Close to the Edge

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Close to the Edge: I. The Solid Time of Change / II. Total Mass Retain / III. I Get Up I Get Down / IV. Seasons of Man engineer: Eddy Offord producer: Eddy Offord and Yes (British progressive rock band) arranger: Yes (British progressive rock band) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973) recorded at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972) recording of: Close to the Edge (from 1972-04 until 1972-06) lyricist and composer: Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Steve Howe publisher: Imagem Songs Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Topographic Music, Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Yessongs Ltd.	4.6	18:43
2	And You and I: I. Cord of Life / II. Eclipse / III. The Preacher, the Teacher / IV. Apocalypse producer: Eddy Offord and Yes (British progressive rock band) arranger: Yes (British progressive rock band) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972) recording of: And You and I (from 1972-04 until 1972-06) writer: Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Bill Bruford, Steve Howe and Chris Squire (Yes bassist) publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Topographic Music, Ltd., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Yessongs Ltd.	4.15	10:09
3	Siberian Khatru producer: Eddy Offord and Yes (British progressive rock band) arranger: Yes (British progressive rock band) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972) recording of: Siberian Khatru (from 1972-04 until 1972-06) lyricist: Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) composer: Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Imagem Songs Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Topographic Music, Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Yessongs Ltd.	4.25	9:01
4	America (single edit) producer: Eddy Offord and Yes (British progressive rock band) arranger: Yes (British progressive rock band) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) (in 1972) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972) edit of: America by Yes (British progressive rock band) cover recording of: America lyricist and composer: Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) publisher: Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)	3	4:13
5	Total Mass Retain (single version) producer: Eddy Offord and Yes (British progressive rock band) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972) recording of: Total Mass Retain writer: Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Steve Howe part of: Close to the Edge	3.25	3:21
6	And You and I: I. Cord of Life / II. Eclipse / III. The Preacher The Teacher / IV. Apocalypse (alternate version) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972) recording of: And You and I writer: Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Bill Bruford, Steve Howe and Chris Squire (Yes bassist) publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Topographic Music, Ltd., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Yessongs Ltd.	3	10:18
7	Siberia (studio run-through of “Siberian Khatru”) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972) recording of: Siberian Khatru lyricist: Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) composer: Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Imagem Songs Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Topographic Music, Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Yessongs Ltd.	2	9:20

Credits

Release

purchase for download:	https://www.7digital.com/artist/yes/release/close-to-the-edge-expanded-remastered [info] (ended)
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/5NPJKLsI5mCfe4yXIOfKtj [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	And You and I, Part 1 & 2
included in:	High Vibration The Steven Wilson Remixes The Studio Albums: 1969–1987

part of:	Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time (number: 5) (order: 5) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 249) (order: 249) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 445) (order: 445) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 445) (order: 445)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/35006 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Yes/Close-to-the-edge [info] https://muzikum.eu/en/yes/close-to-the-edge-lp [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/yes/close-to-the-edge/ [info] https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/yes/close-to-the-edge [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/2749/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1827 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Close_to_the_Edge/2404 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000692219 [info]
Wikidata:	Q686598 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 603497975853
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 1:05:04

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Release events

[Worldwide]
2007-02-26

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