“The Yes Album” is the third 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 their 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.
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.
“The Yes Album” este al treilea album al trupei engleze
de rock progresiv Yes, lansat pe 19 februarie 1971 de catre Atlantic
Records. Este primul lor album cu chitaristul Steve Howe care l-a inlocuit pe
Peter Banks in 1970 si ultimul cu claparul lor din 1970, Tony Kaye. Albumul
este primul care nu contine preluari de cantece.
Trupa a petrecut mijlocul lui 1970 scriind si repetand noul material la o ferma din Romansleigh, Devon si noile cantece au fost inregistrate la Advision Studios in Londra in toamna. In timp ce materialul retine atentia prin armonia apropiata a cantecelor cu orga Hammond a lui Kaye si cu basul melodic al lui Chris Squire, la fel ca pe materialele lor mai timpurii, noul material acopera si stiluri ca piano jazz, funk si muzica acustica, cu contributia tuturor membrilor trupei si piesele au fost extinse ca durata pentru a permite muzicii sa se dezvolte. Howe a contribuit cu o varietate de stiluri la chitara, incluzand si chitara portugheza si a inregistrat o piesa acustaica, solo, “Clap”, in concert la Lyceum Theatre din Londra.
Albumul a fost un success de critica si un lovitura comerciala majora pentru Yes, care au fost pe punctual de a fi dati la o parte de catre Atlantic Records datorita ratarilor comerciale ale primelor doua albume. Albumul a atins locul 4 in Marea Britanie si locul 40 in Statele Unite si a fost, mai tarziu, certificat cu platina de catre RIIA, pentru vanzarea a un million de copii. Albumul a fost relansat pe CD de cateva ori si a avut si o lansare pe Blu-ray in 2014, rearanjat de catre Steven Wilson.
Trupa a petrecut mijlocul lui 1970 scriind si repetand noul material la o ferma din Romansleigh, Devon si noile cantece au fost inregistrate la Advision Studios in Londra in toamna. In timp ce materialul retine atentia prin armonia apropiata a cantecelor cu orga Hammond a lui Kaye si cu basul melodic al lui Chris Squire, la fel ca pe materialele lor mai timpurii, noul material acopera si stiluri ca piano jazz, funk si muzica acustica, cu contributia tuturor membrilor trupei si piesele au fost extinse ca durata pentru a permite muzicii sa se dezvolte. Howe a contribuit cu o varietate de stiluri la chitara, incluzand si chitara portugheza si a inregistrat o piesa acustaica, solo, “Clap”, in concert la Lyceum Theatre din Londra.
Albumul a fost un success de critica si un lovitura comerciala majora pentru Yes, care au fost pe punctual de a fi dati la o parte de catre Atlantic Records datorita ratarilor comerciale ale primelor doua albume. Albumul a atins locul 4 in Marea Britanie si locul 40 in Statele Unite si a fost, mai tarziu, certificat cu platina de catre RIIA, pentru vanzarea a un million de copii. Albumul a fost relansat pe CD de cateva ori si a avut si o lansare pe Blu-ray in 2014, rearanjat de catre Steven Wilson.
List of tracks
Side 1
1. "Yours
Is No Disgrace" Jon Anderson,
Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Tony
Kaye, Bill Bruford 9:41
2. "Clap" Howe 3:17
3. "Starship
Trooper" Anderson, Howe, Squire 9:29
a. "Life Seeker"
b. "Disillusion"
c. "Würm"
Side 2
4. "I've
Seen All Good People" Anderson,
Squire 6:56
a. "Your Move"
b. "All Good People"
5. "A
Venture" Anderson 3:21
6. "Perpetual
Change" Anderson, Squire 8:58
Personnel
Yes
John Anderson– vocals, percussion
Chris Squire – bass guitar, vocals
Steve Howe – electric and acoustic guitars, vachalia,
vocal
Tony Kaye – piano, organ, Moog
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
Additional musician
Colin Goldring – recorders on "Your Move"
Production
Yes and Eddie Offord – production
Eddie Offord – engineering
Brian Lane – co-ordination
Phil Franks – photography
Barry Wentzell – photography
Jon Goodchild – design
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