Yes (Morphine album)

"Super Sex" redirects here. For the 2016 short film, see Super Sex (film).

Yes
Studio album by Morphine
Released	March 21, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Studio	Fort Apache Q-Division Hi-N-Dry Hell West Outpost KCRW Bullet Sound
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	36:52
Label	Rykodisc
Producer	Mark Sandman Paul Q. Kolderie
Morphine chronology
Cure for Pain (1993) Yes (1995) Like Swimming (1997)

Yes is the third studio album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995. It was their first album to make the Billboard Top 200, but fared less well abroad than its predecessor. As of February 1997 it has sold 156,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [3]
The Guardian	[4]
Q	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
USA Today	[7]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Greg Prato felt that on Yes Morphine had moved away from the more "accessible direction" they had introduced on 1994's Cure for Pain for a more "challenging (but just as rewarding) direction." He found Yes to be "just a shade less spectacular than Cure for Pain, but certainly not by much." ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Sandman, except as noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honey White"		3:06
2.	"Scratch"		3:13
3.	"Radar"		3:28
4.	"Whisper"		3:28
5.	"Yes"		2:00
6.	"All Your Way"		3:04
7.	"Super Sex"		3:53
8.	"I Had My Chance"		3:05
9.	"The Jury"	Morphine, Frank Howard Swart	2:07
10.	"Sharks"		2:22
11.	"Free Love"		4:14
12.	"Gone for Good"		2:52

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Pulled Over the Car"	2:56

Notes

• Track 8 recorded live at KCRW, Santa Monica, California, January 1994, for Morning Becomes Eclectic .
• Track 10 recorded live at Bullet Sound Studios, Nederhorst den Berg, the Netherlands, May 1994, for 2 Meter Sessies, NOS/VARA TV.

2018 vinyl expanded edition

In 2018, Yes became the first release in the Run Out Groove label's vinyl-only Cornerstones series and included a bonus record of Yes-era B-sides, unreleased outtakes from the Yes sessions and unreleased live broadcast recordings, all remastered from the original source tapes. ^[8]

• side one (1-6) and two (7-12) as per original album

Side three

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Pulled Over the Car" (from Japanese version of Yes)			3:00
2.	"Come Along" (studio version; previously unreleased outtake from the Yes sessions)			4:49
3.	"Radar" (long version; previously unreleased outtake from the Yes sessions)			4:11
4.	"Birthday Cake" (from "Super Sex" single)	Sandman	Morphine, Swart	2:03
5.	"Super Sex" (alternate mix; previously unreleased outtake from the Yes sessions)			4:07
6.	"Sundayafternoonweightlessness" (instrumental) (from "Super Sex" single)		Morphine	4:56

Side four

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Have a Lucky Day" (live; previously unreleased)	4:23
8.	"Whisper" (live; previously unreleased)	4:04
9.	"Thursday" (live; previously unreleased)	3:27
10.	"Shame/Free Love" (live; previously unreleased)	7:14

Notes

• Track 4 recorded live at Hell West, San Francisco, California; recording and lead bass by Frank Swart.
• Track 6 recorded live at Hi-N-Dry, Cambridge, Massachusetts; recording and production by Mark Sandman.
• Tracks 7–10 recording date and location not listed.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. ^[9]

Morphine

• Mark Sandman – vocals, 2-string slide bass, piano (4), Chamberlin (7), tritar (7), guitar (12)
• Dana Colley – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone (4, 9, 10), doublesax (3, 7)
• Billy Conway – drums

Additional musicians

• Frank Howard Swart – wah bass (9)

Technical

• Mark Sandman – producer, engineer (12), mixing (6, 7, 9, 12), front cover photography
• Paul Q. Kolderie – producer, engineer (2–4, 6, 7, 11), mixing (1–5, 11)
• Mike Denneen – engineer (1, 5, 7)
• Tim O'Heir – engineer (6, 7)
• Scott Fritz – engineer (8)
• Frank Howard Swart – engineer (9), mixing (9)
• Han Nuyten – engineer (10)
• Truman Stiles – mixing (6, 7)
• Phil Davidson – mixing (8, 10)
• Toby Mountain – mastering
• Robin Spencer – design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 73 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 17 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 40 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 38 US Billboard 200 [15] 101

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 77

References

1. "Dreamworks' Morphine Serves Up a Shot of Noir". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 8, 1997. p.  34 . Retrieved October 14, 2018– via Internet Archive. morphine album sales.
2. Prato, Greg. "Yes – Morphine". AllMusic . Retrieved April 26, 2020.
3. Mirkin, Steven (March 17, 1995). "yes". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 26, 2020.
4. Sweeting, Adam (April 7, 1995). "Morphine: Yes (Rykodisc)". The Guardian .
5. "Morphine: Yes". Q . No. 104. May 1995. p. 109.
6. Garelick, Jon (March 23, 1995). "Morphine: Yes". Rolling Stone . No. 704. Archived from the original on October 16, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
7. Gundersen, Edna (April 3, 1995). "A knockout from Morphine". USA Today .
8. "Run Out Groove's Cornerstones: Records that should be in everyone's collection". Long Live Vinyl. June 25, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
9. Yes (CD liner). Morphine. Rykodisc. 1995. RCD 10320.
10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
11. "Ultratop.be – Morphine – Yes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
12. "Ultratop.be – Morphine – Yes" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
13. "Charts.nz – Morphine – Yes". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Morphine – Yes". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
15. "Morphine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
16. "Jaaroverzichten 1995". Ultratop. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

External links

• Morphine – Yes at Discogs (list of releases)