Yesshows

Yesshows
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Live album by Yes
Released	24 November 1980
Recorded	17 August 1976–28 October 1978
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	78:54
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Chris Squire
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Yesshows is the second live album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released in November 1980 on Atlantic Records. The album is compiled of recordings from their 1976, 1977, and 1978 tours from dates in North America and Europe with its mixing supervised by bassist Chris Squire.

Yesshows was remastered and expanded in 2009 by Isao Kikuchi, and published by Warner Music Japan as part of their "Yes SHM-CD Papersleeve" series.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Yesshows (Atlantic K 60142) reached #22 in the UK. It also reached #43 in the US during a chart stay of 12 weeks.

Track listing

Note: "Parallels" opens with an excerpt from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky.

Side one
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Parallels"	Chris Squire	24 November 1977; Ahoy'-Hal, Rotterdam	7:07
2.	"Time and a Word"	Jon Anderson, David Foster	27 October 1978; Empire Pool, London	4:06
3.	"Going for the One"	Anderson	18 November 1977; Festhalle, Frankfurt	5:22

Side two
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"The Gates of Delirium"	Anderson, Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Patrick Moraz	17 August 1976; Cobo Hall, Detroit	22:40

Side three
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Don't Kill the Whale"	Anderson, Squire	28 October 1978; Empire Pool, London	4:12
2.	"Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil) (Part I)"	Anderson, Squire, Howe, Rick Wakeman, White	17 August 1976; Cobo Hall, Detroit	11:48

Side four
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil) (Part II)"	Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman, White	17 August 1976; Cobo Hall, Detroit	17:07
2.	"Wonderous Stories"	Anderson	24 November 1977; Ahoy'-Hal, Rotterdam	3:54

2009 CD

2009 CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Music	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"I've Seen All Good People a. Your Move b. All Good People"	Anderson, Squire	28 October 1978; Empire Pool, London
2.	"Roundabout"	Anderson, Howe	October 1978; Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Personnel

• Jon Anderson: lead vocals, guitar, percussion
• Chris Squire: bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion on "Ritual", mixing
• Steve Howe: electric & acoustic guitars, lap & pedal steel guitars, backing vocals
• Patrick Moraz: keyboards on "The Gates of Delirium" and "Ritual"
• Rick Wakeman: keyboards on all other tracks
• Alan White: drums, percussion, backing vocals

Reissues

1987 - Atlantic - CD (Japanese only)
1994 - Atlantic - CD (Remastered)
2009 - 2-CD New Remaster by Isao Kikuchi - Warner Music Japan WPCR-13525/6

References

Sources

• AllMusicGuide.com
• "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c.2002