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In a Word: Yes (1969–)
Box set by
Yes
Released30 July 2002
Recorded1969–2001
GenreProgressive rock, pop rock
Length399:27
LabelRhino
Producer
Yes chronology
Symphonic Live
(2002) 		In a Word: Yes (1969–)
(2002) 		The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection
(2003)

In a Word: Yes (1969–) is the second box set by the English progressive rock band Yes, released in July 2002 by Rhino Records. The five-CD set includes tracks from the band's entire career between the years 1969 to 2001, including material by Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe and previously unreleased tracks. The set is not exhaustive, however (for example, it does not include the song "Parallels" from Going for the One).

Background

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The set includes a 100-page booklet contains a comprehensive history of the band by journalist Chris Welch and an essay by philosopher Bill Martin. It also includes a foreword from filmmaker Cameron Crowe and testimonials from King's X frontman/bassist Doug Pinnick, Primus frontman/bassist Les Claypool, Tool drummer Danny Carey, and Phish drummer Jon Fishman.

In October 2003, figures from Nielsen SoundScan showed that 14,000 copies of the box set had been sold in the United States.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the box set 4.5 stars out of five, saying that "the sound is better than YesYears" and that In 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 of Entertainment Weekly gave In 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]

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Every Little Thing"John Lennon, Paul McCartney5:42
2."Sweetness"Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Clive Bayley4:33
3."Survival"Anderson6:19
4."Then"Anderson5:46
5."Sweet Dreams"Anderson, David Foster3:50
6."Astral Traveller"Anderson5:53
7."Time and a Word"Anderson, Foster4:32
8."Dear Father"Anderson, Squire4:21
9."Yours Is No Disgrace"Anderson, Squire, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford9:41
10."Clap"Howe3:17
11."Perpetual Change"Anderson, Squire8:52
12."Starship Trooper
  • a. "Life Seeker"
  • b. "Disillusion"
  • c. "Würm"
Anderson, Squire, Howe9:28
13."I've Seen All Good People
  • a. "Your Move"
  • b. "All Good People"
    		• Anderson, Squire6:55
    Disc two
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Roundabout"Anderson, Howe8:33
    2."South Side of the Sky"Anderson, Squire7:58
    3."Heart of the Sunrise"Anderson, Squire, Bruford10:35
    4."America"Paul Simon10:30
    5."Close to the Edge"
    • I. "The Solid Time of Change"
    • II. "Total Mass Retain"
    • III. "I Get Up I Get Down"
    • IV. "Seasons of Man""
    		Anderson, Howe18:36
    6."The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)"Anderson, Squire, Howe, Rick Wakeman, Alan White22:22
    Disc three
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Siberian Khatru"Anderson, themes by Anderson, Howe, Wakeman8:55
    2."Long Distance Runaround"Anderson3:31
    3."The Gates of Delirium"Anderson, Squire, Howe, White, Patrick Moraz21:50
    4."To Be Over"Anderson, Squire, Howe, White, Moraz9:06
    5."Going for the One"Anderson5:32
    6."Turn of the Century"Anderson, Howe, White7:41
    7."Wonderous Stories"Anderson3:49
    8."Don't Kill the Whale"Anderson, Squire3:56
    9."Release, Release"Anderson, White, Squire5:44
    10."Arriving UFO"Anderson, Howe, Wakeman6:07
    11."Richard" (previously unissued)Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, White3:33
    Disc four
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Tango" (previously unissued)Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman, White3:48
    2."Never Done Before" (previously unissued)Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman, White2:10
    3."Crossfire" (previously unissued)Howe, Squire2:42
    4."Machine Messiah"Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Howe, Squire, White10:27
    5."Tempus Fugit"Downes, Horn, Howe, Squire, White5:15
    6."Owner of a Lonely Heart"Trevor Rabin, Anderson, Squire, Horn4:29
    7."It Can Happen"Squire, Anderson, Rabin5:29
    8."Leave It"Squire, Rabin, Horn4:14
    9."Hold On"Rabin, Anderson, Squire5:16
    10."Rhythm of Love"Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire4:47
    11."Love Will Find a Way"Rabin4:50
    12."Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence)"Anderson3:19
    13."Brother of Mine" (Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe)
    • a. "The Big Dream"
    • b. "Nothing Can Come Between Us"
    • c. "Long Lost Brother of Mine""
    		Anderson, Wakeman, Howe, Bruford, Downes10:18
    14."Fist of Fire (Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe)" (Alternate Version)Anderson, Wakeman, Howe, Bruford3:27
    15."I Would Have Waited Forever" (Full Uncut Version; edited version appears on Union)Anderson, Jonathan Elias, Howe7:02
    Disc five
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Lift Me Up"Rabin, Squire6:30
    2."The Calling"Anderson, Squire, Rabin6:55
    3."I Am Waiting"Anderson, Rabin7:24
    4."Mind Drive"Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Wakeman18:37
    5."Open Your Eyes"Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Billy Sherwood5:14
    6."Universal Garden"Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Sherwood6:17
    7."Homeworld (The Ladder)"Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Sherwood, Igor Khoroshev9:32
    8."The Messenger"Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Sherwood, Khoroshev5:13
    9."Last Train" (previously unissued)Anderson, Squire, Howe, White2:23
    10."In the Presence Of"
    • I. "Deeper"
    • II. "Death of Ego"
    • III. "True Beginner"
    • IV. "Turn Around and Remember""
    		Anderson, Squire, Howe, White10:24

    Personnel

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    References

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    1. ^ Rosen, Craig (26 October 2003). "Fans New and Old Say 'Yes'". Reuters. Retrieved 30 August 2018.[dead link]
    2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "In a Word - Yes | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
    3. ^ a b "September 2002". Entertainment Weekly. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
    4. ^ 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.
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