Yesshows

Live album by Yes

Released

24 November 1980

Recorded

17 August 1976–28 October 1978

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

78:54

Yes chronology

Drama
(1980)

Yesshows
(1980)

90125
(1983)

Yesshows is the second live album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released in November 1980 on Atlantic Records. The album is compiled of recordings from their 1976, 1977, and 1978 tours from dates in North America and Europe with its mixing supervised by bassist Chris Squire.

Yesshows was remastered and expanded in 2009 by Isao Kikuchi, and published by Warner Music Japan as part of their "Yes SHM-CD Papersleeve" series.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Yesshows (Atlantic K 60142) reached #22 in the UK. It also reached #43 in the US during a chart stay of 12 weeks.

Track listing

Note: "Parallels" opens with an excerpt from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky.

Side one
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Parallels"	Chris Squire	24 November 1977; Ahoy'-Hal, Rotterdam	7:07
2.	"Time and a Word"	Jon Anderson, David Foster	27 October 1978; Empire Pool, London	4:06
3.	"Going for the One"	Anderson	18 November 1977; Festhalle, Frankfurt	5:22

Side two
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"The Gates of Delirium"	Anderson, Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Patrick Moraz	17 August 1976; Cobo Hall, Detroit	22:40

Side three
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Don't Kill the Whale"	Anderson, Squire	28 October 1978; Empire Pool, London	4:12
2.	"Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil) (Part I)"	Anderson, Squire, Howe, Rick Wakeman, White	17 August 1976; Cobo Hall, Detroit	11:48

Side four
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil) (Part II)"	Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman, White	17 August 1976; Cobo Hall, Detroit	17:07
2.	"Wonderous Stories"	Anderson	24 November 1977; Ahoy'-Hal, Rotterdam	3:54

2009 CD

2009 CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"I've Seen All Good People a. Your Move b. All Good People"	Anderson, Squire	28 October 1978; Empire Pool, London
2.	"Roundabout"	Anderson, Howe	October 1978; Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Personnel

Jon Anderson: lead vocals, guitar, percussion
Chris Squire: bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion on "Ritual", mixing
Steve Howe: electric & acoustic guitars, lap & pedal steel guitars, backing vocals
Patrick Moraz: keyboards on "The Gates of Delirium" and "Ritual"
Rick Wakeman: keyboards on all other tracks
Alan White: drums, percussion, backing vocals

Reissues

1987 - Atlantic - CD (Japanese only)
1994 - Atlantic - CD (Remastered)
2009 - 2-CD New Remaster by Isao Kikuchi - Warner Music Japan WPCR-13525/6

References

↑ Planer, Lindsay (2011). "Yesshows - Yes | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

Sources

AllMusicGuide.com
"Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c.2002

Yes

Steve Howe Alan White Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison Chris Squire Jon Anderson Peter Banks Bill Bruford Tony Kaye Tony O'Reilly Rick Wakeman Patrick Moraz Trevor Horn Trevor Rabin Eddie Jobson Igor Khoroshev Benoît David Oliver Wakeman

Studio albums	Yes Time and a Word The Yes Album Fragile Close to the Edge Tales from Topographic Oceans Relayer Going for the One Tormato Drama 90125 Big Generator Union Talk Keys to Ascension Keys to Ascension 2 Open Your Eyes The Ladder Magnification Fly from Here Heaven & Earth

Live albums	Yessongs Yesshows 9012Live: The Solos Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 House of Yes: Live from House of Blues Symphonic Live Live at Montreux 2003 Union Live In the Present – Live from Lyon Songs from Tsongas Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center

Compilations	Yesterdays Classic Yes Yesstory Highlights: The Very Best of Yes Keystudio Yes Remixes Yes, Friends and Relatives Greatest Hits Live

Singles	"Your Move" "Roundabout" "America" "And You and I" "Don't Kill the Whale" "Into the Lens" "Owner of a Lonely Heart" "Leave It" "It Can Happen" "Hold On" "Love Will Find a Way" "Rhythm of Love" "Lift Me Up" "Make It Easy" "Saving My Heart" "The Calling" "Walls" "Open Your Eyes" "We Can Fly"

Other notable songs	"Yours Is No Disgrace" "Starship Trooper" "South Side of the Sky" "Long Distance Runaround" "Heart of the Sunrise" "Close to the Edge" "Siberian Khatru" "The Gates of Delirium" "Awaken" "Onward" "Changes" "Cinema" "Our Song" "Big Generator" "Shoot High Aim Low" "The Solution"

Video releases	Yessongs 9012Live YesYears Greatest Video Hits Yes: Live - 1975 at Q.P.R. Live in Philadelphia Keys to Ascension Yesspeak Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss Classic Artists: Yes Yesspeak Live: The Director's Cut The Lost Broadcasts Rock of the '70s

Box sets	Yesyears In a Word: Yes (1969–) The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection The Word Is Live Essentially Yes Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two

Tours	The Yes Album Tour Fragile Tour Close to the Edge Tour 1960s–70s 1980s–90s 2000s–10s

Related articles	Discography List of band members XYZ Cinema UK The Buggles Asia GTR Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman Yesoteric Conspiracy Steve Howe Trio Circa Yoso The Syn Mystery Esquire Glass Hammer Jimmy Haun Tom Brislin Brian Lane World Trade Symphonic Music of Yes Run with the Fox

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