SOON,
THE LIGHT
PASS WITHIN AND SOOTHE
THE ENDLESS NIGHT
AND WAIT HERE FOR YOU
OUR REASON TO BE HERE
SOON,
OH, SOON THE TIME
ALL WE MOVE TO GAIN
WILL REACH AND CLAM
OUR REASON TO BE HERE
LONG AGO,
SET TO RHYME
Relayer
is the seventh
studio album
by the English
progressive rock band
released in
November 1974
by Atlantic Records.
After keyboardist
Rick Wakeman
left the group
in May 1974
over disagreements
with the
band's direction
following their
double concept album
Tales from Topographic Oceans
(1973),
Yes entered rehearsals
as a four-piece
in Buckinghamshire.
They auditioned several musicians,
including Greek
keyboardist and composer
Vangelis,
before settling with
Swiss musician
Patrick Moraz
of Refugee
who incorporated
elements of
funk and jazz fusion
to the album.
Relayer
is formed of
three tracks,
with
"The Gates of Delirium"
on side one
and
"Sound Chaser"
and
"To Be Over"
on side two.
Relayer
received a mixed
to positive reception
from contemporary
and retrospective critics.
It reached No. 4
on the UK Albums Chart
and No. 5
on the US
Billboard 200.
A single of
the closing section of
"The Gates of Delirium",
titled
"Soon",
was released in
January 1975.
After touring in support
of the album
between
November 1974
and July 1975,
Yes went on a
year-long hiatus.
Relayer
continued to sell,
and is certified gold
by the Recording Industry
Association of America
(RIAA)
for selling over
500,000 copies
in the US.
It was remastered
in 2003
with previously
unreleased tracks
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