Editing Close to the Edge (section)

== Release ==
''Close to the Edge'' was released on 8 September 1972 in the UK<ref name=releasedateUK/> and on 13 September 1972 in the US,<ref name=releasedateUS/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/close-to-the-edge-mw0000692219|title=AllMusic|publisher=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> six weeks into the band's [[Close to the Edge Tour|1972–73 world tour]] to promote the album. It became their biggest commercial success since their formation, reaching number 3 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart in the United States<ref name="BillboardAlbum">{{AllMusic |class=album |tab=charts-awards |id=r22455 |label=''Close to the Edge'' – Yes > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album |accessdate=19 May 2006 |ref=BillboardAlbum}}</ref> and number 4 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name=ukchart>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Close%20To%20The%20Edge|title=Official Charts Company – Yes ''Close to the Edge''|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> In the [[Netherlands]], the album went to number one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Yes&titel=Close+To+The+Edge&cat=a|title=Netherlands chart info – Yes ''Close to the Edge''|publisher=ultratop.be|access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> The album received 450,000 advanced orders in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Record Roundup|magazine=NME|date=16 September 1972|page=4|via=ProQuest}}</ref> On 30 October 1972, the album was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for 500,000 copies sold in the United States.<ref name=RIAA/> Atlantic Records owner [[Ahmet Ertegun]] presented the group with their gold disc award at a restaurant in New York City on 20 November, where their manager, [[Brian Lane (manager)|Brian Lane]], announced the band's new five-year contract with Atlantic.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=NME|title=Yes make Gold, Ringo hires Cheech & Chong|page=33|first=Linda|last=Solomon|date=2 December 1972|via=ProQuest}}</ref> The album continued to sell, and was certified platinum for one million copies sold on 10 April 1998.<ref name=RIAA>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Yes&ti=Close%20to%20the%20Edge#search_section|title=American album certifications – Yes – Close to the Edge|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref>

Yes released "And You and I" as a two-part single in the United States in October 1972.{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=311}} In the United Kingdom, the song was released in its entirety with "[[Roundabout (Yes song)|Roundabout]]" on its [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].{{sfn|Welch|2008|p=312}} It peaked at number 42 on the ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] singles chart in the United States for the week of 16 December 1972.<ref name="BillboardSingles">{{AllMusic |class=album |tab=charts-awards/billboard-single |id=r22455 |label=''Close to the Edge'' – Yes > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |accessdate=19 May 2006 |ref=BillboardSingles}}</ref> A single edit of "Total Mass Retain" was released as the B-side to the group's non-album single, a rendition of "[[America (Simon & Garfunkel song)|America]]" made famous by [[Simon & Garfunkel]], released on 17 July 1972.<ref name="CDsleeve">{{cite AV media notes|title=Close to the Edge [2003 Remastered and Expanded Version]|year=1972|publisher=Rhino Records|type=CD liner notes|id=8122-73790-2}}</ref>

=== Reissues ===
In 1987, ''Close to the Edge'' was reissued by [[Atlantic Records]] on CD in the United States{{refn|Atlantic SD 191332|group="nb"}}  and Europe.{{refn|Atlantic SD 250012|group="nb"}} Another issue of the album was digitally remastered by [[Joe Gastwirt]] in 1994.{{refn|Atlantic SD 826662|group="nb"}} In 2003, the album was reissued again on disc in an expanded and remastered edition by [[Rhino Records|Rhino]] and [[Elektra Records]]. Included were two previously unreleased tracks: an alternate version of "And You and I", an early run-through of "Siberian Khatru", and Yes's 1972 single "[[America (Simon & Garfunkel song)#Cover versions|America]]" with its [[b-side]], an edit of "Total Mass Retain".{{refn|Elektra R2 73790|group="nb"}}

In 2013, two new editions of the album were released. [[Steve Hoffman (audio engineer)|Steve Hoffman]] of [[Audio Fidelity Records]] conducted a remastering in both CD and [[Super Audio CD]] formats.{{refn|Audio Fidelity AFZ147|group="nb"}} For the Panegyric label, [[Steven Wilson]] used the original multi-track recordings to produce a "2013 stereo mix", a [[5.1 surround sound]] mix, and an "original stereo mix" from a flat transfer of the LP, in both a CD and [[DVD-Audio]] and CD and [[Blu-ray Disc]] package. Bonus tracks include single edits, an early rough mix of "Close to the Edge", and instrumental versions of the album's three tracks.{{refn|Panegyric GYRBD50012|group="nb"}}

On 7 March 2025, a seven-disc super deluxe edition of ''Close To the Edge'', which was first announced in January 2025, was released. The reissue features a remaster of the original album, instrumental mixes, and a new Steven Wilson, 5.1 surround sound, [[Dolby Atmos]], and stereo mix. The box set also includes three discs of rarities and live material.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNally |first1=Dylan |date=15 January 2025 |title=Yes / Close To The Edge super deluxe edition |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/yes-close-to-the-edge-super-deluxe-edition/ |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=SuperDeluxeEdition}}</ref>