Yesstory

Yesstory
Compilation album by Yes
Released	30 September 1991 [1]
Recorded	1969–1987
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	137:52
Label	Atco
Producer	Yes, Paul Clay, Tony Colton, Eddy Offord, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin and Paul De Villiers
Yes chronology
Yesyears (1991) Yesstory (1991) Highlights: The Very Best of Yes (1993)
Singles from Yesstory
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" Released: 18 November 1991 [2]

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Yesstory is a double CD and triple LP career-spanning distillation of music by progressive rock band Yes that had originally appeared on the 1991 box set Yesyears . Yesstory was issued in September 1991 lacking the rarity material that had characterized its parent release, although it does contain "Make It Easy", previously only released on Yesyears.

The album's cover art was painted by Roger Dean.

Track listing (international CD version)

Disc One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Survival"	Jon Anderson	6:18
2.	"No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"	Richie Havens	4:48
3.	"Time and a Word"	Anderson, David Foster	4:31
4.	"Starship Trooper" a. "Life Seeker" (Anderson) b. "Disillusion" (Chris Squire) c. "Würm" (Steve Howe)	Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe	9:26
5.	"I've Seen All Good People" a. "Your Move" (Anderson) b. "All Good People" (Squire)	Anderson, Squire	6:53
6.	"Roundabout"	Anderson, Howe	8:31
7.	"Heart of the Sunrise"	Anderson, Squire, Bruford	10:31
8.	"Close to the Edge" a. "The Solid Time of Change" b. "Total Mass Retain" c. "I Get Up I Get Down" d. "Seasons of Man"	Anderon, Howe	18:34

Disc Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)" (Music by Anderson, Squire, Howe, Rick Wakeman, Alan White)	Anderson, Howe	21:33
2.	"Soon (Single edit)"	Anderson	4:06
3.	"Wonderous Stories"	Anderson	3:45
4.	"Going for the One"	Anderson	5:32
5.	"Don't Kill the Whale"	Anderson, Squire	3:55
6.	"Does It Really Happen?"	Howe, Squire, White, Downes, Horn	6:34
7.	"Make It Easy"	Trevor Rabin	6:08
8.	"Owner of a Lonely Heart"	Rabin, Anderson, Squire, Horn	4:27
9.	"Rhythm of Love"	Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire	4:46
10.	"Changes (Live at The Summit, Houston, TX, 19 February 1988)"	Rabin, Anderson, White	7:34

Track listing (CD version [U.S. edition]) ^{[4] [4]}

Disc One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Something’s Coming (stereo mix)"	Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim	7:06
2.	"Survival"	Jon Anderson	6:18
3.	"Every Little Thing"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	5:41
4.	"No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"	Richie Havens, Jerome Moross	4:48
5.	"Time and a Word"	Anderson, David Foster	4:31
6.	"Starship Trooper" a. "Life Seeker" (Anderson) b. "Disillusion" (Chris Squire) c. "Würm" (Steve Howe)	Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe	9:26
7.	"Yours is No Disgrace"	Anderson, Squire, Howe, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford	9:40
8.	"I've Seen All Good People" a. "Your Move" (Anderson) b. "All Good People" (Squire)	Anderson, Squire	6:53
9.	"Roundabout"	Anderson, Howe	8:31
10.	"Heart of the Sunrise"	Anderson, Squire, Bruford	10:31

Disc Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Distance Runaround"	Anderson, Squire, Howe, Rick Wakeman, Bruford	3:33
2.	"America (single edit)"	Paul Simon	4:03
3.	"Close to the Edge" a. "The Solid Time of Change" b. "Total Mass Retain" c. "I Get Up I Get Down" d. "Seasons of Man"	Anderon, Howe	18:34
4.	"Ritual - Nous Sommes du Soleil" (Music by Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman, Alan White)	Anderson, Howe	21:33
5.	"Soon (single edit)"	Anderson	4:06
6.	"Wonderous Stories"	Anderson	3:45
7.	"Going for the One"	Anderson	5:32
8.	"Don't Kill the Whale"	Anderson, Squire	3:55
9.	"Owner of a Lonely Heart"	Trevor Rabin, Anderson, Squire, Trevor Horn	4:27
10.	"Rhythm of Love"	Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire	4:46

Track listing (vinyl version)

The vinyl version has a slightly different running order and a reduced track listing due to time constraints. This version has also been released as a double CD; with LP 1 and the first side of LP 2 making up disc one and the second side of LP 2 and LP 3 making up disc two:

All tracks are written by no writing credits included (due to already being listed above)

LP 1 Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	""Survival""	6:18
2.	""No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed""	4:48
3.	""Time and a Word""	4:31
4.	""Starship Trooper""	9:25

LP 1 Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	""I've Seen All Good People" a. Your Move b. All Good People"	6:53
2.	""Roundabout""	8:31
3.	"Heart of the Sunrise"	10:35

LP 2 Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	""Close to the Edge""	18:34

LP 2 Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	""Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)""	21:33

LP 3 Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	""Soon" (Single edit)"	4:06
2.	""Wonderous Stories""	3:49
3.	""Going for the One""	5:32
4.	""Don't Kill the Whale""	3:54
5.	""Does It Really Happen?""	6:34

LP 3 Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	""Make It Easy""	6:08
2.	""Owner of a Lonely Heart""	4:27
3.	""Rhythm of Love""	4:46
4.	""Changes (Live)""	7:34

References

1. "New Albums". Music Week . 28 September 1991. p. 14.
2. "New Singles". Music Week . 16 November 1991. p. 29.
3. Collins, P. (2011). "Yesstory - Yes | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
4. "Yes - Yesstory". Discogs . 1992. Retrieved 25 February 2025.