| In a Word: Yes (1969–) | ||||
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| Released | 30 July 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1969–2001 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock,pop rock | |||
| Length | 399:27 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
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In a Word: Yes (1969–) is the secondbox set by the Englishprogressive rock bandYes, released in July 2002 byRhino Records. The five-CD set includes tracks from the band's entire career to that point, including material byAnderson Bruford Wakeman Howe and previously unreleased tracks.
The set includes a 100-page booklet contains a comprehensive history of the band by journalistChris Welch and an essay by philosopherBill Martin. It also includes a foreword from filmmakerCameron Crowe and testimonials fromKing's X frontman/bassistDoug Pinnick,Primus frontman/bassistLes Claypool,Tool drummerDanny Carey, andPhish drummerJon Fishman.
In October 2003, figures fromNielsen SoundScan showed that 14,000 copies of the box set had been sold in the United States.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine ofAllMusic gave the box set 4.5 stars out of five, saying that "the sound is better thanYesYears" and thatIn a Word tells the story better. Therefore, he concluded that "if all you want is one comprehensive Yes album in your collection, this suits the bill".[2] The editorial staff ofEntertainment Weekly gaveIn a Word a B+, noting that "the MTV hits hold up, but nostalgists will prefer dusting off the old bong and settling in with the early epics".[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Every Little Thing" | John Lennon,Paul McCartney | Yes | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Sweetness" | Jon Anderson,Chris Squire, Clive Bayley | Yes | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Survival" | Anderson | Yes | 6:19 |
| 4. | "Then" | Anderson | Time and a Word | 5:46 |
| 5. | "Sweet Dreams" | Anderson, David Foster | Time and a Word | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Astral Traveller" | Anderson | Time and a Word | 5:53 |
| 7. | "Time and a Word" | Anderson, Foster | Time and a Word | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Dear Father" | Anderson, Squire | Single B-side /Time and a Word (German pressing) | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Squire,Steve Howe,Tony Kaye,Bill Bruford | The Yes Album | 9:41 |
| 10. | "The Clap" (Alternate Intro) | Howe | The Yes Album | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Perpetual Change" | Anderson, Squire | The Yes Album | 8:52 |
| 12. | "Starship Trooper
| Anderson, Squire, Howe | The Yes Album | 9:28 |
| 13. | "I've Seen All Good People | Anderson, Squire | The Yes Album | 6:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | Fragile | 8:33 |
| 2. | "South Side of the Sky" | Anderson, Squire | Fragile | 7:58 |
| 3. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Squire, Bruford | Fragile | 10:35 |
| 4. | "America" | Paul Simon | The New Age of Atlantic | 10:30 |
| 5. | "Close to the Edge"
| Anderson, Howe | Close to the Edge | 18:36 |
| 6. | "The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)" | Anderson, Squire, Howe,Rick Wakeman,Alan White | Tales From Topographic Oceans | 22:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Siberian Khatru" | Anderson, themes by Anderson, Howe, Wakeman | Close to the Edge | 8:55 |
| 2. | "Long Distance Runaround" | Anderson | Fragile | 3:31 |
| 3. | "The Gates of Delirium" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, White,Patrick Moraz | Relayer | 21:50 |
| 4. | "To Be Over" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, White, Moraz | Relayer | 9:06 |
| 5. | "Going for the One" | Anderson | Going for the One | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Turn of the Century" | Anderson, Howe, White | Going for the One | 7:41 |
| 7. | "Wonderous Stories" | Anderson | Going for the One | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Don't Kill the Whale" | Anderson, Squire | Tormato | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Release, Release" | Anderson, White, Squire | Tormato | 5:44 |
| 10. | "Arriving UFO" | Anderson, Howe, Wakeman | Tormato | 6:07 |
| 11. | "Richard" | Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, White | Tormato (Hidden track on the 1st pressings UKcassette and8-track)[5] | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Tango" (edited version) | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman, White | Previously unreleased | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Never Done Before" (edited version) | Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman, White | Previously unreleased | 2:10 |
| 3. | "Crossfire" (edited version) | Howe, Squire | Previously unreleased | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Machine Messiah" | Geoff Downes,Trevor Horn, Howe, Squire, White | Drama | 10:27 |
| 5. | "Tempus Fugit" | Downes, Horn, Howe, Squire, White | Drama | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Trevor Rabin, Anderson, Squire, Horn | 90125 | 4:29 |
| 7. | "It Can Happen" | Squire, Anderson, Rabin | 90125 | 5:29 |
| 8. | "Leave It" | Squire, Rabin, Horn | 90125 | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Hold On" | Rabin, Anderson, Squire | 90125 | 5:16 |
| 10. | "Rhythm of Love" | Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire | Big Generator | 4:47 |
| 11. | "Love Will Find a Way" | Rabin | Big Generator | 4:50 |
| 12. | "Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence)" | Anderson | Big Generator | 3:19 |
| 13. | "Brother of Mine" (Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe)
| Anderson, Wakeman, Howe, Bruford, Downes | Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe | 10:18 |
| 14. | "Fist of Fire (Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe)" (Alternate Version) | Anderson, Wakeman, Howe, Bruford | Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe | 3:27 |
| 15. | "I Would Have Waited Forever" (Full Uncut Version) | Anderson,Jonathan Elias, Howe | Union | 7:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Lift Me Up" | Rabin, Squire | Union | 6:30 |
| 2. | "The Calling" | Anderson, Squire, Rabin | Talk | 6:55 |
| 3. | "I Am Waiting" | Anderson, Rabin | Talk | 7:24 |
| 4. | "Mind Drive" | Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Wakeman | Keys to Ascension 2 | 18:37 |
| 5. | "Open Your Eyes" | Anderson, Squire, White, Howe,Billy Sherwood | Open Your Eyes | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Universal Garden" | Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Sherwood | Open Your Eyes | 6:17 |
| 7. | "Homeworld (The Ladder)" | Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Sherwood,Igor Khoroshev | The Ladder | 9:32 |
| 8. | "The Messenger" | Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Sherwood, Khoroshev | The Ladder | 5:13 |
| 9. | "Last Train" | Anderson, Squire, Howe, White | Previously unreleased | 2:23 |
| 10. | "In the Presence Of"
| Anderson, Squire, Howe, White | Magnification | 10:24 |