Yesterdays
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Yesterdays is a 1975 compilation album by the British progressive rock band Yes. Released as the band were about to explore their own solo projects, it consists mostly of material from their first two albums, Yes and Time and a Word. In addition, it features the b-side "Dear Father" and their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "America" which was featured on an Atlantic Records sampler album in 1972 called "New Age of Atlantic" (see [AMG] for track listing of this album). An edit of this extended recording was also released as a US single that year.
All of the tracks on this album feature Yes’s original line-up with Peter Banks and Tony Kaye except "America," which includes Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman.
This was the last Yes album until Drama (1980) to use cover artwork by Roger Dean. The front cover incorporates imagery from the cover of Time and a Word, while the back cover was designed to be used as an alternate front cover.
Track listing
- "America" (Paul Simon) (from New Age of Atlantic, 1972) – 10:30
- "Looking Around" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) (from Yes, 1969) – 4:00
- "Time and a Word" (Anderson/David Foster) (from Time and a Word, 1970) – 4:32
- "Sweet Dreams" (Anderson/Foster) (from Time and a Word, 1970) – 3:50
- "Then" (Anderson) (from Time and a Word, 1970) – 5:45
- "Survival" (Anderson) (from Yes, 1969) – 6:20
- "Astral Traveller" (Anderson) (from Time and a Word, 1970) – 5:53
- "Dear Father" (Anderson/Squire) (b-side of "Sweetness" single (taken from Yes), 1970) – 4:21
Personnel
- Jon Anderson - vocals
- Peter Banks - guitar on 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Tony Kaye - keyboards on 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Chris Squire - guitar, vocals
- Bill Bruford - drums
- Steve Howe - guitar on 1
- Rick Wakeman - keyboards on 1
Sources
- AllMusicGuide.com
- "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c.2002 [[Citing sources citation needed]]
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | UK Albums Chart | 27 |
| 1975 | Billboard Pop Albums | 17 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "America" Single version to be found on expanded'' Close to the Edge | Billboard Pop Singles | 46 |
| Yes |
|---|
| Jon Anderson | Chris Squire | Steve Howe | Rick Wakeman | Alan White |
| Peter Banks | Tony Kaye| Bill Bruford | Patrick Moraz | Geoff Downes | Trevor Horn | Trevor Rabin | Billy Sherwood | Igor Khoroshev |
| Discography |
| 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 | Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe | Union | Talk | Open Your Eyes | The Ladder | Magnification |
| Live albums: Yessongs | Yesshows | [[9012Live: The Solos]] | Keys to Ascension | Keys to Ascension 2 | [[House of Yes: Live from House of Blues]] |
| Compilations: Yesterdays | Classic Yes | Yesstory | [[The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection]] |
| Remix albums: Yes Remixes |
| Box sets: Yesyears | [[In a Word: Yes (1969 - )]] | The Word is Live |
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