Tormato is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes. When Alan White was confirmed as a member, the tour began at the fifth scheduled show on 30 July 1972.

"Abilene" was the B-side of "Don't Kill The Whale". 1978 studio album by Yes Tormato Studio album by Yes Released22 September 1978 RecordedFebruary–June 1978 StudioAdvision Studios RAK Studios GenreProgressive rock Length41:35 LabelAtlantic ProducerYes Yes chronology Going for the One Tormato Drama Singles from Tormato "Don't Kill the Whale" Released: September 1978 Tormato is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes. 8 in the UK and No. Their first overseas shows were in Belgium and the Netherlands in June 1969. Guitarist Peter Banks was fired from the band after the gig at Luton College on 18 April 1970.On various dates of the tour, Yes were supported by Beginning with the 1971 dates (when Yes began to be supported by The February 1971 shows in Paris were cancelled due to rioting.The tour saw the band play a total of 111 concerts in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the United States, and Belgium over four legs—two European legs and two North American legs.Wilkinson (2003) lists only three shows from the tour as being cancelled. They played regularly through December 1980, with the band splitting up early the next year. The longest break in touring came from late 2004 through late 2008. The first, on 9 October 1971 at the The second appearance to be cancelled was on 2 November at the Other sources state that it was the 8 November show at the San Francisco The tour saw the band play a total of 97 concerts in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia over seven legs—three North American legs, two European legs, an Asian leg and an Australasian leg.The tour's first four scheduled shows were cancelled in the wake of Bill Bruford's resignation from the band. Tormato is the ninth studio album by YES.Issued as the follow-up to 1977’s acclaimed Going for the One, Tormato. Anderson had suggested to Wakeman that they write a "Release, Release" was developed by Anderson and White, and features "Arriving UFO" is based on a tune that Anderson had developed, inspired to write a science-fiction song having seen "Circus of Heaven" tells the story of a travelling fantasy circus and its visit to a "Onward" is solely credited to Squire, who had produced a demo version of the song on vocals and piano and presented it to the band.

The album received a mixed response from critics yet it became a commercial success. He said that Offord usually incorporated Dolby A, a type of Anderson wrote the music and lyrics to "Future Times/Rejoice" and said his words are more explicit in meaning than his usual style. It was released on 22 September 1978 on Atlantic Records, and is their last album with s… It was released on 22 September 1978 on Atlantic Records, and is their last album with singer Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman before their departure from the group in 1980 and the last album to feature the lineup of Anderson, Wakeman, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White until 1996's Keys to … Many fans and some band members – particularly Rick Wakeman – state that the production was faulty, resulting in compressed and dull sound.

It marked their first tour with the group performing in-the-round that featured a six-ton, £50,000 revolving stage with a 360-degree lighting system fitted above it.

Tormato is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes. 10 in the US, where it became the band's fastest selling album and reached The album features the band playing new instruments that were not used on previous Yes albums. Band: Jon Anderson; Bill Bruford; Steve Howe; Tony Kaye; Chris Squire; On various dates of … The band played live from its creation in summer 1968. It reached No. "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" features Squire playing with a Mu-Tron Envelope Shaper effect.The sleeve includes a photograph of the band that was taken in Wakeman said the album became a "tragedy" as it had poor artwork and production, but good music.Yes supported the album with a 101-date tour of North America and the UK between 28 August 1978 and 30 June 1979. "Some Are Born" was re-worked by Anderson for his second solo album, "High" would be re-worked by Howe as "Sketches in the Sun", an instrumental track released on "Days" was re-worked by Anderson for his second solo album, "Countryside" was re-worked by Howe as "Corkscrew" his solo album "Everybody's Song" is an early version of what became "Does It Really Happen?" The final stop of the U.S. Tormato tour was highlighted in this broadcast with some songs rarely if ever heard in other Yes tours, particularly don't kill the whale, circus of heaven, and on the silent wings of freedom (I'm counting the 79 tour as basically 78 part two tour, since there was no new Yes … Get the Yes Setlist of the concert at Wembley Arena, London, England on October 26, 1978 from the Tormato Tour and other Yes Setlists for free on setlist.fm! The band reformed in 1983, and regular tours resumed in 1984 and continued over the next few decades.