Yesterdays is the first compilation album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released in February 1975 on Atlantic Records. It consists of material previously recorded for the band's first two studio albums, Yes (1969) and Time and a Word (1970), "Dear Father" their 1970 B-side of the single "Sweet Dreams", and the full version of their cover of "America" by Simon & Garfunkel. "America" was previously unreleased on a Yes album having only been released on an Atlantic Records' sampler album "The New Age of Atlantic" in 1972 (the inner sleeve note that it was on that album's predecessor "The Age of Atlantic" is incorrect). Yesterdays is the last Yes album to feature cover artwork by Roger Dean until the 1980 album Drama.
| Yesterdays | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 28 February 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1970, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Advision, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 44:50 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "America" | 10:30 |
| 2. | "Looking Around" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Time And A Word" | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Sweet Dreams" | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Then" | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Survival" | 6:18 |
| 3. | "Astral Traveller" | 5:47 |
| 4. | "Dear Father" | 4:20 |
Personnel
edit- Jon Anderson – lead vocal, backing vocals, percussion
- Peter Banks – electric guitar (2-8)
- Steve Howe – electric guitar ("America")
- Chris Squire – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Kaye – keyboards (2-8)
- Rick Wakeman – keyboards ("America")
- Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
Charts
edit| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 31 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 13 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 72 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 27 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 17 |
References
edit- ^ Paul Collins. "Yesterdays". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived 5 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Yes". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 895. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3959a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Yes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c.2002