A Yes Retrospective, 1968-2024

Yes A Retrospective: 1968-2024

Overview: The progressive rock band Yes formed in 1968 in London, England. They originally consisted of Anderson, Squire, Kaye, Bruford, and guitarist Peter Banks, but have had various members through the years. This page offers snapshots of all of the band’s studio albums from 1969 to 2002 and highlights five compilations covering those years. The Players (from 1968-2024): Jon Anderson (vocals: 1968-80, 1983-88, 1990-2004) Peter Banks (guitar: 1968-70) Benoit David (vocals: 2008-12) Bill Bruford (drums: 1968-72, 1990-92) Jon Davison (vocals: 2012-present) Geoff Downes (keyboards: 1980-81, 2011-present) Trevor Horn (vocals: 1980-81) Steve Howe (guitar: 1970-81, 1990-92, 1995-present) Tony Kaye (keyboards: 1968-71, 1982-94) Igor Khoroshev (keyboards: 1997-2000) Patrick Moraz (keyboards: 1974-76) Trevor Rabin (guitar, vocals, keyboards: 1982-94) Jay Schellen (drums: 2023-present) Billy Sherwood (bass, keyboards, guitar: 1997-2000, 2015-present) Chris Squire (bass: 1968-2015). Died in 2015. Oliver Wakeman (keyboards: 2008-11) Rick Wakeman (keyboards: 1971-74, 1976-80, 1990-92, 1995-96, 2002-04) Alan White (drums: 1972-2022). Died in 2022. Links DMDB encyclopedia entry for Yes YesWorld.com (official site) Facebook Wikipedia Yes et al: Top 100 Songs DMDB pocast: The Best of Yes DMDB blog (7/15/2009). "The Steve Howe Show"

Awards

Studio Albums

Compilations CY Classic Yes (covers 1971-77, released 1981) YY Yes Years (covers 1969-91, released 1991) YS Yes Story (covers 1969-87, released 1992) VB Highlights: The Veery Best of (covers 1969-87, released 1993) IW In a Word (covers 1969-2001, released 2002) US Ultimate Yes: The 35th Anniversary Collection (3-disc US version, covers 1969-2003, released 2003) UK Ultimate Yes: The 35th Anniversary Collection (2-disc UK version, covers 1969-2003, released 2003) S1 Yes Singles (covers 1971-1983, released 2023) S2 Yes Singles 2 (covers 1969-1987, released 2024) Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the anthologies are noted.

Yes (1969)

Beyond and Before I See You Yesterday and Today Looking Around S2 Harold Land Every Little Thing YY, IW Sweetness IW, S2 Survival YY, YS, VB, IW, UK Other Songs from This Era: Something’s Coming (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) [7:06] (7/69, --) YY, S2

About the Album: The debut album from Yes featured Jon Anderson (vocals), Peter Banks (guitar), Bill Bruford (drums), Tony Kaye (keyboards), and Chris Squire (bass). The album featured mostly original songs, including singles “Sweetness” and “Looking Around” as well as covers of the Beatles’ “Every Little Thing” and the Byrds’ “I See You.” The album did not chart in the UK or U.S. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Time and a Word (1970)

No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed YY, YS Then YY, IW, UK Everydays YY Sweet Dreams YY, IW, S2 The Prophet Clear Days Astral Traveller IW Time and a Word YY, VB, IW, US Other Songs from This Era: Dear Father (Anderson, Squire) [4:21] (6/19/70, B-side of “Sweet Dreams”) IW

About the Album: The same lineup returned for Yes’ sophomore album, which included singles for the title cut and “Sweet Dreams” and a cover of Richie Havens’ “No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed.” Like its predecessor, the album failed to chart in the UK or U.S. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

The Yes Album (1971)

Yours Is No Disgrace CY, YY, IW, US, UK The Clap IW Starship Trooper CY, YY, YS, VB, IW, US, UK a. Life Seeker S1 b. Disillusion c. Würm I’ve Seen All Good People CY, YY, YS, VB, IW, US, UK a. Your Move S1 b. All Good People A Venture Perpetual Change JW

About the Album: Peter Banks left the group and was replaced by Steve Howe, who would be come the group’s most celebrated guitarist. The album marked the debut of guitarist Steve Howe and became the band’s breakthrough, reaching the top 10 in the UK. “Your Move,” an excerpt from “I’ve Seen All Good People” reached the top 40 in the U.S. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Fragile (1971)

Roundabout CY, YY, YS, VB, IW, US, UK, S1 Cans and Brahms We Have Heaven South Side of the Sky IW, US Five Per Cent for Nothing Long Distance Runaround CY, YY, VB, IW, US, UK The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) CY, YY Mood for a Day Heart of the Sunrise CY, YY, YS, IW, US, UK

About the Album: Keyboardist Tony Kaye left the band and was replaced by Rick Wakeman. Fragile pushed Yes to even greater commercial success. “Roundabout” reached the top 20 in the U.S. and became the group’s signature song. The album reached the top 10 in the UK and U.S. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Close to the Edge (1972)

Close to the Edge CY, IW a. The Solid Time of Change b. Total Mass Retain (6/7/72, B-side of “America”) c. I Get Up, I Get Down d. Seasons of Man And You and I CY, YS, US, UK, S1 a. Cord of Life b. Eclipse c. The Preacher, the Teacher d. Apocalypse Siberian Khatru IW, US, UK Other Songs from This Era: America (Paul Simon) [10:30, 4:04 – single edit] (6/7/72, 46 US, 44 CB, 38 HR, 16 CL) YY, IW, US, S1

About the Album: Close to the Edge featured the Anderson-Bruford-Howe-Squire-Wakeman lineup which also recorded Fragile. The album, which has been celebrated as a progressive rock masterpiece, reached the top 5 in the UK and U.S. The album was comprised of three cuts, running 18, 10, and 9 minutes. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973)

The Revealing Science of God – Dance of the Dawn IW The Remembering – High the Memory The Ancient – Giants Under the Sun Ritual – Nous Sommes du Soleil YY, YS, UK

About the Album: Yet another shake-up in the Yes family. Drummer Bill Bruford left, replaced by Alan White. This double album featured only four songs, each taking up a full side of an LP. It went to #1 in the UK and top 10 in the U.S. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Relayer (1974)

Gates of Delirium IW Sound Chaser YY, S1 To Be Over IW Other Songs from This Era: Soon (Anderson) [4:06] (7/1/75, single, excerpt from “The Gates of Delirium”) YY, YS, VB, US, UK, S1

About the Album: Wakeman left the group and was replaced by keyboardist Patrick Moraz. The album was another top 5 success in the UK and U.S. and was supported by the single “Soon,” an excerpt from the 21-minute “The Gates of Delirium.” Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Going for the One (1977)

Going for the One YY, YS, VB, IW, US, UK, S2 Turn of the Century IW Parallels Wonderous Stories CY, YY, YS, VB, IW, US, UK, S1 Awaken YY, UK Other Songs from This Era: I’m Down (Lennon, McCartney) [2:31] (6/17/76 live recording) YY Amazing Grace (traditional, arranged by Squire) [2:31] (recorded 11/4/76) YY Vevey, Part One (Anderson, Wakeman) [1:07] (recorded 2/23/77) YY Montreaux’s Theme (Howe, Squire, Anderson, White) [2:26] (recorded late 1976/early 1977) YY Vevey, Part Two (Anderson, Wakeman) [0:56] (recorded 2/23/77) YY

About the Album: After a three-year break, Yes returned with Wakeman back in tow giving them the same lineup which recorded 1973’s Tales from Topographic Oceans. The album topped the charts in the UK, where the single “Wonderous Stories” also went top 10. In the U.S., the album reached the top 10. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Classic Yes Yes

Released: November 30, 1981 Recorded: 1970-1978 Peak: 142 US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.06 UK, 1.06 world (includes US and UK) Genre: progressive rock Rating: 3.855 out of 5.00 (average of 12 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Heart of the Sunrise (2) Wonderous Stories (3) Yours Is No Disgrace (4) Starship Trooper (5) Long Distance Runaround (6) The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) (7) And You and I (8) Roundabout (9) I’ve Seen All Good People Total Running Time: 65:14 About Classic Yes: While released in 1981, Classic Yes did not include any cuts from the previous two albums, 1978’s Tormato and 1980’s Drama. It also skipped over the band’s first two albums, covering from 1970 to 1977. Even with those years, however, the Tales from Topographic Oceans and Relayer were not represented on the collection. Also, “Roundabout” is a live version.

Tormato (1978)

Future Times/Rejoice Don’t Kill the Whale YY, YS, IW, US, UK, S1 Madrigal Release, Release IW Arriving UFO IW Circus of Heaven Onward On the Silent Wings of Freedom YY Other Songs from This Era: Money (Squire, Anderson, White, Wakeman) [3:12] (recorded 3/31/78) YY Abilene (Howe) [3:55] (9/4/78, B-side of “Don’t Kill the Whale”) YY

About the Album: The ninth Yes album featured the Anderson-Howe-Squire-Wakeman-White lineup which had also recorded Going for the One and Tales from Topographic Oceans. This was the sixth consecutive Yes album to hit the top 10 in the UK and U.S. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Drama (1980)

Machine Messiah IW White Car Does It Really Happen? YY, YS Into the Lens (I Am a Camera) S1 Run Through the Light Tempus Fugit YY, IW, US Other Songs from This Era: Richard (Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, White) [3:33] IW Tango (Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, White) [3:48] IW Never Done Before (Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, White) [2:10] IW Crossfire (Howe, Squire) [2:42] IW

About the Album: Jon Anderson, who’d been with the band since the beginning, departed as did Rick Wakeman. Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, both from the Buggles (“Video Killed the Radio Star”) came on board. This was the first album since 1971’s The Yes Album to miss the top 10 in the U.S., but it hit #2 in the UK. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

90125 (1983)

Owner of a Lonely Heart YY, YS, VB, IW, US, UK, S1 Hold On YY, IW It Can Happen YY, IW, US, S2 Changes YY, YS Cinema Leave It VB, IW, US, UK, S1 Our Song City of Love Hearts Other Songs from This Era: Run with the Fox Squire, White, Pete Sinfield) [4:09] (12/81 single by Squire & White) YY Make It Easy (Rabin) [6:08] YY, YS, S2

About the Album: It looked like Yes would break up after 1980’s Drama, but Chris Squire and Alan White managed to assemble the most commercially successful version of the band yet. They’d initially started to form a new band called Cinema with South African guitarist Trevor Rabin. When Jon Anderson and Tony Kaye returned to the fold, it became a full-fledged Yes album. It was their best-seller, moving 3 million copies on the strength of #1 hit “Owner of a Lonely Heart” and three more songs which hit the top 10 on the album rock chart. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Yes Singles Yes

Released: October 6, 2023 Recorded: 1971-1983 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: progressive rock Rating: 2.708 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Your Move (excerpt from “I’ve Seen All Good People”) (2) Starship Trooper: Life Seeker (single version) (3) Roundabout (edit) (4) America (edit) (5) And You and I (Part 1, radio edit) (6) Soon (7) Sound Chaser (single edit) (8) Wonderous Stories (9) Don’t Kill the Whale (10) Into the Lens (11) Owner of a Lonely Heart (12) Leave It (single remix) Total Running Time: 44:11 About Yes Singles: While a single-disc retrospective of Yes cannot possibly capture all the highs of a band that has existed more than 50 years, this is the best attempt out there with the focus on single edits of the band’s most radio-friendly songs.

Big Generator (1987)

Rhythm of Love YY, YS, VB, IW, US, S2 Big Generator US, UK Shoot High Aim Low YY Almost Like Love Love Will Find a Way YY, IW, S2 Final Eyes I’m Running Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence) IW

About the Album: The same lineup as 90125 returned with another platinum-selling release and two more top-40 hits in the United States. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Yes Story Yes

Recorded: 1969-1987 Released: September 15, 1992 Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: progressive rock Rating: 3.709 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Survival (2) No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (3) Time and a Word (4) Starship Trooper (5) I’ve Seen All Good People (6) Roundabout (7) Heart of the Sunrise (8) Close to the Edge Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) (2) Soon (3) Wonderous Stories (4) Going for the One (5) Don’t Kill the Whale (6) Does It Really Happen? (7) Make It Easy (8) Owner of a Lonely Heart (9) Rhythm of Love (10) Changes (live) Total Running Time: 137:52 About Yes Story: After the release of their first box set in 1991, Yes whittled the collection down to this 2-disc version in 1992. While the box set had a live version of “Heart of the Sunrise,” this set goes with the original studio version.

Highlights: The Very Best of Yes

Recorded: 1969-1987 Released: September 21, 1993 Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK Genre: progressive rock Rating: 3.574 out of 5.00 (average of 16 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Survival (2) Time and a Word (3) Starship Trooper (4) I’ve Seen All Good People (5) Roundabout (6) Long Distance Runaround (7) Soon (8) Wonderous Stories (9) Going for the One (10) Owner of a Lonely Heart (11) Leave It (12) Rhythm of Love Total Running Time: 65:57 About Highlights: The Very Best of: After 1991’s Yes Years box set, the collection was whittled down to the two-disc Yes Story in 1992. In 1993, the collection was trimmed even more, this time to the single-disc Highlights. “Time and a Word” and “Long Distance Runaround” were on the box set, omitted from Yes Story, and brought back here. “Leave It,” from 90125, makes its first compilation appearance here.

Yes Singles 2 Yes

Recorded: 1969-1987 Released: October 23, 2024 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: progressive rock Rating: 3.173 out of 5.00 (average of 3 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Something’s Coming (2) Sweetness (3) Looking Around (4) Sweet Dreams (5) Going for the One (6) It Can Happen (7) Rhythm of Love (8) Love Will Find a Way (9) Make It Easy About Yes Singles: This was a sequel to 2023’s Yes Singles collection which gathered official single mixes of Yes songs. This collection covers roughly the same years, filling in some of the gaps. This would have been much better as a set combined with Yes Singles where all the songs from both sets were presented chronologically.

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989)

Themes Fist of Fire IW Brother of Mine IW Birthright The Meeting Quartet Teakbois Order of the Universe Let’s Pretend

About the Album: Jon Anderson had tired of the more commercialized product from the last couple of Yes albums and reunited with past bandmates Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Howe. Alas, the rights to the Yes name belonged to the lineup that released 90125 and Big Generator so this was released under the name Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Union (1991)

I Would Have Waited Forever IW Shock to the System Masquerade Lift Me Up IW, US Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day Saving My Heart Miracle of Life Silent Talking The More We Live – Let Go Angkor Wat Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You’re Searching For) Holding On Evensong Take the Water to the Mountain Other Songs from This Era: Love Conquers All (Squire, Sherwood) [4:58] (1991 outtake from Union) YY

About the Album: This album brought together the two different versions of Yes that existed at the time. The Anderson-Kaye-Rabin-Squire-White lineup had official rights to the name and were coming off the successes of 90125 and Big Generator. Anderson, however, wasn’t too excited by the commercialization of those albums and reunited with bandmates Bill Bruford, Steve Howe, and Rick Wakeman to record 1989’s Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. When the two entities found themselves working on separate albums at the same time, they joined forces for this project. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Yes Years Yes

Recorded: 1969-1991 Released: August 6, 1991 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: progressive rock Rating: 4.093 out of 5.00 (average of 13 ratings)

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Something’s Coming (2) Survival (3) Every Little Thing (4) Then (5) Everydays (6) Sweet Dreams (7) No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (8) Time and a Word (9) Starship Trooper (10) Yours Is No Disgrace (11) I’ve Seen All Good People (12) Long Distance Runaround (13) The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Roundabout (2) Heart of the Sunrise (3) America (4) Close to the Edge (5) Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) (6) Sound Chaser Tracks, Disc 3: (1) Soon (2) Amazing Grace (3) Vevey, Part One (4) Wonderous Stories (5) Awaken (6) Montreaux’s Theme (7) Vevey, Part Two (8) Going for the One (9) Money (10) Abilene (11) Don’t Killl the Whale (12) On the Silent Wings of Freedom (13) Does It Really Happen? (14) Tempus Fugit (15) Run with the Fox (16) I’m Down Tracks, Disc 4: (1) Make It Easy (2) It Can Happen (3) Owner of a Lonely Heart (4) Hold On (5) Shoot High Aim Low (6) Rhythm of Love (7) Love Will Find a Way (8) Changes (live) (9) And You and I (live) (10) Heart of the Sunrise (11) Love Conquers All Total Running Time: 291:23 About Yes Years: The first of several Yes box sets. The versions of “Then” and “Everydays” are BBC live recordings. The versions of “Changes,” “And You and I,” and “Heart of the Sunrise” are live recordings. Another dozen tracks (listed below) make their first album appearance on this collection, including the single edit of “America.” The collection included cuts from the first dozen Yes albums. Only 1991’s Union wasn’t represented – although the unreleased “Love Conquers All” was from the sessions of that album.

Talk

The Calling IW, US, UK I Am Waiting IW Real Love State of Play Walls Where Will You Be Endless Dream: a. Silent Spring Endless Dream: b. Talk Endless Dream: c. Endless Dream

About the Album: This was the fourth and final Yes album to feature the Anderson-Kaye-Rabin-Squire-White lineup first featured on the three-million selling 90125 in 1983. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Keys to Ascension (1996/1997)

Foot Prints Be the One Mind Drive IW Bring Me to the Power Sign Language That, That Is Children of Light

About the Album: After Talk, Rabin went to work on a solo album, ending the band’s most commercial era from 1983’s 90125 to 1994’s Talk. Anderson, Squire, and White tapped Howe and Wakeman for the latest incarnation of Yes. This was actually a throwback to the same lineup that recorded Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973), Going for the One (1977), and Tormato (1978). In 1996 and 1997, they recorded Keys to Ascension and Keys to Ascension 2. Both were double albums featuring live recordings as well as new studio material. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Open Your Eyes (1997)

New State of Mind Open Your Eyes IW, US Universal Garden IW No Way We Can Lose Fortune Seller Man in the Moon Wonderlove From the Balcony Love Shine Somehow, Someday The Solution The Source

About the Album: Rick Wakeman’s return was short-lived. Billy Sherwood, who produced the Keys to Ascension albums, stepped in to replace him. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

The Ladder (1999)

Homeworld (The Ladder) IW, US, UK It Will Be a Good Day (The River) Lightning Strikes…She Ay (Do Wa Bap) Can I? Face to Face If Only You Knew To Be Alive (Hep Yadda) Finally The Messenger IW New Language Nine Voices (Longwalker)

About the Album: The same lineup who recorded Open Your Eyes returned for The Ladder adding Russian keyboardist Igor Khoroshev to the mix as an official member after he had guested on the last album. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Magnification (2001)

Magnification US Spirit of Survival Don’t Go Give Love Each Day Can You Imagine We Agree Soft As a Dove Dreamtime In the Presence Of IW Time Is Time Other Songs from This Era: Last Train (Anderson, Squire, Howe, White) [2:23] IW

About the Album: Billy Sherwood and Igor Khoroshev were gone, leaving Anderson, Squire, Howe, and White. It was the first time in the band’s history that they worked as a quartet. They decided to tour and record with an orchestra. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

In a Word Yes

Recorded: 1969-2001 Released: July 30, 2002 Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US and UK) Genre: progressive rock Rating: 3.607 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Every Little Thing (2) Sweetness (3) Survival (4) Then (5) Sweet Dreams (6) Astral Traveller (7) Time and a Word (8) Dear Father (9) Yours Is No Disgrace (10) The Clap (11) Perpetual Change (12) Starship Trooper (13) I’ve Seen All Good People Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Roundabout (2) South Side of the Sky (3) Heart of the Sunrise (4) America (5) Close to the Edge (6) The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) Tracks, Disc 3: (1) Siberian Khatru (2) Long Distance Runaround (3) The Gates of Delirium (4) To Be Over (5) Going for the One (6) Turn of the Century (7) Wonderous Stories (8) Don’t Kill the Whale (9) Release, Release (10) Arriving UFO (11) Richard Tracks, Disc 4: (1) Tango (2) Never Done Before (3) Crossfire (4) Machine Messiah (5) Tempus Fugit (6) Owner of a Lonely Heart (7) It Can Happen (8) Leave It (9) Hold On (10) Rhythm of Love (11) Love Will Find a Way (12) Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence) (13) Brother of Mine (14) Fist of Fire (alternate version) (150 I Would Have Waited Forever (full uncut version) Tracks, Disc 5: (1) Lift Me Up (2) The Calling (3) I Am Waiting (4) Mind Drive (5) Open Your Eyes (6) Universal Garden (7) Homeworld (The Ladder) (8) The Messenger (9) Last Train (10) In the Presence Of Total Running Time: 399:27 About In a Word: The second Yes box set comes a decade after the first one and stretches things out to five discs. Among the songs not featured on any previous studio albums are the 1970 B-side “Dear Father,” the full-length version of “America,” an alternate version of “Fist of Fire” (originally from Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe) and the full uncut version of “I Would Have Waited Forever” (originally on Union).

The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection Yes

Recorded: 1969-2003 Released: July 28, 2003 (UK version); January 27, 2004 (US version) Peak: -- US, 10 UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.1 UK Genre: progressive rock Rating: 3.147 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Tracks, Disc 1 (US version): (1) Time and a Word (2) Starship Trooper (3) Yours Is No Disgrace (4) I’ve Seen All Good People (5) Roundabout (6) Long Distance Runaround (7) Heart of the Sunrise (8) South Side of the Sky (9) And You and I (10) America (11) Wonderous Stories Tracks, Disc 2 (US version): (1) Siberian Khatru (2) Soon (3) Going for the One (4) Don’t Kill the Whale (5) Tempus Fugit (6) Owner of a Lonely Heart (7) Leave It (8) It Can Happen (9) Rhythm of Love (10) Big Generator (11) Lift Me Up (12) The Calling (13) Open Your Eyes (14) Homeworld (The Ladder) (15) Magnification Tracks, Disc 3 (US version): (1) Roundabout (2) Show Me (3) South Side of the Sky (4) Australia (5) New World Symphony Tracks, Disc 1 (UK version): (1) Yours Is No Disgrace (2) Survival (3) Roundabout (4) Then (5) I’ve Seen All Good People (6) Heart of the Sunrise (7) Starship Trooper (8) Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) Tracks, Disc 2 (UK version): (1) Siberian Khatru (2) Long Distance Runaround (3) Wonderous Stories (4) And You and I (5) Soon (6) Going for the One (7) Don’t Kill the Whale (8) Owner of a Lonely Heart (9) Leave It (10) Big Generator (11) The Calling (12) Homeworld (The Ladder) (13) Awaken Total Running Time: 2:38:01 (UK version, 2:59:07 (US version) About The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection: After the 5-disc collection the year before, it’s hard to know who thought another box set was in order. Nonetheless, this 3-CD set was released in the United States. In the UK, it was trimmed to a two-disc version and hit the top 10 and sold 100,000 copies. The third disc of the U.S. version featured acoustic versions of “Roundabout” and “South Side of the Sky” as well as new songs “Show Me,” “Australia,” and “New World Symphony.” Both versions included the single edit version of “America,” a remixed version of “Big Generator,” a single edit of “The Calling,” and an edit of “Homeworld (The Ladder).” Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Show Me (Anderson) [3:37] US Australia (Howe) [4:12] US New World Symphony (Squire, based on Antonin Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor) [3:33] US

Fly from Here (2011)

Fly from Here: Overture Fly from Here Pt. I: We Can Fly Fly from Here Pt. II: Sad Night at the Airfield Fly from Here Pt. III: Madman at the Screens Fly from Here Pt. IV: Bumpy Ride Fly from Here Pt. V: We Can Fly (Reprise) The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be Life on a Film Set Hour of Need Solitaire Into the Storm

About the Album: “Fly from Here is the band’s first studio album since the release of Magnification (2001), the longest gap to date between two Yes studio albums.” WK This also marks only the second time in Yes history that Jon Anderson is not the lead singer. He “suffered a series of asthma attacks in 2008 and the band’s 40th anniversary tour was put on hold. Over time, Anderson grew apart from the rest of the band since he wanted to rest and the other guys really wanted to tour. Enter Canadian singer Benoît David who had fronted the Yes tribute band Close to the Edge” JG “for over ten years.” WK Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Heaven & Earth (2014)

Believe Again The Game Step Beyond To Ascend In a World of Our Own Light of the Ages It Was All We Knew Subway Walls

About the Album: The 21st studio album by Yes was their first to feature Jon Davison as the lead singer, a role which had been occupied by Jon Anderson on every other studio album except 1980’s Drama and 2011’s Fly from Here. Benoit David had stepped into the role in 2011 but left after a respiratory illness caused the group to cancel shows in 2012. Davison was recommended to bassist Chris Squire by their mutual friend, Taylor Hawkins, the drummer of Foo Fighters. WK The Quietus called Davison “absolutely the right choice for the band.” WK Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

The Quest (2021)

The Ice Bridge Dare to Know Minus the Man Leave Well Alone The Western Edge Future Memories Music to My Ears A Living Island

About the Album: This was the first album without the band’s original bassist, Chris Squire, who died in 2015. Billy Sherwood, who’d worked with the band off and on for more than 20 years, stepped in as his official replacement. In fact, none of the 2021 lineup were with the band at the beginning. Guitarist Steve Howe came on board in 1970, drummer Alan White in 1972, keyboardist Geoff Downes in 1980, and singer Jon Davison in 2012. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Mirror to the Sky (2023)

Cut from the Stars All Connected Luminosity Living Out Their Dream Mirror to the Sky Circles of Time Unknown Place * One Second Is Enough * Magic Potion * * tracks on bonus disc

About the Album: Drummer Alan White, who’d been with Yes since 1972, passed away in 2022 and was replaced by Jay Schellen. The rest of the lineup – Steve Howe, Jon Davison, Geoff Downes, and Billy Sherwood – were all featured on the band’s 2021 album The Quest. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Resources/References: Wikipedia page for Classic Yes Wikipedia page for Yes Years Wikipedia page for Yes Story Wikipedia page for Highlights: The Very Best of Wikipedia page for In a Word Wikipedia page for The Ultimate Yes: The 35th Anniversary Collection Related DMDB Links: First posted 9/19/2020; last updated 9/20/2025.