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Yes – Big Generator / ATCO Records Audio CD 1987 / 7567-90522-2
UPC 075679052223
Big Generator is the twelfth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released on 21 September 1987 by Atco Records. After touring in support of their previous album, 90125 (1983), which saw the band move from progressive rock towards a pop-oriented and commercially accessible direction, Yes started work on a follow-up in 1985 with producer Trevor Horn. It was a laborious album to make; recording began at Carimate, Italy, but internal and creative differences resulted in production to resume in London, where Horn ended his time with the band due to continuing problems. The album was completed in Los Angeles in 1987 by Trevor Rabin and producer Paul DeVilliers.
Big Generator received some mixed reviews from music critics, and the album reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the UK Albums Chart. In April 1988, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling one million copies in the US. Like 90125, it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The album spawned two singles, "Love Will Find a Way" and "Rhythm of Love". Yes supported Big Generator with a tour of North America and Japan from November 1987 to April 1988, after which Anderson left the group. The album was reissued in 2009 with bonus tracks.
| Label: | ATCO Records – 7567-90522-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | |
| Released: |
Sep 1987 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Hard Rock, Prog Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Rhythm Of Love | 4:49 | |
| 2 | Big Generator | 4:31 | |
| 3 | Shoot High Aim Low | 6:59 | |
| 4 |
Almost Like Love |
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4:58 |
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| 5 | Love Will Find A Way |
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4:48 |
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| 6 | Final Eyes | 6:20 | |
| 7 | I'm Running | 7:34 | |
| 8 | Holy Lamb (Song For Harmonic Convergence) |
3:15 |
- Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Chris Squire
- Design – Ai, Mouat
- Drums, Percussion – Alan White
- Engineer – Alan Goldberg, Dave Meegan, David Glover, John Jacobs, Paul Massey, Paul De Villiers, Trevor Rabin
- Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Soucy, Jimmy Preziosi, Julie Last, Lois Oki, Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mike Kloster, Stuart Breed
- Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Trevor Rabin
- Keyboards – Tony Kaye
- Lead Vocals – Jon Anderson
- Management [For Lookout Management] – Elliot Roberts, Robert Richards (3), Tony Dimitriades
- Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
- Mixed By – Trevor Rabin
- Producer – Paul De Villiers, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Yes
- Programmed By [Keyboard Programming] – Kim Bullard
- Written-By – Alan White (tracks: 2, 3, 7), Chris Squire (tracks: 1to 4, 6, 7), Jon Anderson (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8), Tony Kaye (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7), Trevor Rabin (tracks: 1 to 7)
