Yesterdays

Infobox Album
Name = Yesterdays
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Yes

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Released = February 28 1975
Recorded = 1969-1970, 1972
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 45:36
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Paul Clay, Tony Colton, Yes and Eddie Offord
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:n4rc287c052a link]
*"Rolling Stone" (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/yes/albums/album/259272/review/5945530/yesterdays link]
Last album = "Relayer"
(1974)
This album = "Yesterdays"
(1975)
Next album = "Going for the One"
(1977)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Back cover
Type = compilation


Lower caption =

"Yesterdays" is a 1975 compilation album by the British progressive rock band Yes. Released as the band were about to explore their own solo projects, it consists mostly of material from their first two albums, "Yes" and "Time and a Word". In addition, it features the b-side "Dear Father" and their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "America" which was featured on an Atlantic Records sampler album in 1972 called "The New Age of Atlantic". An edit of this extended recording was also released as a US single that year.

All of the tracks on this album feature Yes’s original line-up with Peter Banks and Tony Kaye except "America," which includes Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman.

This was the last Yes album until "Drama" (1980) to use cover artwork by Roger Dean. The front cover incorporates imagery from the cover of "Time and a Word", while the back cover was designed to be used as an alternate front cover.

Track listing

# "America" (Paul Simon) (from "The New Age of Atlantic", 1972) – 10:30
# "Looking Around" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) (from "Yes", 1969) – 4:00
# "Time and a Word" (Jon Anderson/David Foster) (from "Time and a Word", 1970) – 4:32
# "Sweet Dreams" (Jon Anderson/David Foster) (from "Time and a Word", 1970) – 3:50
# "Then" (Jon Anderson) (from "Time and a Word", 1970) – 5:45
# "Survival" (Jon Anderson) (from "Yes", 1969) – 6:20
# "Astral Traveller" (Jon Anderson) (from "Time and a Word", 1970) – 5:53
# "Dear Father" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) (b-side of "Sweetness" single (taken from "Yes"), 1970) – 4:21

Personnel

*Jon Anderson - vocals
*Chris Squire - bass guitar, vocals
*Peter Banks - guitar on 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
*Steve Howe - guitar on 1
*Tony Kaye - keyboards on 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
*Rick Wakeman - keyboards on 1
*Bill Bruford - drums, keyboards on 1 (uncredited)

ources

* AllMusicGuide.com
* "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c.2002 Fact|date=February 2007

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