▁next ▁album . ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁band ' s ▁previous ▁studio ▁album , ▁Hem is pher es ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁Rock field ▁Studios ▁in ▁Mon mouth shire ▁and ▁Tr ident ▁Studios ▁in ▁London ▁with ▁long time ▁engineer ▁and ▁arr anger , ▁Terry ▁Brown . ▁R ush ▁continued ▁its ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁sound ▁with ▁the ▁side - long ▁" C yg n us ▁X - 1 ▁Book ▁II : ▁Hem is pher es " ▁and ▁the ▁nine - min ute ▁instrument al ▁" La ▁Villa ▁Str ang i ato ." ▁ ▁Hem is pher es ▁received ▁acc laim ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁It ▁reached ▁number ▁ 1 4 ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁number ▁ 4 1 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁two ▁shorter ▁tracks , ▁" The ▁Tre es " ▁and ▁" Circ um st ances " ▁were ▁released ▁as ▁singles ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁respectively . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁cert ified ▁plat in um ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ) ▁for ▁s elling ▁one ▁million ▁copies . ▁R ush ▁supported ▁Hem is pher es ▁with ▁a ▁concert ▁tour ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁in ▁various ▁expanded ▁formats ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁on