'' is the twelfth studio album by
Progressive Rock band
Yes . It was released in
1987 on
Atlantic Records '
Atco subsidiary label and was the follow-up to the successful ''
90125 '' album.
A laborious album to make, ''Big Generator'''s sessions dragged on for two years, largely due to creative differences. Guitarist
Trevor Rabin was aiming to progress beyond ''
90125 '', while founding lead vocalist
Jon Anderson was beginning to yearn for more traditional Yes music.
The result was an album that was successful commercially and critically, birthing two hits in the process: "Love Will Find A Way" and "Rhythm Of Love". But it was not as popular as ''
90125 '', and feeling that the band was going in a direction he didn't want to pursue,
Jon Anderson began working on other projects at the conclusion of the ''Big Generator'' tour in
1988 .
#"Rhythm of Love" (
Jon Anderson /
Tony Kaye /
Trevor Rabin /
Chris Squire ) - 4:47
#"Big Generator" (Jon Anderson/Tony Kaye/Trevor Rabin/Chris Squire/
Alan White ) - 4:33
#"Shoot High Aim Low" (Jon Anderson/Tony Kaye/Trevor Rabin/Chris Squire/Alan White) - 7:01
#"Almost Like Love" (Jon Anderson/Tony Kaye/Trevor Rabin/Chris Squire) - 4:58
#"Love Will Find a Way" (Trevor Rabin) - 4:50
#"Final Eyes" (Jon Anderson/Tony Kaye/Trevor Rabin/Chris Squire) - 6:25
#"I'm Running" (Jon Anderson/Tony Kaye/Trevor Rabin/Chris Squire) - 7:37
#"Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence)" (Jon Anderson) - 3:19
''Big Generator'' (Atco 790 522) reached in the UK. It also reached '''#15''' in the US during a chart stay of 30 weeks.
with
- Jimmy "Z" Zavala - Harmonica, Horn
- Trevor Horn - Horn, Producer
- Greg Smith - Horn
- Nick Lane - Horn
- Lee Thornburg - Horn
- Greg "Frosty" Smith - Horn
-
Billboard (North America)
- Billboard (North America)
- AllMusicGuide.com
- "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002
