] The introduction was created by two piano chords played backwards, [26] and Howe recorded the acoustic guitar part in the studio corridor as the recording room made it "sound too dead". [24]
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The Yes Album is the third studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released in the UK on 19 February 1971 and in the US on 19 March 1971 by Atlantic Records. [4] [5] It was the band's first album to feature guitarist Steve Howe, who replaced Peter Banks in 1970, as well as their last to feature keyboardist Tony Kaye until 1983's 90125.
Yes released "And You and I" as a two-part single in the United States in October 1972. [51] In the United Kingdom, the song was released in its entirety with " Roundabout " on its B-side . [ 52 ] It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States for the week of 16 December 1972. [ 53 ]
"Long Distance Runaround" is a song by the progressive rock group Yes first recorded for their 1971 album, Fragile. Written by lead singer Jon Anderson, the song was released as a B-side to "Roundabout", but became a surprise hit in its own right as a staple of album-oriented rock radio.
Yessongs is the first live album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released as a triple album in May 1973 on Atlantic Records.After completing their Close to the Edge Tour in April 1973, the band selected live recordings between February and December 1972 on their tours supporting Fragile (1971) and Close to the Edge (1972) for a live album release.
Yes is the debut studio album by English rock band Yes, first released in the UK on 25 July 1969 [2] and later in the US on 15 October 1969 by Atlantic Records. [3] [4] After forming in the summer of 1968, the band toured extensively across the United Kingdom with sets comprising both original material and rearranged cover versions.