YesYears is a career-spanning collection of music by progressive rock band Yes released as a four-disc box set in 1991. It was compiled following the release of Union
and Yes's departure from Atlantic Records, with whom they had been
contracted since 1969 (and the offshoot label Atco Records since 1983). Yesyears covers the band's musical story from 1969's debut Yes to studio material recorded with Billy Sherwood following Jon Anderson's departure in 1988.One of the major attractions of YesYears was its inclusion of rare material, including many previously unreleased songs, and a full-colour booklet detailing Yes's history.
A condensed version of this package, entitled Yesstory, was released in 1992 on two discs.
Yesyears was deleted in the late 1990s, preceding the release of Rhino Records' (five-disc) box set In a Word: Yes (1969 - ) in 2002. Most of the material found on Yesyears but not on In a word would surface on Rhino's reissues of Yes albums in 2003 and 2004.
- Jon Anderson: harp, vocals
- Peter Banks: guitrar
- Bill Bruford: drums
- Goffrey Downes: keyboards
- Trevor Horn: bass, vocals
- Steve Howe: guitar
- Tony Kaye: keyboards, organ Hammond
- Patrick Moraz: keyboards
- Rick Wakeman: organ
- Alan White: drums
CD 1
01.Something's Coming [Stereo Mix] (7:06)
02.Survival (6:18)
03.Every Little Thing (5:41)
04.Then (4:18)
05.Everydays (4:08)
06.Sweet Dreams (3:49)
07.No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (4:48)
08.Time and a Word (4:31)
09.Starship Trooper: Life Seeker/Disillusion/Würm (9:26)
10.Yours Is No Disgrace (9:40)
11.I've Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People (6:53)
12.Long Distance Runaround (3:33)
13.Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) (2:35)
CD 2
01.Roundabout (8:31)
02.Heart of the Sunrise (10:31)
03.America [Single Edit] (4:03)
04.Close to the Edge: The Solid Time of Change/Total Mass Retain/I Get Up (18:34)
05.Ritual - Nous Sommes du Soleil (21:33)
06.Sound Chaser (9:23)
CD 3
01.Soon [Single Edit] (4:06)
02.Amazing Grace (2:31)
03.Vevey, Pt. 1 (1:07)
04.Wonderous Stories (3:45)
05.Awaken (15:34)
06.Montreux's Theme (2:26)
07.Vevey, Pt. 2 (0:57)
08.Going for the One (5:32)
09.Money (3:12)
10. Abilene (3:55)
11. Don't Kill the Whale (3:55)
12. On the Silent Wings of Freedom (7:45)
13. Does It Really Happen? (6:34)
14. Tempus Fugit (5:14)
15. Run With the Fox (4:09)
16. I'm Down (2:31)
CD 4
01.Make It Easy (6:08)
02.It Can Happen (6:01)
03.Owner of a Lonely Heart (4:27)
04.Hold On (5:15)
05.Shoot High Aim Low (7:00)
06.Rhythm of Love (4:46)
07.Love Will Find a Way (4:49)
08.Changes [Live] (7:34)
09.And You and I: Cord of Life/Eclipse/The Preacher the Teacher... (10:49)
10.Heart of the Sunrise [Live] (10:50
11.Love Conquers All (4:57)
