In a Word: Yes (1969-)
# In a Word: Yes (1969-)

In a Word: Yes (1969-) è un cofanetto (box set) di 5 CD che ripercorre la carriera del gruppo rock progressivo britannico Yes dal 1969 al 2001.

## Descrizione

Come il precedente Yesyears (uscito di produzione in seguito alla pubblicazione di questo, più completo), comprende brani già pubblicati, live inediti, e materiale inedito in studio. Vi compare anche materiale della formazione parallela Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe.

In a Word: Yes segnò l'inizio della collaborazione fra gli Yes e l'etichetta discografica Rhino Records, che nel biennio 2003-2004 ha ripubblicato l'intero catalogo degli Yes, rimasterizzato e con l'aggiunta di tracce bonus per ogni album.

## Tracce

### Disco 1

* Every Little Thing (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) - 5:42
* Sweetness (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Clive Bailey) - 4:33
* Survival (Jon Anderson) - 6:19
* Then (Jon Anderson) - 5:46
* Everydays (Stephen Stills) - 6:08
* Sweet Dreams (Jon Anderson/David Foster) - 3:50
* Astral Traveller (Jon Anderson) - 5:53
* Time and a Word (Jon Anderson/David Foster) - 4:32
* Dear Father (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) - 4:21
* Yours Is No Disgrace (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Tony Kaye/Bill Bruford) - 9:41
* Clap (Steve Howe) - 3:17
* Perpetual Change (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) - 8:52
* Starship Trooper - 9:28
   * Life Seeker (Jon Anderson)
   * Disillusion (Chris Squire)
   * Würm (Steve Howe)
* I've Seen All Good People - 6:55
   * Your Move (Jon Anderson)
   * All Good People (Chris Squire)

### Disco 2

* Roundabout (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) - 8:33
* South Side of the Sky (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) - 7:58
* Heart of the Sunrise (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Bill Bruford) - 10:35
* America (Paul Simon) - 10:30
* Close to the Edge (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) - 18:36
   * The Solid Time Of Change
   * Total Mass Retain
   * I Get Up I Get Down
   * Seasons of Man
* The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman/Alan White) - 22:22
   * Include una introduzione di due minuti che non apparve nella versione originale del brano su Tales from Topographic Oceans

### Disco 3

* Siberian Khatru (Jon Anderson; temi di Jon Anderson/Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman) - 8:55
* Long Distance Runaround (Jon Anderson) - 3:31
* The Gates of Delirium (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Alan White/Patrick Moraz) - 21:50
* To Be Over (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Alan White/Patrick Moraz) - 9:06
* Going for the One (Jon Anderson) - 5:32
* Turn of the Century (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe/Alan White) - 7:41
* Wonderous Stories (Jon Anderson) - 3:49
* Don't Kill the Whale (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) - 3:56
* Release, Release (Jon Anderson/Alan White/Chris Squire) - 5:44
* Arriving UFO (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman) - 6:07
* Richard (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman/Alan White) - 3:33
   * inedita

### Disco 4

* Tango (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman/Alan White) - 3:48
   * inedita
* Never Done Before (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman/Alan White) - 2:10
   * inedita
* Crossfire (Steve Howe/Chris Squire) - 2:42
   * inedita
* Machine Messiah (Geoff Downes/Trevor Horn/Steve Howe/Chris Squire/Alan White) - 10:27
* Tempus Fugit (Geoff Downes/Trevor Horn/Steve Howe/Chris Squire/Alan White)- 5:15
* Owner of a Lonely Heart (Trevor Rabin/Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Trevor Horn) - 4:29
* It Can Happen (Chris Squire/Jon Anderson/Trevor Rabin) - 5:29
* Leave It (Chris Squire/Trevor Rabin/Trevor Horn) - 4:14
* Hold On (Trevor Rabin/Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) - 5:16
* Rhythm of Love (Jon Anderson/Tony Kaye/Trevor Rabin/Chris Squire) - 4:47
* Love Will Find a Way (Trevor Rabin) - 4:50
* Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence) (Jon Anderson) - 3:19
* Brother of Mine (Jon Anderson/Rick Wakeman/Steve Howe/Bill Bruford/Geoff Downes) - 10:18
   * The Big Dream
   * Nothing Can Come Between Us
   * Long Lost Brother of Mine
* Fist of Fire (Jon Anderson/Rick Wakeman/Steve Howe/Bill Bruford) - 3:27
   * versione inedita
* I Would Have Waited Forever (Jon Anderson/Jonathan Elias/Steve Howe) - 6:32

### Disco 5

* Lift Me Up (Trevor Rabin/Chris Squire) - 6:30
* The Calling (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Trevor Rabin) - 6:55
* I Am Waiting (Jon Anderson/Trevor Rabin) - 7:24
* Mind Drive (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White/Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman) - 18:37
* Open Your Eyes (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White/Steve Howe/Billy Sherwood) - 5:14
* Universal Garden (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White/Steve Howe/Billy Sherwood) - 6:17
* Homeworld (The Ladder) (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White/Steve Howe/Billy Sherwood/Igor Khoroshev) - 9:32
* The Messenger (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White/Steve Howe/Billy Sherwood/Igor Khoroshev) - 5:13
* Last Train (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Alan White) - 2:23
   * inedita
* In the Presence Of (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Alan White) - 10:24
   * Deeper
   * Death of Ego
   * True Beginner
   * Turn Around and Remember

## Classifiche

In a Word: Yes (1969 - ) (Rhino 78186) non entrò nella classifica inglese e nemmeno in quella degli Stati Uniti.

