Yes - The Yes Album

The Yes Album is the third album by British progressive rock band Yes. The first release to feature longtime guitarist Steve Howe, the album was released on Atlantic Records in February 1971 in the UK, a month later in the United States. This was the album that finally set Yes' career alight, with the album reaching #4 in the UK and, eventually, #40 in the U.S., where it was a platinum seller. This was also the last Yes album for over twelve years to feature Tony Kaye until his return in 1983's 90125.
The Yes Album set the stage for the band's route to superstardom with Fragile and Close to the Edge.
Many features for which Yes became known are demonstrated for the first time on The Yes Album:
The "democratic" balance of the band — with each member making his own significant contribution — is seen here for the first time.
Steve Howe appeared with the band for the first time and played a very prominent role throughout. His solo acoustic tune, "Clap" (forever renamed "The Clap" by Anderson's mis-introduction on the live track) has always been a concert favourite of the band and their fans.
The band began to explore longer songs with "Yours Is No Disgrace," "Starship Trooper," and "Perpetual Change," foreshadowing the many album-side-length tracks that followed on Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans and Relayer.
In many parts of the song "Clap", Steve Howe uses an open-string guitar chord method to achieve an airy effect, resulting in a sound wherein the listener might believe that the song is being played as a guitar duet.
The spacey, electronic-sounding guitar effect in "Starship Trooper" was achieved via a flanger, a device that was relatively new at the time of the recording.
Their first keyboard player, Tony Kaye, preferred the simple Hammond B-3 and piano over the "new" (at the time) Moog synthesizers that Anderson was interested in using. This became a cause of contention within the band and had an influence on the line-up change, bringing in Rick Wakeman from the Strawbs and his array of electronic keyboards.
The Yes Album is generally considered a classic 1970s rock album and a highlight of the band's long career. The songs "Starship Trooper" and "I've Seen All Good People" are still staples of classic rock radio. In 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 86 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.

Personnel
Jon Anderson: Vocals, percussion
Chris Squire: Bass guitar, vocals
Steve Howe: Electric and acoustic guitars, vachalia, vocal
Tony Kaye: Piano, organ, Moog synthesiser
Bill Bruford: Drums, percussion

Track listing

1- "Yours Is No Disgrace" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Tony Kaye/Bill Bruford) – 9:41
2- "Clap" (Steve Howe) – 3:17
3- "Starship Trooper" – 9:34
a)-"Life Seeker" (Jon Anderson)
b)-"Disillusion" (Chris Squire)
c)-"Würm" (Steve Howe)
4-"I've Seen All Good People" – 6:56
a)"Your Move" (Jon Anderson)
b)"All Good People" (Chris Squire)
5- "A Venture" (Jon Anderson) – 3:18
6- "Perpetual Change" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) – 8:54

The Yes Album (Atlantic 2400 101) reached #7 in the UK. It also reached #40 in the U.S. during a chart stay of 50 weeks.

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