Highlights: The Very Best of Yes
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Highlights: The Very Best of Yes | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 21 September 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1969–1987 at various locations | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, Pop rock | |||
Length | 65:57 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Yes chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Highlights: The Very Best of Yes is the fourth compilation album by English progressive rock band Yes, released in September 1993 on Atlantic Records. It contains 12 tracks that span most of the group's history, from their debut album Yes (1969) to Big Generator (1987). The set reached gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 copies in the US.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Survival" | Jon Anderson | Yes | 6:18 |
2. | "Time and a Word" | Anderson, David Foster | Time and a Word | 4:31 |
3. | "Starship Trooper"
| Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe | The Yes Album | 9:26 |
4. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Squire | The Yes Album | 6:53 |
5. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | Fragile | 8:31 |
6. | "Long Distance Runaround" | Anderson | Fragile | 3:33 |
7. | "Soon" (single edit) | Anderson | Relayer | 4:06 |
8. | "Wonderous Stories" | Anderson | Going for the One | 3:45 |
9. | "Going for the One" | Anderson | Going for the One | 5:32 |
10. | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Trevor Rabin, Anderson, Squire, Trevor Horn | 90125 | 4:27 |
11. | "Leave It" | Squire, Rabin, Horn | 90125 | 4:10 |
12. | "Rhythm of Love" | Anderson, Squire, Rabin, Tony Kaye | Big Generator | 4:45 |
Total length: | 65:57 |
Personnel
- Jon Anderson – lead vocals on all tracks
- Chris Squire – bass and backing vocals on all tracks
- Peter Banks – guitars on 1–2
- Steve Howe – guitars and backing vocals on 3–9
- Trevor Rabin – guitars, lead and backing vocals on 10–12
- Tony Kaye – keyboards on 1–4, 10–12
- Rick Wakeman – keyboards on 5–6, 8–9
- Patrick Moraz – keyboards on 7
- Bill Bruford – drums and percussion on 1–6
- Alan White – drums and percussion on 7–12
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[2] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Highlights: The Very Best of Yes – Yes | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "American album certifications – Yes – Highlights: The Very Best of Yes". Recording Industry Association of America.
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