Jeff’s Playlist: The Yes Album

The Yes Album

Yes was a very pop­u­lar band in my neck of the woods when I was young. This is the first of their albums that I had. . . although not their first world­wide release (but their third). 

Give it a lis­ten. I think you might enjoy it.

Album Information

Track list­ing

Side one

No.      Title    Writer(s)         Length

1.         “Yours Is No Disgrace”       Jon AndersonChris SquireSteve HoweTony KayeBill Bruford 9:40
2.         “Clap” (instru­men­tal)            Howe  3:16
3.         “Starship Trooper“
a. “Life Seeker“
b. “Disillusion“
c. “Würm” Anderson Squire Howe Anderson Squire Howe 9:29

Total length:  22:25

Side two

No.      Title    Writer(s)         Length

4.         “I’ve Seen All Good People“
a. “Your Move“
b. “All Good People” Anderson Squire Anderson  Squire         6:55
5.         “A Venture”   Anderson       3:20
6.         “Perpetual Change” AndersonSquire 8:57

Total length:  19:12

Personnel

Yes

John Anderson – vocals, per­cus­sion
Chris Squire – bass gui­tars, vocals
Steve Howe – elec­tric and acoustic gui­tars, vachalia, vocal
Tony Kaye – piano, organ, moog
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion

Additional musi­cian
Colin Goldring – recorder on “I’ve Seen All Good People” (“Your Move”

Production
Yes and Eddie Offord – pro­duc­tion
Eddie Offord – engi­neer­ing
Brian Lane – co-ordi­na­tion
Phil Franks – pho­tog­ra­phy
Barry Wentzell – pho­tog­ra­phy
Jon Goodchild – design

Released       February 19, 1971
Recorded       July 17, 1970 (“Clap”) 1970
Venue             “Clap”: Lyceum Theatre, London
Studio             Advision, Fitzrovia, London
Length            41:38
Label              Atlantic
Producer        Yes Eddie Offord