Yesyears

Box set by Yes

Released

6 August 1991

Recorded

1969–1991

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

4:51:23

Label

Atco

Producer

Yes, Paul Clay,
Tony Colton, Eddie Offord, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin and Paul De Villiers

Yes chronology

Union
(1991)

Yesyears
(1991)

Yesstory
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	^[1]

Yesyears is a career-spanning collection of music by progressive rock band Yes released as a four-disc box set in 1991. It was compiled following the release of Union and Yes's departure from Atlantic Records, with whom they had been contracted since 1969 (and the offshoot label Atco Records since 1983). Yesyears covers the band's musical story from 1969's debut Yes to studio material recorded with Billy Sherwood following Jon Anderson's departure in 1988.

One of the major attractions of Yesyears was its inclusion of rare material, including many previously unreleased songs, and a full-colour booklet detailing Yes's history.

A condensed version of this package, entitled Yesstory, would be released in 1992 on two discs.

Yesyears was deleted in the late 1990s, preceding the release of Rhino Records' (five-disc) box set In a Word: Yes (1969–) in 2002. Most of the rare material found on Yesyears but not on In a Word would surface on Rhino's reissues of Yes albums in 2003 and 2004.

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source	Length
1.	"Something's Coming"	Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim	Single B-side to "Sweetness", July 1969; while the Yes album reissue (2003) includes the mono mix from the UK single, this is the stereo mix, released as an A-side in the Netherlands in 1970.	7:06
2.	"Survival"	Jon Anderson	Yes (1969)	6:18
3.	"Every Little Thing"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Yes (1969)	5:41
4.	"Then"	Anderson	BBC recording on 19 January 1970	4:18
5.	"Everydays"	Stephen Stills	BBC recording on 4 August 1969	4:08
6.	"Sweet Dreams"	Anderson, David Foster	Time and a Word (1970)	3:49
7.	"No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"	Richie Havens	Time and a Word (1970)	4:48
8.	"Time and a Word"	Anderson, Foster	Time and a Word (1970)	4:31
9.	"Starship Trooper a. "Life Seeker" b. "Disillusion" c. "Würm"	Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe	The Yes Album (1970)	9:25
10.	"Yours Is No Disgrace"	Anderson, Squire, Howe, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford	The Yes Album (1970)	9:41
11.	"I've Seen All Good People" a. "Your Move" b. "All Good People"	Anderson, Squire	The Yes Album (1970)	6:53
12.	"Long Distance Runaround"	Anderson	Fragile (1971)	3:30
13.	"The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)"	Squire	Fragile (1971)	2:37
Total length:				72:45

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source	Length
1.	"Roundabout"	Anderson, Howe	Fragile (1971)	8:31
2.	"Heart of the Sunrise"	Anderson, Squire, Bruford	Fragile (1971)	10:35
3.	"America" (Single edit)	Paul Simon	Single A-side, July 1972; full version included on The New Age of Atlantic compilation (1972), and on Yesterdays (1975)	4:04
4.	"Close to the Edge" I. "The Solid Time of Change" II. "Total Mass Retain" III. "I Get Up I Get Down" IV. "Seasons of Man"	Anderson, Howe	Close to the Edge (1972)	18:34
5.	"Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)"	Anderson, Howe, Squire, Rick Wakeman, Alan White	Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973)	21:33
6.	"Sound Chaser"	Anderson, Squire, Howe, White, Patrick Moraz	Relayer (1974)	9:22
Total length:				72:39

Disc three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source	Length
1.	"Soon" (Single edit)	Anderson	Single A-side, January 1975; excerpt from "The Gates of Delirium" from Relayer (1974)	4:06
2.	"Amazing Grace"	Trad. arr. Squire	Previously unreleased, recorded 4 November 1976 in London; included on the Going for the One reissue (2003)	2:31
3.	"Vevey, Part One"	Anderson, Wakeman	Previously unreleased, recorded 23 February 1977 in Vevey; full version included on the Going for the One reissue (2003)	1:07
4.	"Wonderous Stories"	Anderson	Going for the One (1977)	3:49
5.	"Awaken"	Anderson, Howe	Going for the One (1977)	15:35
6.	"Montreux's Theme"	Howe, Squire, Anderson, White	Previously unreleased, recorded during the Going for the One sessions late 1976/early 1977 and included on its reissue (2003)	2:26
7.	"Vevey, Part Two"	Anderson, Wakeman	Previously unreleased, recorded 23 February 1977 in Vevey; full version included on the Going for the One reissue (2003)	0:56
8.	"Going for the One"	Anderson	Going for the One (1977)	5:32
9.	"Money"	Squire, Anderson, White, Wakeman	Previously unreleased, recorded 31 March 1978 in London during the Tormato sessions and included on its reissue (2004); with a spoken overdub by Rick Wakeman	3:12
10.	"Abilene"	Howe	B-side of "Don't Kill the Whale" single (UK), August 1978; included on the Tormato reissue (2004)	3:55
11.	"Don't Kill the Whale"	Anderson, Squire	Tormato (1978)	3:54
12.	"On the Silent Wings of Freedom"	Anderson, Squire	Tormato (1978)	7:46
13.	"Does It Really Happen?"	Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Howe, Squire, White	Drama (1980)	6:30
14.	"Tempus Fugit"	Downes, Horn, Howe, Squire, White	Drama (1980)	5:14
15.	"Run with the Fox"	Squire, White, Peter Sinfield	Single A-side, December 1981, by Chris Squire and Alan White	4:09
16.	"I'm Down"	Lennon, McCartney	Previously unreleased, live at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, 17 June 1976	2:31
Total length:				73:13

Disc four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source	Length
1.	"Make It Easy"	Trevor Rabin	Previously unreleased, recorded January 1982 by Cinema; included on the 90125 reissue (2004)	6:08
2.	"It Can Happen"	Anderson, Rabin, Squire	Previously unreleased, recorded January 1982 by Cinema; early version of 90125 song, included on its reissue (2004)	6:01
3.	"Owner of a Lonely Heart"	Rabin, Anderson, Squire, Horn	90125 (1983)	4:27
4.	"Hold On"	Rabin, Anderson, Squire	90125 (1983)	5:15
5.	"Shoot High, Aim Low"	Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire, White	Big Generator (1987)	7:00
6.	"Rhythm of Love"	Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire	Big Generator (1987)	4:46
7.	"Love Will Find a Way"	Rabin	Big Generator (1987)	4:49
8.	"Changes"	Rabin, Anderson, White	Previously unreleased, live at the The Summit, Houston, TX, 19 February 1988; studio version on 90125	7:34
9.	"And You and I" I. "Cord of Life" II. "Eclipse" III. "The Preacher the Teacher" IV. "Apocalypse"	Anderson, Bruford, Howe, Squire	Previously unreleased, live at the The Summit, Houston, TX, 19 February 1988; studio version on Close to the Edge	10:49
10.	"Heart of the Sunrise"	Anderson, Squire, Bruford	Live at The Summit, Houston, TX, 19 February 1988; studio version on Fragile	10:50
11.	"Love Conquers All"	Squire, Billy Sherwood	Outtake from Union, recorded in early 1991	4:58
Total length:				72:37

Yesyears (Atco 791 644) failed to chart in the UK or United States

Personnel

Yes

Jon Anderson – lead vocals (1.1 – 1.13, 2.1 – 2.6, 3.1, 3.4 – 3.5, 3.8 – 3.12, 3.16, 4.3 – 4.10), harp (3.3, 3.7), guitar (3.6)
Peter Banks – guitar, backing vocals (1.1 – 1.8)
Bill Bruford – drums (1.1 – 1.13, 2.1 – 2.4)
Tony Kaye – keyboards (1.1 – 1.11, 4.1 – 4.11)
Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals (all)
Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals (1.9 – 1.13, 2.1 – 2.6, 3.1, 3.4 – 3.6, 3.8 – 3.14, 3.16)
Rick Wakeman – keyboards (1.12 – 1.13, 2.1 – 2.5, 3.3 – 3.12)
Alan White – drums (2.5 – 2.6, 3.1, 3.4 – 3.6, 3.8 – 3.16, 4.1 – 4.11)
Patrick Moraz – keyboards (2.6, 3.1, 3.16)
Geoff Downes – keyboards (3.13 – 3.14)
Trevor Horn – lead vocals (3.13 – 3.14)
Trevor Rabin – guitar (4.1 – 4.11)

Additional musicians

David Foster – backing vocals (1.6), acoustic guitar (1.8)
Billy Sherwood – additional background vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards (4.11)

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r78747

Yes
Steve Howe Alan White Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison Chris Squire Jon Anderson Peter Banks Bill Bruford Tony Kaye Rick Wakeman Patrick Moraz Trevor Horn Trevor Rabin 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 Progeny: Highlights from Seventy-Two
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" "Soon" "Wonderous Stories" "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" "Shoot High Aim Low" "Lift Me Up" "Saving My Heart" "Make It Easy" "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" "Changes" "Cinema" "Our Song" "Big Generator" "The Solution" "Fly from Here"
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 bands	Mabel Greer's Toyshop XYZ Cinema Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Related articles	Discography Band members Yesoteric Roger Dean Brian Lane Symphonic Music of Yes Jimmy Haun Jay Schellen
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