Description
The Yes Album is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 19 February 1971 by Atlantic Records. It is their first album with guitarist Steve Howe, who replaced Peter Banks in 1970, and they're last in the 1970s to feature keyboardist Tony Kaye.
The album was the first by the group not to feature any cover versions of songs. The band spent mid-1970 writing and rehearsing new material at a farmhouse at Romansleigh, Devon, and the new songs were recorded at Advision Studios in London in the autumn. While the album retained close harmony singing, Kaye's Hammond organ, and Chris Squire's melodic bass, as heard on earlier releases, the new material also covered further styles including jazz piano, funk, and acoustic music, with all band members contributing ideas, and tracks were extended in length to allow music to develop. Howe contributed a variety of guitar styles, including a Portuguese guitar, and recorded a solo acoustic guitar piece, "Clap", live at the Lyceum Theatre, London.
The album was a critical success and a major commercial breakthrough for Yes, who had been at risk of being dropped by Atlantic Records due to the commercial failures of their first two albums. It reached number 4 in the United Kingdom and number 40 in the United States and was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for surpassing one million copies. The album has been reissued on CD several times and was given a Blu-ray release in 2014 remixed by Steven Wilson.
Release Info
Label: Atlantic R1 73788
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 2013
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist
A1 Yours Is No Disgrace
A2 Clap
Starship Trooper
I've Seen All Good People
B2 A Venture
B3 Perpetual Change