Editing Relayer (section)

{{short description|1974 studio album by Yes}}
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{{Infobox album
| name         = Relayer
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Yes (band)|Yes]]
| cover        = Relayer front cover.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = 29 November 1974
| recorded     = 1974
| studio       = New Pipers, [[Virginia Water]], Surrey
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Progressive rock]]|[[jazz fusion]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/yes-songs-ranked/|title=All 183 Yes Songs Ranked Worst to Best|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=4 December 2018|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>}}
| length       = 40:31
| label        = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| producer     = {{flatlist|
*Yes
*[[Eddie Offord]]}}
| prev_title   = [[Tales from Topographic Oceans]]
| prev_year    = 1973
| next_title   = [[Yesterdays (Yes album)|Yesterdays]]
| next_year    = 1975
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Relayer
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[The Gates of Delirium|Soon]]"/"Sound Chaser
 | single1date = 8 January 1975 (US)
}}
}}
'''''Relayer''''' is the seventh studio album by the English [[progressive rock]] band [[Yes (band)|Yes]], 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 (band)|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|''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 [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for selling over 500,000 copies in the US. It was remastered in 2003 and in 2014, both with previously unreleased tracks; the latter includes new stereo and [[5.1 surround sound]] mixes and additional tracks.