Yesshows
Yesshows | ||||
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Live album by Yes | ||||
Released | 24 November 1980 | |||
Recorded | 17 August 1976–28 October 1978 at various locations in Europe and North America | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 78:54 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Chris Squire | |||
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Yesshows is the second live album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released in November 1980 on Atlantic Records. The album is compiled of recordings from their 1976, 1977, and 1978 tours from dates in North America and Europe with its mixing supervised by bassist Chris Squire.
Yesshows was remastered and expanded in 2009 by Isao Kikuchi, and published by Warner Music Japan as part of their "Yes SHM-CD Papersleeve" series.
Reception
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AllMusic |
Yesshows (Atlantic K 60142) reached #22 in the UK. It also reached #43 in the US during a chart stay of 12 weeks.
Track listing
Note: "Parallels" opens with an excerpt from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky.
Side one | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date and location | Length |
1. | "Parallels" | Chris Squire | 24 November 1977; Ahoy'-Hal, Rotterdam | 7:07 |
2. | "Time and a Word" | Jon Anderson, David Foster | 27 October 1978; Empire Pool, London | 4:06 |
3. | "Going for the One" | Anderson | 18 November 1977; Festhalle, Frankfurt | 5:22 |
Side two | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date and location | Length |
1. | "The Gates of Delirium" | Anderson, Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Patrick Moraz | 17 August 1976; Cobo Hall, Detroit | 22:40 |
Side three | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date and location | Length |
1. | "Don't Kill the Whale" | Anderson, Squire | 28 October 1978; Empire Pool, London | 4:12 |
2. | "Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil) (Part I)" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Rick Wakeman, White | 17 August 1976; Cobo Hall, Detroit | 11:48 |
Side four | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date and location | Length |
1. | "Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil) (Part II)" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman, White | 17 August 1976; Cobo Hall, Detroit | 17:07 |
2. | "Wonderous Stories" | Anderson | 24 November 1977; Ahoy'-Hal, Rotterdam | 3:54 |
2009 CD
2009 CD bonus tracks | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date and location | Length |
1. | "I've Seen All Good People
| Anderson, Squire | 28 October 1978; Empire Pool, London | |
2. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | October 1978; Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California |
Personnel
- Jon Anderson: lead vocals, guitar, percussion on "The Gates of Delirium"
- Chris Squire: bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion on "Ritual", mixing
- Steve Howe: electric & acoustic guitars, lap & pedal steel guitars, backing vocals
- Patrick Moraz: keyboards on "The Gates of Delirium" and "Ritual"
- Rick Wakeman: keyboards on all other tracks
- Alan White: drums, percussion, backing vocals
Reissues
1989 - Atlantic - CD (Japanese only)
1994 - Atlantic - CD (Remastered)
2009 - 2-CD New Remaster by Isao Kikuchi - Warner Music Japan WPCR-13525/6
References
- ↑ Planer, Lindsay (2011). "Yesshows - Yes | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
Sources
- AllMusicGuide.com
- "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c.2002