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90125 is the eleventh album by progressive rock group Yes, released in 1983. It was the first album since the breakup of Yes in 1980. It is also the first album to feature Trevor Rabin, and also features the return of vocalist Jon Anderson, who quit the band in 1979. It also marked the first time in twelve years that original keyboardist Tony Kaye had appeared with the group. The album is notable for marking a radical shift in style, with Yes largely trading in their trademark symphonic progressive rock sound for contemporary, synthesized 1980's pop.
BackgroundThis new incarnation of Yes came about almost by accident. In 1980, well-known members Jon Anderson (vocalist) and Rick Wakeman (keyboardist) had left the band, replaced by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes respectively. The new line-up was short-lived: after an album (Drama) and tour, they disbanded at the beginning of 1981. Bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White continued to work together, including on the abortive XYZ project and releasing a single in 1981. Guitarist Trevor Rabin had left his native South Africa in the late 1970s and had released a series of solo albums. There had been various attempts to place Rabin in a band, including a proposed quartet with Rick Wakeman, John Wetton and Carl Palmer in 1980 and a proposed trio with Keith Emerson and Jack Bruce. Rabin tried out in Asia, along side Wetton, Palmer and former Yes members Steve Howe and Geoff Downes. However, he had also been put in touch with Squire and White and this was to be his path instead. Squire, White and Rabin began working together, initially considering some of the XYZ material. Trevor Horn was also associated with the nascent band from an early stage as the band's producer and, at one point, it was considered having him as the lead vocalist.
Everything changed in the spring of 1983 when Jon Anderson was played some of Cinema's recordings by Squire. When Anderson professed interest and became keen to join, it was realized that Yes, essentially, were reforming. Rabin was dubious at first, not wanting to be perceived as Steve Howe's replacement, but rather the lead guitarist for a new group. However, he quickly changed his mind once Anderson brought in some new lyrics and put his distinctive vocals on the existing music tracks. Thus, after a three-year gap, Yes was back. However, due to a falling out with Horn, Kaye had left the group during the recording of 90125, with much of the keyboard work on the album being played by Rabin or the production team. With the album complete and a tour beckoning, Jobson was again approached and this time he agreed to join. This new line-up filmed a video for the first single, "Owner of a Lonely Heart". However, Jobson was soon out and Kaye returned. According to Jobson, this was because of disagreements over the use of the Yes name with Howe, Wakeman and the band's former manager Brian Lane. Kaye, as an original member of the band, added legitimacy to their usage of the Yes name. Jobson recounts that he was told Kaye was returned and that the band would continue with both of them on keyboards, but he dediced to leave instead. While some sort of legal tussle is attested, members of the band say they were unhappy with Jobson and wanted him out. The video for "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was re-cut and Jobson can only be seen in a few frames. ReleaseReleased that fall on Atlantic Records' subsidiary, Atco, 90125 launched Yes to the MTV age and to a whole new breed of fans. The music was catchy, contemporary and well-liked by reviewers and their new fans (many of whom had little clue of the band's previous incarnation). The lead single, "Owner of a Lonely Heart," became the band's first (and only) US #1 hit, driving 90125 to the Top 5 and selling three million units, by far Yes's most successful album. The British sales were not as spectacular, but still solid, and succeeding hits, such as "Leave It" and "It Can Happen" ensured 90125 had a lengthy chart life. In addition, "Cinema" won the 1984 Grammy for the best rock instrumental. The album's great success is owed in no small part to the skills of its maverick producer Trevor Horn, effectively the sixth member of the band during the making of the album. Horn was vocalist on Yes's previous album 'Drama' (1980) - but subsequently left to pursue production work full-time. He gave the album a clarity and sheen that made it very distinctive for 1983/84, and prominently employed the then-new technology of digital sampling to achieve dazzling orchestral and vocal effects for the era (witness the tracks 'Owner of a Lonely Heart', 'Leave It' and 'City of Love'). A testament to Horn's pioneering achievement here is that snippets from the album itself were later sampled by several high-profile artists, as diverse as US jazzer Herbie Hancock and UK dance act Orbital. The album's logo was created and designed on an Apple IIe computer, which would be used on Yes's next studio album Big Generator as well. 90125 (Atco 790 125) reached #16 in the UK. It also reached #5 in the US during a chart stay of 53 weeks. Recently in 2005, a Max Graham remix of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" reached #9 in the UK singles charts, bettering the original's #28 peak. Remix albumsImage:12 inches.jpg Cover of "12 Inches on Tape." Yes released an album on the Atlantic label (ATCO Records) in 1984 called "Twelve Inches on Tape" (released on album as well, title unavailable). This (now) rarity offered listeners 4 remixes of their top charting singles of "Leave It" and "Owner Of A Lonely Heart." The track listing from "Twelve inches on tape" (4 "mixes" in total):
Edited by Chris Squire & Stewart Bruce
Source: ATCO 7-90156-4-A Barcode #: 7567-90156-4 Track listing
Personnel
ChartsAlbum - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Reissues1984 - Atco - CD
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