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GOING.FOR.THE.ONE.by. YES
Going for the One is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Yes. It was released in 1977 after an extended break for solo activity, and is especially notable for marking the return of keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who had departed in 1974 in the aftermath of the Tales from Topographic Oceans tour. His re-entry was facilitated by the departure of Patrick Moraz, after having only played on Relayer, although Moraz is thanked in the credits.
After their extended break, the band regrouped in Switzerland, refreshed and ready to record in late 1976. The album was recorded at Mountain Studios by recording engineers John Timperley and David Richards. After constructing epic tracks for the last few years, Yes felt inspired to scale things back a bit and recorded some of their most direct and concise material since Fragile. Wakeman also varied his sound by largely forsaking his mellotron and experimenting with church organ on "Parallels" and the sole extended track, "Awaken".
Track listing
Side one
1. "Going for the One" (Jon Anderson) – 5:32
2. "Turn of the Century" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe/Alan White) – 7:56
3. "Parallels" (Chris Squire) – 5:53
Side two
4. "Wonderous Stories" (Jon Anderson) – 3:49
5. "Awaken" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) – 15:31
Personnel
• Jon Anderson: Vocals, percussion, harp
• Chris Squire: Bass guitar, vocals
• Steve Howe: Electric and acoustic guitars, Portuguese 12 String ( incorrectly listed as a vachalia at the time ), lap steel guitar, vocals
• Rick Wakeman: Piano, organ, Polymoog and Minimoog synthesizers, pipe organ
• Alan White: Drums, percussion
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