90125

90125
Studio album by
Released7 November 1983 (1983-11-07)
RecordedNovember 1982 – July 1983
StudioSARM and AIR Studios
(London, England)
Genre
Length44:34
LabelAtco
Producer
Yes chronology
Classic Yes
(1981)
90125
(1983)
9012Live: The Solos
(1985)
Singles from 90125
  1. "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
    Released: October 1983[4]
  2. "Leave It"
    Released: February 1984
  3. "It Can Happen"
    Released: June 1984

90125 is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 7 November 1983 by Atco Records.[5] After Yes disbanded in 1981, following the Drama (1980) tour, bassist Chris Squire, drummer Alan White and Trevor Rabin (guitarist, singer, songwriter) formed Cinema, and began recording an album with original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye, who had been fired in 1971. They adopted a more commercial and pop-oriented musical direction as the result of their new material, much of which derived from Rabin's demos. During the mixing stage, former Yes singer Jon Anderson, who had left in 1980, accepted an invitation to return and record the co-lead vocals, and subsequently Cinema became the new lineup of Yes.

Named for its Atco catalogue number, 90125 was released to a generally positive reception and introduced the band to a new generation of fans. It reached No. 5 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart, and remains their best selling album with several million copies sold in the US. Of the album's four singles, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was the most successful and is their only song to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Cinema" earned the group a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Yes toured for the album in 1984 and 1985 which included two headline shows at the inaugural Rock in Rio festival. It was remastered in 2004 with previously unreleased bonus tracks.

  1. ^ Welch 2008, p. 118.
  2. ^ Schinder & Schwartz 2008, p. 455.
  3. ^ Heller, Jason (7 June 2012). "A guide to the best (and a bit of the worst) of prog rock". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Deep Dive: Yes, OWNER OF A LONELY HEART | Rhino". www.rhino.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ 90125 CD reissue liner notes, Elektra/Rhino 8122-73796-2

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