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{{short description|1983 studio album by Yes}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = 90125
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Yes (band)|Yes]]
| cover        = 90125 album cover.svg
| alt          =
| released     = {{start date|1983|11|7|df=y}}
| recorded     = November 1982 – July 1983
| studio       = [[SARM Studios|SARM]] and [[AIR Oxford Circus|AIR Studios]]<br>(London, England)
| genre        = * [[Pop rock]]{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=118}}{{sfn|Schinder|Schwartz|2008|p=455}}
* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/a-guide-to-the-best-and-a-bit-of-the-worst-of-prog-ro-1798231788|title=A guide to the best (and a bit of the worst) of prog rock|last=Heller|first=Jason|date=7 June 2012|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>
| length       = 44:34
| label        = [[Atco Records|Atco]]
| producer     = * [[Trevor Horn]]
* Yes
| prev_title   = [[Classic Yes]]
| prev_year    = 1981
| next_title   = [[9012Live: The Solos]]
| next_year    = 1985
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = 90125
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Owner of a Lonely Heart]]
| single1date = October 1983<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rhino.com/article/deep-dive-yes-owner-of-a-lonely-heart|title=Deep Dive: Yes, OWNER OF A LONELY HEART &#124; Rhino|website=www.rhino.com|accessdate=6 August 2023}}</ref>
| single2     = [[Leave It]]
| single2date = February 1984
| single3     = [[It Can Happen]]
| single3date = June 1984
}}
}}
'''''90125''''' is the eleventh studio album by the English [[progressive rock]] band [[Yes (band)|Yes]], released on 7 November 1983 by [[Atco Records]].<ref>90125 CD reissue [[liner notes]], Elektra/Rhino 8122-73796-2</ref> After Yes disbanded in 1981, following the ''[[Drama (Yes album)|Drama]]'' (1980) tour, bassist [[Chris Squire]], drummer [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]] and [[Trevor Rabin]] (guitarist, singer, songwriter) formed [[Cinema (band)|Cinema]], and began recording an album with original Yes keyboardist [[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]], who had been fired in 1971. They adopted a more commercial and pop-oriented musical direction as the result of their new material, much of which derived from Rabin's demos.
During the mixing stage, former Yes singer [[Jon Anderson]], who had left in 1980, accepted an invitation to return and record the co-lead vocals, and subsequently Cinema became the new lineup of Yes.
Named for its [[Atco Records|Atco]] catalogue number, ''90125'' was released to a generally positive reception and introduced the band to a new generation of fans. It reached No. 5 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and No. 16 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], and remains their best selling album with several million copies sold in the US. Of the album's four singles, "[[Owner of a Lonely Heart]]" was the most successful and is their only song to top the US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart. "[[Cinema (Yes song)|Cinema]]" earned the group a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance|Best Rock Instrumental Performance]]. Yes toured for the album in 1984 and 1985 which included two headline shows at the inaugural [[Rock in Rio]] festival. It was remastered in 2004 with previously unreleased bonus tracks.
== Background ==
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| footer = ''90125'' added guitarist [[Trevor Rabin]] ''(left)'' to the lineup, while [[Trevor Horn]] ''(right)'' shifted from vocalist to a producer role.
| image1 = Trevor Rabin 2018 -2 (cropped).jpg
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| alt1   = Trevor Rabin in 2017
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| alt2   = Trevor Horn in 1984
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In December 1980, the Yes line-up of bassist [[Chris Squire]], guitarist [[Steve Howe (musician)|Steve Howe]], drummer [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]], singer [[Trevor Horn]], and keyboardist [[Geoff Downes]], completed their 1980 tour in support of the band's tenth album, ''[[Drama (Yes album)|Drama]]''. While the North American leg was largely successful, the subsequent UK leg received a mixed reaction feedback from the fans, many of whom were unaccepting of Horn and Downes as they had replaced [[Jon Anderson]] and [[Rick Wakeman]] respectively. The group disbanded in early 1981; Horn became a record producer, Howe and Downes co-formed the [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Asia (band)|Asia]], and Squire and White remained together and continued to write material, including their 1981 Christmas single "[[Run with the Fox]]". Later in 1981, the two entered sessions with [[Jimmy Page]] with the aim of forming a new band named [[XYZ (UK band)|XYZ]], but the project was shelved over management differences and singer [[Robert Plant]]'s disliking of the material. According to White, some ideas that the three had rehearsed ended up on ''90125''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vintagerock.com/awhite_interview.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122072807/http://www.vintagerock.com/awhite_interview.aspx|date=22 January 2009|archive-date=22 January 2009|title=The Alan White Interview|first=Shawn|last=Perry|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewalan-white-yesjohn-lennongeorge-harrison|title=Interview: Alan White (Yes, John Lennon, George Harrison)|publisher=Hit Channel|date=12 September 2012|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref>
By 1982, South African guitarist [[Trevor Rabin]] had moved from London to Los Angeles, and sent a demo tape to various record labels with the intent of releasing a fourth solo album.{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=75}} During this time, [[Atlantic Records]] manager [[Phil Carson]], a longtime fan and associate of Yes throughout the 1970s, sought new musicians to work with Squire and White, and was introduced to Rabin by producer [[Mutt Lange]],{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=204}} whom Rabin used to work with as a [[session musician]]. Carson had Rabin meet and play with Squire and White in London. Rabin recalled the first sessions "didn't sound great but it felt good ... there was a lot of potential".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zenponies.com/yitp/1984/mar/mar25_84.html|date=25 March 1984|title=YES Changes Tune, Scores with Big Hits|first=Dennis|last=Hunt|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=7 March 2016|archive-date=24 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224214621/http://zenponies.com/yitp/1984/mar/mar25_84.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This led to Rabin turning down a solo deal from [[RCA Records]] as he wished to work within a group context, especially with a "great rhythm section".{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=75}} The three entered rehearsals for an album using most of Rabin's demos, including "[[Owner of a Lonely Heart]]", "[[Hold On (Yes song)|Hold On]]", and "[[Changes (Yes song)|Changes]]"<ref>{{Cite AV media notes|title=90124|id=VP263CD|year=2003|publisher=Voiceprint}}</ref> which displayed a more commercial and pop-oriented direction and less complex in structure than previous Yes music. With such a direction, Squire recruited original Yes keyboardist [[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]], who had left in 1971, feeling his simpler style of playing was more suitable to their new music. Horn followed suit as a potential lead singer, but after unsuccessful rehearsals, opted to become their producer.<ref name="innerviewsrabin2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.innerviews.org/inner/rabin.html |title=Trevor Rabin - Capturing adrenaline |publisher=Innerviews.org |date=2004 |access-date=2015-07-04}}</ref> The four named themselves [[Cinema (band)|Cinema]] with the intent of establishing a new identity and to distance themselves from their Yes past.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=208}}<ref name="innerviewsrabin2004"/>
[[File:Jon Anderson.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|alt=Yes vocalist Jon Anderson, pictured in 1984.|[[Jon Anderson]] accepted the offer to rejoin the band as vocalist.]]
Around six months into the album, Kaye left after clashing with Horn.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=208}}<ref name="innerviewsrabin2004"/> Rabin saw it as "a mutual parting" as Kaye resisted learning the modern keyboard technology that the band were using, leaving Rabin to handle most of the keyboard parts.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=204}} Matters were complicated further when management deemed Squire and Rabin's lead vocals not distinctive enough, so Carson suggested the group have Anderson return to sing the songs. Squire got in touch with Anderson, who had returned to England in April 1983 after working in France.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/10/yes-jon-anderson-interview-1.html|title=Yes – Jon Anderson – Interview 1|work=Paste|date=16 September 1984|at=00:55–1:48|access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref> They listened to the tape in Squire's car outside Anderson's home due to past acrimony between the pair's wives.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=205}} Anderson liked the songs and got involved, making minor changes to the lyrics and arrangements. By this time the album had cost £300,000 to make, half of which came from Carson himself. With no more funds left to finish it, Carson flew to Paris and played the tape to Atlantic founder [[Ahmet Ertegun]], who had signed Yes in 1969. Ertegun, interested in the prospect of a new album with Anderson on vocals, agreed to pay the remaining costs.{{sfn|Welch|2008|pp=205–206}}
As the album neared completion, news reports in June and July 1983 indicate that Kaye, though he had played on it, was unsure whether to rejoin.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/368844682/?terms=%22Tony+Kaye%22 |title=Hartford Courant from Hartford, Connecticut · 41 |url-access=subscription |date=17 June 1983}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/388073137/?terms=%22Tony+Kaye%22 | title=Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois · 22 |url-access=subscription |date=15 June 1983}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13504084/yes_90125/ |title=Yes - 90125 |newspaper=The Salina Journal | date=24 July 1983|page=62 }}</ref> The album was given the provisional title ''The New Yes Album'', a reference to their third, ''[[The Yes Album]]'' (1971), but the group opted for an alternative name to distance themselves from Yes and decided upon its allocated catalogue number on their label [[Atco Records]], a subsidiary of Atlantic. It was 90124 initially, but sleeve designer Garry Mouat said: "Because they couldn't get consistency worldwide with that number, it got changed to ''90125''. I've still got some rough tour t-shirts and sleeves with the original number."{{sfn|Welch|2008|pp=205–206}}<ref name="Sleevenotes">{{cite magazine|title=Sleevenotes|magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] #48|date=Christmas 2002|page=10}}</ref>
After the band introduced themselves as Cinema on [[MTV]], they received legal threats from other bands with the same name.<ref name=asbury1984>{{Cite news|url=http://zenponies.com/yitp/1984/jan/jan_84.html|title=Yes – Things better for Yes the second time around|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|date=January 1984|first=Mary|last=Campbell|access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> This prompted Carson to suggest that they continue as Yes, as the group now consisted of four past Yes members. When Rabin, who wished the album to be judged in its own right, was eventually persuaded, work began on promotion and rehearsals with keyboardist [[Eddie Jobson]], formerly of [[Roxy Music]] and [[U.K. (band)|U.K.]] ([[Duncan Mackay (musician)|Duncan Mackay]], formerly of [[Cockney Rebel]] and [[10cc]], was also considered for the position.<ref>[https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-albums-that-saved-prog-yes-90125 ''Yes: "90125 Was A New Beginning For Us, Not Just Another Chapter"''], Malcolm Dome, ''Loudersound'', 7 November 2016</ref>) Jobson appeared in the video for "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and was reported in the press as a Yes member as late as November 1983;<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6605627/90125_1983/ |title=90125 - 1983 |newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel |date=18 November 1983|page=67 }}</ref> however, seeking to consolidate the band's legal identity as Yes, management came to an agreement with Kaye who returned after touring with [[Badfinger]]. Unimpressed with the change, citing "political problems" within the group, and having a lack of interest in sharing live duties with Kaye, Jobson left by early 1984.{{sfn|Chambers|2002|p=60}}
== Production ==
=== Recording ===
Recording began in November 1982<ref name=muzines1984>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/atlantic-crossing/3311|title=Atlantic Crossing|date=May 1984|first=Ron|last=Bienstock|magazine=Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music|volume=2|issue=5|access-date=20 June 2017}}</ref> at [[SARM Studios]] in London while the group was known as Cinema, with Horn as producer; "Hold On" was produced by Horn and Yes. Production was assisted by [[Gary Langan]] and [[Julian Mendelsohn]], both of whom also worked on ''Drama'', with Stuart Bruce and Keith Finney.
=== Songs ===
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" was one of the songs from Rabin's set of demos; its bass line and its hook had been written while he was in the bathroom. When the song was chosen for inclusion on the album, Squire replaced Rabin's original bridge. The song features a sample from the horn section of "Kool Is Back" by [[Funk, Inc.]], that Horn intended to use on an album by [[Malcolm McLaren]], which he was also producing. The sample was then stored onto his [[Fairlight CMI]] and played by White.{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=77}} Rabin had used the same guitar tone for the opening on a session he did for [[Manfred Mann's Earth Band]], which involved panning two guitar tracks left and right and aimed for a sound "as heavy as possible".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/trevor-rabin-checking-in-with-the-yes-man|title=Trevor Rabin: Checking in with the Yes man|magazine=Guitar Player|first=Michael|last=Molenda|date=6 June 2017|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>
"Hold On" was originally titled "Moving In"; the final song was an amalgamation of two songs Rabin had written as they both had the same tempo. The chorus of "Hold On" was retained with its verses taken from "Moving In".{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=80}}
"[[It Can Happen]]" was written on the piano by Squire, with its introduction put together by Rabin to go with his piano chords.{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=80}}
"[[Changes (Yes song)|Changes]]" was another song from Rabin's demos, with its introduction put together by White. Rabin developed it during a "depressed time", after a potential solo album deal with [[Geffen Records]] fell through as they wished for him to join a band and play more "like [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]".{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=80}}
"[[Cinema (Yes song)|Cinema]]" is an instrumental track recorded live at [[AIR Oxford Circus|AIR Studios]].<ref name=2004sleeve>{{Cite AV media notes|title=90125|year=2004|id=8122-73796-2|publisher=Rhino/Elektra Records}}</ref> Originally the group developed an unreleased 20-minute song named "Time" and decided to include its two-minute opening on the final album.{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=80}}
"[[Leave It]]" developed from a bass line from Squire and a melody from Rabin. When it came to recording the song, the band were not satisfied with the drum sound they were getting in the studio, so they recorded the vocals first.{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=80}} However, one of the engineers had removed the song's [[click track]] time references, causing various synchronisation problems. Rabin spent as much as three days re-doing the vocals onto a [[Synclavier]], but it "didn't feel completely right. So we redid the whole thing on top of the Synclavier stuff", a process that took several weeks.{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=81}}
The lyrics to "[[Our Song (Yes song)|Our Song]]" mentions the city of [[Toledo, Ohio]], itself a reference to the band's show at the [[Toledo Sports Arena]] on their 1977 tour where the temperature on stage reached {{convert|126|°F|°C}}. The song received considerable radio airplay in the Toledo area.<ref name="Blade">{{cite news|title=Sweltering Night Keeps City Fresh in the Memory of Yes|first=Ralph|last=Kisiel|newspaper=[[The Blade (Toledo)|The Blade]]|date=1 March 1984|page=P-2|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y3kUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3934,233173&dq=90125+toledo&hl=en|access-date=7 November 2010}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
"City of Love" was inspired by Rabin's visit to [[Harlem]] in [[New York City]] while on his way to a rehearsal with Foreigner. His taxi arrived at the wrong address in a dangerous part of the area. Upon his return to Los Angeles, Rabin started to write an "ominous kind of thing" which came easy to him following the experience, "the idea of waiting for the night to come ... the derelicts came out of the sewers at nighttime to be thugs. Later Jon put his slant on it which made it more interesting".{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=81}} The opening features a looped snippet of the introduction to ''[[Pines of Rome]]'' by Italian composer [[Ottorino Respighi]] as part of the backing track.
"Hearts" is the album's second track that is credited to the whole group: Rabin came up with the chorus and bridge a few months prior to meeting Squire and White for the first time; Kaye wrote its keyboard introduction, Rabin developed a melody from it, and Anderson developed its counter-melody.{{sfn|Morse|1996|p=81}}
=== Sleeve design ===
The album's logo was designed and created by Garry Mouat at Assorted Images on an [[Apple IIe]] [[computer]], and a variant would be used on Yes's next studio album ''[[Big Generator]]''.   Trevor Rabin's 2003 album ''[[90124]]'' uses the same cover design with colour and text variations.
"I became involved as I'd worked with Trevor Horn when he set up the [[ZTT Records|ZTT]] record label…" Mouat told ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]''. "At that point the band were called Cinema. The original design was similar to the eventual sleeve, but with the elliptical grey Y on its side and without the stick, to make it a C. But when Jon Anderson came back, they reverted to Yes… I know some fans think that sleeve was inappropriate, but Yes wanted something completely different to the [[Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean]] works, and were interested in using modern design technology, as it fitted the new techniques they were using."<ref name="Sleevenotes"/>
== Release ==
''90125'' was released on 7 November 1983. It reached No. 5 in the US and No. 16 in the UK.
Four singles were released from ''90125''; "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was released a month prior to the album and reached No. 1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] for two weeks and the [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]]. In 1984, "[[It Can Happen]]", "[[Changes (Yes song)|Changes]]", and "[[Leave It]]" reached the top ten on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.
In 1985, "[[Cinema (Yes song)|Cinema]]" won a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance|Best Rock Instrumental Performance]] and ''90125'' received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]].
=== Reception ===
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=90125-mw0000196430|pure_url=yes}}|title=''90125'' Overview|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev2score = 7.8/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11869-the-yes-album-fragile-close-to-the-edge-tales-from-topographic-oceans-relayer-going-for-the-one-tormato-drama-90125/|title=''90125'' Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=8 February 2004 |access-date=30 April 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090113174900/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23394-the-yes-album-fragile-close-to-the-edge-tales-from-topographic-oceans-relayer-going-for-the-one-tormato-drama-90125| archive-date=13 January 2009| url-status= live}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>
| rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Cross">{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Charles R.|author-link=Charles R. Cross|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|chapter=Yes|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/895 895]}}</ref>
}}
A review in ''[[The Morning Call]]'' considered ''90125'' one of the band's best releases, calling it the "missing link" between the popular earlier albums ''[[The Yes Album]]'' (1971) and ''[[Fragile (Yes album)|Fragile]]'' (1971). It described the keyboard parts as "dreamy" and at times "a contemporary rock attack", favouring this style over the more flamboyant approach adopted by former Yes keyboardist [[Rick Wakeman]]. The review also stated that the "stalwart" rhythm section of Squire and White "hasn't lost anything", and named Rabin as "the biggest surprise" of the group who "adds a much needed gutsiness". Furthermore, the review compared "Cinema" to a [[Jeff Beck]] track.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/280299498/|title=Records - Yes: 90125 (Atco)|date=26 November 1983|newspaper=The Morning Call|location=Allentown, Pennsylvania|page=89|first=Michael J.|last=Smutresk|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref>
In a review for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Terry Atkinson noted the prominent role of Rabin in the group but believed it falls short of the band's previous albums because of Anderson's reduced input into the songs, or a lack of the "old inspiration". Atkinson named "Hearts" as touching on the "monumental yet warm" music Yes had made in the 1970s, specifically "Awaken" from ''[[Going for the One]]'' (1977). Nonetheless, Atkinson wrote the album is "densely dynamic" and liked "Owner of a Lonely Heart" for being "catchy" and "full of unexpected turns", and wrote the simpler tracks "Our Song" and "Changes" allowed Yes to change their sound "without too seriously damaging its reputation". He concluded that ''90125'' is "enjoyable, only somewhat disappointing".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/401473540/|title=The Record Rack - The return of Yes|date=4 December 1983|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|page=72|first=Terry|last=Atkinson|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref>
[[J. D. Considine]] gave a mostly favourable review of ''90125'' for ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. He points out "Owner of a Lonely Heart" sounds "too hip, too street-smart for a band whose idea of a pop song was once something as rococo as "[[Roundabout (Yes song)|Roundabout]]", yet credits the band's reinvention to Horn's production with "flashy pop sensibility" and his handling of the group's vocal harmonies. He thought "Cinema" and "Our Song" showed Yes displaying "old tricks" with such "overblown" tracks, though complimented the record as a whole for its accessibility.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/302081/review/6209955|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104222800/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/302081/review/6209955|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-04|title=''90125'' Review|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
''[[BAM (magazine)|BAM]]'' magazine praised ''90125'', thinking Yes' "dramatic rise from the ashes of rock's touring heaps" had created "some of the year's freshest, most un-dinosaur-like music" with its "stunning blend of pop, synthetics, fusion and classical music".<ref name=bam1984>{{Cite journal|url=http://zenponies.com/yitp/1984/jun/jun01_84.html|title=YES Lives|date=1 June 1984|first=Robin|last=Tolleson|access-date=6 March 2016|journal=BAM}}</ref>
Critic and author [[Martin Popoff]] thought ''90125'' was the band's most "successful and sociable album" of their entire catalogue, comparing "Owner of a Lonely Heart" to [[The Police (band)|the Police]]. He declared the record "a rich album experience with legs".{{sfn|Popoff|2016|p=103}} In a retrospective review for [[AllMusic]], Paul Collins gave ''90125'' four-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it "a stunning self-reinvention by a band that many had given up for dead" while complimenting Horn's "slick" production work and the "crisp" synthesisers on "Changes". He also cites the vocal arrangements on "Leave It" and the "beautifully sprawling" "Hearts" as high points on the record, which has "nary a duff track".<ref name="AMG"/> [[David Ellefson]] of [[Megadeth]] stated his fondness of the album, particularly Rabin's guitar work and quality of the production. He called it "a game-changer", and named it one of his desert island discs. The album's orchestral stabs were an influence on Megadeth's first album, ''[[Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/david_ellefson_reveals_he_played_bass_with_fingers_on_song_from_classic_megadeth_album_names_bands_most_complex_record.html|title=David Ellefson Reveals He Played Bass With Fingers on Song From Classic Megadeth Album, Names Band's Most Complex Record|publisher=Ultimate Guitar|date=April 29, 2021|access-date=August 2, 2022}}</ref>
=== Reissues ===
*1984 – Atco – CD (remastered by WCI Record Group)
*2002 – Elektra/EastWest Japan – "Mini LP" HDCD (Japan only; remastered by Isao Kikuchi)
*2004 – Elektra/Rhino – "Expanded & Remastered" CD (remastered by Dan Hersch and [[Bill Inglot]])
*2009 – Atco – "Papersleeve" SHM-CD (Japan only; remastered by Dan Hersch and Isao Kikuchi)
*2009 – Audio Fidelity – 24-karat gold HDCD (US only; Flat Transfer by [[Steve Hoffman (audio engineer)|Steve Hoffman]])
*2009 – Friday Music – 180-gram vinyl (US only; remastered by Joe Reagoso and Ron McMaster)
*2013 – [[HDtracks]] – 24-bit digital download
*2014 – Atlantic/Rhino – High Vibration SACD (Japan only; remastered by Isao Kikuchi)
==Tour==
[[File:Anderson with Rabin & Kaye.jpg|thumb|right|Kaye, Rabin and Anderson performing in 1984 at the NEC Arena, Birmingham]]
Yes promoted the album with a worldwide tour that lasted from 28 February 1984 to 9 February 1985, spanning over 110 dates. It was meant to start with a North American leg from January 1984, but the dates were cancelled after Rabin collided with a woman in a swimming pool, ruptured his spleen, and required surgery to have it removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/401651434/?terms=%22trevor%20rabin%22%20%22spleen%22&match=1 |title=18 Jan 1984, 73 - The Los Angeles Times at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1984-01-18 |accessdate=2022-06-05}}</ref> American new wave band [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]] were scheduled as the opening act during the first North American leg, but they were dropped from the tour due to a contract dispute. Instead, the band opened their shows with two [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoons.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://oklahoman.com/article/2061337/bugs-bunny-nearly-matches-hit-of-quartert-yes-in-myriad-performance | title=Bugs Bunny Nearly Matches Hit of Quartert Yes in Myriad Performance }}</ref> The show in Dortmund on 24 June saw the group performing "[[I'm Down]]" with [[Led Zeppelin]] guitarist [[Jimmy Page]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jimmy-page-yes-beatles/ | title=When Jimmy Page Joined Yes Onstage to Cover a Beatles Song | date=24 June 2015 }}</ref>
In 1985, Yes headlined two shows at the inaugural [[Rock in Rio]] festival. This was followed by two sold-out dates in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, which marked the first time an English band had performed in the country following the [[Falklands War]]. Anderson recalled the group were escorted into the country in a private air force jet, and were surrounded by militia during the entire visit. They had a conference call with the president before their arrival, who ensured their safety despite reported death threats against the band.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://somethingelsereviews.com/2013/10/18/its-one-of-the-best-shows-yes-ever-did-the-threat-of-gun-fire-in-argentina-didnt-slow-jon-anderson/ | title='One of the best shows Yes ever did': The threat of gun fire in Argentina didn't slow Jon Anderson | date=18 October 2013 }}</ref>
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 21:37
| title1 = [[Owner of a Lonely Heart]]
| writer1 = [[Trevor Rabin]], [[Jon Anderson]], [[Chris Squire]], [[Trevor Horn]]
| extra1 = Anderson, Rabin
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = [[Hold On (Yes song)|Hold On]]
| writer2 = Rabin, Anderson, Squire
| extra2 = Anderson, Squire
| length2 = 5:15
| title3 = [[It Can Happen]]
| writer3 = Squire, Anderson, Rabin
| extra3 = Anderson, Squire
| length3 = 5:39
| title4 = [[Changes (Yes song)|Changes]]
| writer4 = Rabin, Anderson, [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]]
| extra4 = Rabin, Anderson
| length4 = 6:16
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Vocals
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 22:57
| title5 = [[Cinema (Yes song)|Cinema]]
| writer5 = Squire, Rabin, White, [[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]]
| extra5 = Instrumental
| length5 = 2:09
| title6 = [[Leave It]]
| writer6 = Squire, Rabin, Horn
| extra6 = Rabin, Anderson
| length6 = 4:10
| title7 = [[Our Song (Yes song)|Our Song]]
| writer7 = Anderson, Squire, Rabin, White, Kaye
| extra7 = Anderson
| length7 = 4:16
| title8 = City of Love
| writer8 = Rabin, Anderson
| extra8 = Anderson
| length8 = 4:48
| title9 = Hearts
| writer9 = Anderson, Squire, Rabin, White, Kaye
| extra9 = Anderson, Rabin
| length9 = 7:34
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Extra notes
| headline = 2004 CD bonus tracks<ref name=2004sleeve/>
| total_length = 1:16:51 (76:51)
| title10 = Leave It
| note10 = single remix
| extra10 = Same as the "Leave It (Remix)" version on ''Twelve Inches on Tape''; remixed by [[Stephen Lipson|Steve Lipson]]
| writer10 = Squire, Rabin, Horn
| length10 = 3:56
| title11 = [[Make It Easy]]
| extra11 = First issued on ''[[Yesyears]]'' (1991); performed by Cinema; vocal: Rabin
| writer11 = Rabin
| length11 = 6:12
| title12 = It Can Happen
| note12 = Cinema version
| extra12 = First issued on ''Yesyears'' (1991); vocal: Squire
| writer12 = Squire, Rabin{{refn|group=nb|The CD package erroneously credits this version to Squire, Anderson & Rabin -- i.e., the same credit as on the album version -- even though it predates Anderson's involvement in the project.}}
| length12 = 6:05
| title13 = It's Over
| writer13 = Rabin
| length13 = 5:41
| extra13 = Previously unreleased; performed by Cinema; vocal: Rabin
| title14 = Owner of a Lonely Heart
| note14 = extended remix
| extra14 = Similar to "Owner of a Lonely Heart (Red and Blue Mix)" on ''Twelve Inches on Tape''. This version begins and ends differently and is 45 seconds shorter.
| writer14 = Rabin, Anderson, Squire, Horn
| length14 = 7:05
| title15 = Leave It
| note15 = "A capella" version
| writer15 = Squire, Rabin, Horn
| length15 = 3:18
| extra15 = Mixed by Lipson
}}
== Personnel ==
Credits are adapted from the album's 1983 and 2004 liner notes.
'''Yes'''<!-- Name order in credits is ASRWK -->
*[[Jon Anderson]]&nbsp;– vocals
*[[Trevor Rabin]]&nbsp;– guitars, keyboards, vocals
*[[Chris Squire]]&nbsp;– bass guitars, vocals
*[[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]]&nbsp;– Hammond organ, electric piano
*[[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion, backing vocals, [[Fairlight CMI]]
'''Additional musicians'''
* Deepak Khazanchi &nbsp;– sitar and tanpura {{small|(track 3)}}<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=It Can Happen|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W36uAXOMxw|language=en|access-date=2021-12-29}}</ref>
* [[Graham Preskett]] &nbsp;– violin {{small|(track 6)}}<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Leave It|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j2Nq1dU_Sg|language=en|access-date=2021-12-29}}</ref>
'''Production'''
*[[Trevor Horn]]&nbsp;– production, backing vocals<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
*Yes&nbsp;– co-production on "Hold On", production {{small|(tracks 11–13)}}
*[[Gary Langan]]&nbsp;– engineering
*Nigel Luby&nbsp;– engineering {{small|(tracks 11–13)}}
*Trevor Rabin&nbsp;– engineering {{small|(tracks 11–13)}}
*[[Julian Mendelsohn|Julian Mendelson]]&nbsp;– additional engineering
*[[Stuart Bruce (engineer)|Stuart Bruce]]&nbsp;– additional engineering
*Keith Finney&nbsp;– assistant engineer
*[[J.J. Jeczalik|Jonathan Jeczalik]]&nbsp;– keyboard programming
*[[Dave Lawson (musician)|Dave Lawson]]&nbsp;– keyboard programming
*[[Bob Ludwig]]&nbsp;– mastering
*Garry Mouat&nbsp;– album sleeve
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (1983–1984)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
|-
{{album chart|Austria|9|artist=Yes|album=90125|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Canada|3|artist=Yes|album=90125|rowheader=true|chartid=4432a|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|4|artist=Yes|album=90125|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|-
!scope="row"| French Albums ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Y.php |website =Infodisc.fr |language=fr |access-date=9 June 2012 |title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – Y |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022124902/http://infodisc.fr/Album_A.php |archive-date=22 October 2014 }} ''Select ''Yes'' from the menu, then press ''OK''.''</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|2|artist=Yes|album=90125|rowheader=true|id=47|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"|Italian Albums (''[[Musica e Dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e Dischi]]|language=it|access-date=March 20, 2024}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Yes".</ref>
|10
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
|9
|-
{{Album chart | New Zealand | 25| artist = Yes| album = 90125| rowheader = true | access-date = March 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|8|artist=Yes|album=90125|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|7|artist=Yes|album=90125|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Yes|album=90125|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|16|date=19831120|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Yes|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|}
== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=Argentina|award=Gold|certyear=1993|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead|title=Estadísticas – Discos de Oro y Platino|publisher=capif.org.ar|work=[[Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]]|language=es|access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1994|certref=<ref>{{cite book|first=Gavin|last=Ryan|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria|year=2011}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=Austria|award=Gold|certyear=1994|artist=Yes|title=90125|access-date=6 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1984|artist=Yes|title=90125|access-date=6 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=France|award=Gold|certyear=1984|source=infodisc|artist=Yes|title=90125|access-date=6 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=Germany|award=Platinum|certyear=1994|artist=Yes|title=90125|access-date=6 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=Italy|award=Platinum|certyear=1984|certref=<ref>{{cite web|author=E. P.|url=http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view_preview.shtml#!/NTovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aWRhY3MxL0A4NjE4OA%3D%3D|url-access=subscription|title=Spettacoli/Milano – Il Rock Particolare Dei "Nuovi" Yes|publisher=archivio.corriere.it|work=[[Corriere della Sera]]|language=it|page=19|date=16 July 1984|access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=Japan|award=Platinum|certyear=1984|certref=<ref name="JPN"/>|salesamount=275,000|salesref=<ref name="JPN"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=Netherlands|award=Gold|certyear=1984|artist=Yes|title=90125|access-date=6 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1984|certref=<ref>{{cite book|first=Dean|last=Scapolo|title=The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006|publisher=Maurienne House|year=2007|isbn=978-1-877443-00-8}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|certyear=1985|id=167-1295-2|artist=Yes|title=90125|access-date=6 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1983|relmonth=11|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=1998|artist=Yes|title=90125|access-date=6 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==Notes==
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==Sources==
*{{Cite book|last=Welch|first=Chris|title=Close to the Edge – The Story of Yes|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-1-84772-132-7|year=2008}}
*{{Cite book|title=Icons of Rock: Velvet Underground ; The Grateful Dead ; Frank Zappa ; Led Zeppelin ; Joni Mitchell ; Pink Floyd ; Neil Young ; David Bowie ; Bruce Springsteen ; Ramones ; U2 ; Nirvana|last1=Schinder|first1=Scott|last2=Schwartz|first2=Andy|date=2008|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313338472}}
*{{Cite book|last=Chambers|first=Stuart|title=Yes: An Endless Dream of '70s, '80s and '90s Rock Music: An Unauthorized Interpretative History in Three Phases|year=2002|publisher=General Store Publishing House|isbn=978-1-894-26347-4}}
*{{Cite book|last=Morse|first=Tim|title=Yesstories: "Yes" in Their Own Words|year=1996|publisher=St Martin's Press|isbn=978-0-312-14453-1}}*{{Cite book|last=Popoff|first=Martin|title=Time and a Word: The Yes Story|year=2016|publisher=Soundcheck Books|isbn=978-0-993-21202-4}}
==External links==
*Official band website at [http://www.yesworld.com/ YesWorld]
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