Yes (Yes album)

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Studio album by
Yes
Released25 July 1969 (UK)
RecordedMarch–May 1969[ citation needed ]
Studio
Genre
Length40:36
Label Atlantic
Producer
  • Paul Clay
  • Yes
Yes chronology
Yes
(1969)
Time and a Word
(1970)
Singles from Yes
  1. "Sweetness"
    Released: 4 July 1969 [1]
  2. "Looking Around"
    Released: 3 October 1969
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beyond and Before" Chris Squire, Clive Bailey4:52
2."I See You" Jim McGuinn, David Crosby 6:47
3."Yesterday and Today" Jon Anderson 2:49
4."Looking Around"Anderson, Squire3:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Harold Land"Anderson, Squire, Bill Bruford 5:40
2."Every Little Thing" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 5:41
3."Sweetness"Anderson, Squire, Bailey4:31
4."Survival"Anderson6:18
2003 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Everydays" (Single Version) Stephen Stills 6:23
10."Dear Father" (Early Version #2)Anderson, Squire5:51
11."Something's Coming" Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim 7:09
12."Everydays" (Early Version)Stills5:18
13."Dear Father" (Early Version #1)Anderson, Squire5:31
14."Something's Coming" (Early Version)Bernstein, Sondheim8:02

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's 1969 and 2003 sleeve notes. [6] [7]

Yes

Technical personnel

Reissues

Charts

Chart (2019-2024)Peak
position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [22] 25
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [23] 22

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