Yes Discography
- ️Mon Dec 31 2007
Yes
Many would place Yes at the top of the progressive rock pyramid, and with good reason. At their best, this band created music of unparalleled magic and majesty. Their eponymous debut was warmly received, Time and a Word less so. But it wasn't until The Yes Album, which featured guitarist Steve Howe, that the band hit their stride. With the addition of Rick Wakeman, the band released Fragile and Close to the Edge. It's these three albums that constitute the bulk of the band's "great" music. Alan White joined the band during the tour documented on Yessongs, and made his studio debut on the ambitious Tales From Topographic Oceans, while Patrick Moraz replaced Wakeman for Relayer. The band then went on hiatus, with all of the members releasing solo albums (many would continue to do so over the years). Wakeman returned and the band nearly recaptured their former glory on Going for the One, but the subsequent Tormato showed little lustre. Anderson and Wakeman left the group, and the remaining trio of Chris Squire, Howe and White recruited Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of The Buggles for Drama. Though commercially successful, the album signalled the end; Downes and Howe left to form Asia, Squire and White briefly formed a band called Camera. But, as Yes has proven through the years, death is only a temporary state. The band re-emerged with guitarist Trevor Rabin, original keyboardist Tony Kaye and Anderson for the studio-savvy 90125 (named for the album's ID code). Big Generator followed a few years later, and both records helped cultivate a new audience for the band. Since then, Yes has continued to re-form itself like a mad molecule, ranging from splinter factions (Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe) to all-inclusive outings (Union), providing much good music in the meantime. Both the band's music, and the commercial acumen with which they've marketed that music, are the stuff of legend.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1969 July 4 | Sweetness |
| 1969 July 25 | YES |
| 1969 October | Looking Around |
| 1970 March | Time and a Word |
| 1970 June | Sweet Dreams |
| 1970 July | TIME AND A WORD |
| 1971 March 19 | THE YES ALBUM |
| 1971 August | Your Move |
| 1971 November 1 | FRAGILE |
| 1972 January 4 | Roundabout |
| 1972 July 17 | America |
| 1972 September 13 | CLOSE TO THE EDGE |
| 1972 October | And You and I |
| 1973 May 4 | YESSONGS |
| 1974 January 9 | TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS |
| 1974 January | Roundabout (live) |
| 1974 December 5 | RELAYER |
| 1975 January 8 | Soon |
| 1975 February 27 | YESTERDAYS |
| 1977 July 7 | GOING FOR THE ONE |
| 1977 September | Wonderous Stories |
| 1977 September 7 | Going for the One |
| 1977 | Awaken |
| 1978 September | Don't Kill The Whale |
| 1978 September 20 | TORMATO |
| 1980 August 18 | DRAMA |
| 1980 October | Into The Lens |
| 1980 November 24 | YESSHOWS |
| 1981 January | Run Through The Light |
| 1981 November 30 | CLASSIC YES |
| 1983 October | Owner of a Lonely Heart |
| 1983 November 7 | 90125 |
| 1984 February | Leave It |
| 1984 June | It Can Happen |
| 1985 November 7 | 9012LIVE - THE SOLOS (EP) |
| 1987 September | Love Will Find A Way |
| 1987 September 17 | BIG GENERATOR |
| 1987 December 7 | Rhythm of Love |
| 1987 | Big Generator |
| 1989 June 20 | ANDERSON, BRUFORD, WAKEMAN, HOWE |
| 1989 June | Brother of Mine |
| 1989 August | Let's Pretend |
| 1989 November | Order of the Universe |
| 1989 | Quartet: I'm Alive |
| 1991 April 30 | UNION |
| 1991 June | Saving My Heart |
| 1991 August | Lift Me Up |
| 1991 August 6 | YESYEARS |
| 1991 October 13 | YESSTORY |
| 1991 November | Owner of a Lonely Heart (mix) |
| 1993 September 21 | HIGHLIGHTS - THE VERY BEST OF YES |
| 1993 October 26 | SYMPHONIC MUSIC OF YES |
| 1994 March 4 | AN EVENING OF YES MUSIC...PLUS |
| 1994 March 21 | TALK |
| 1994 | The Calling |
| 1994 | State of Play |
| 1996 October 29 | KEYS TO ASCENSION |
| 1996 | America (live) |
| 1997 November 4 | KEYS TO ASCENSION 2 |
| 1997 November 25 | OPEN YOUR EYES |
| 1997 | Open Your Eyes |
| 1997 | New State of Mind |
| 1997 | SOMETHING'S COMING |
| 1998 April 28 | BEYOND AND BEFORE |
| 1999 September 28 | THE LADDER |
| 1999 | Homeworld (The Ladder) |
| 1999 | ASTRAL TRAVELLER |
| 2000 | If Only You Knew |
| 2000 February 22 | THE BEST OF YES |
| 2000 September 12 | HOUSE OF YES LIVE FROM HOUSE OF BLUES |
| 2000 | GEOGRAPHIC POTIONS |
| 2001 December 4 | MAGNIFICATION |
| 2002 March 5 | EXTENDED VERSIONS |
| 2002 May 21 | YES-TODAY |
| 2002 July 9 | KEYSTUDIO |
| 2002 July 30 | IN A WORD: YES 1969- |
| 2003 July 28 | ULTIMATE YES: 35TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION |
| 2003 July 28 | ROUNDABOUT: THE BEST OF YES LIVE |
| 2003 August 25 | THE YES STORY GOLD |
| 2004 April 26 | TOPOGRAPHY |
| 2005 August 23 | THE WORD IS LIVE |
| 2006 | AN EVENING OF YES MUSIC PLUS (DVD) |
| 2007 January 23 | THE DEFINITIVE ROCK COLLECTION |
| 2007 September 4 | LIVE IN MONTREUX 2003 |
| 2009 February 24 | SYMPHONIC LIVE |
SEE ALSO...
Yes Museum
JON ANDERSON discography
ASIA discography
BADGER discography
PETER BANKS discography
BILL BRUFORD discography
FLASH discography
STEVE HOWE discography
PATRICK MORAZ discography
TREVOR RABIN discography
BILLY SHERWOOD discography
CHRIS SQUIRE discography
RICK WAKEMAN discography
ALAN WHITE discography
WORLD TRADE discography
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