Rick Wakeman Wakeman later called it "dreadful" as contractual disputes between Atlantic Records, who had signed Yes, and A&M prevented him from writing his own composition. Wakeman claimed his contributions to the group written tracks were not credited, that management had agreed to "sort something out on the publishing side" but never took care of it. Wakeman "enjoyed the music too much" to cause a rift about the issue, but said it amounts to "a fair bit of money." "Fragile" reached the top ten in the UK and the US; the Fragile Tour marked Wakeman's first visit to North America. Its commercial
The Fragile (Nine Inch Nails album) The Fragile (Nine Inch Nails album) The Fragile is the third studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as a double album on September 21, 1999 by Nothing and Interscope Records. It was produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and longtime collaborator Alan Moulder. "The Fragile" peaked at number one on the US "Billboard" 200 in its debut week before dropping to number 16 the following week. It was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 4, 2000, denoting shipments of over 898,000 copies in the United