Tormato

by Yes

Tormato cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 September 1978
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:16:05
  • Community rating: 2.93/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Howe, Damion Anderson, Alan White, Jon Anderson, pedalboard, Rick Wakeman

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Attempting to rein in their most expansive tendencies for shorter, punchier song structures, Yes delivered a highly eclectic and somewhat controversial entry into their 70s catalog. 'Tormato' retains the band's profoundly complex musicianship while incorporating notably optimistic, brightly uplifting melodies and an increased reliance on Rick Wakeman's buzzing synthesizers.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, melodic, complex, fantasy

Tracklist

  1. Future Times / Rejoice (6:46)
  2. Don't Kill the Whale (3:55)
  3. Madrigal (2:27)
  4. Release, Release (5:44)
  5. Arriving UFO (6:07)
  6. Circus of Heaven (4:31)
  7. Onward (4:05)
  8. On the Silent Wings of Freedom (7:47)
  9. Abilene (4:02)
  10. Money (3:12)
  11. Picasso - Previously Unissued (2:09)
  12. Some Are Born - Previously Unissued (5:41)
  13. You Can Be Saved - Previously Unissued (4:17)
  14. High - Previously Unissued (4:27)
  15. Days - Demo (0:59)
  16. Countryside - Previously Unissued (3:11)
  17. Everybody's Song - Previously Unissued (6:37)

Credits

  • Yes - primary artist, producer, arranged by
  • Rick Wakeman - arranged by [strings, original idea by], composed by, synthesizer [birotron & polymoog], organ [hammond], synthesizer [birotron & polymoog], organ [hammond], harpsichord, synthesizer [polymoog & birotron], piano, synthesizer [polymoog], synthesizer [rmi], synthesizer [birotron & polymoog]
  • Andrew Pryce Jackman - arranged by [strings], arranged by, orchestrated by
  • Hipgnosis - design [sleeve], photography by
  • Roger Dean - design [yes logo]
  • Pete Schwier - engineer [assistant]
  • Peter Woolliscroft - engineer [assistant]
  • Brian Lane - executive-producer
  • Sean Davies - lacquer cut by [disc cutting]
  • Brimson Graphics - photography by
  • Colin Elgie - photography by
  • Eddy Gorecki - plated by
  • Geoff Young - recorded by [recording engineer]
  • Nigel Luby - recorded by [recording engineer]
  • Chris Squire - bass [harmonised rickenbacker], pedalboard [bass pedals], vocals, composed by, bass [harmonised rickenbacker], vocals, bass [rickenbacker], piano, vocals, bass [gibson thunderbird], vocals, bass [rickenbacker], vocals
  • Alan White - composed by, drums, snare [military snare drum], glockenspiel, crotales, cymbal [cymbals], bell tree, crotales, drums, percussion, vocals, drums, drum machine [drum synthesizer], gong, drums, crotales, vibraphone, crotales
  • Jon Anderson - composed by, vocals, guitar [alvarez 10 string], vocals, guitar [alvarez 10-string]
  • Steve Howe - composed by, electric guitar [gibson les paul custom], vocals, electric guitar [gibson les paul custom, martin 00045], vocals, electric guitar [gibson 'the les paul'], classical guitar [spanish guitar], vocals, electric guitar [fender broadcaster], vocals, electric guitar [gibson 'the les paul'], vocals, mandolin [gibson electric & acoustic], vocals, electric guitar [gibson 175d]
  • Damion Anderson - vocals

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