The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection

The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection

Box set by Yes
Released	28 July 2003 (UK) 27 January 2004 (U.S.)
Recorded	1969 - 2003
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	2:38:01 (UK) 2:59:07 (U.S.)
Label	Warner Music (UK) Rhino Records (U.S.)
Producer	Yes, Paul Clay, Tony Colton, Eddie Offord, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Paul De Villiers, Jonathan Elias, Bruce Fairbairn and Tom Weidner

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The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection is a triple compilation album by progressive rock band Yes, was released in 2003 in the United Kingdom and in early 2004 in the United States, and covers the length and breadth of the band's thirty-five-year career.

Released on Warner Music in the UK as a double CD, the United States edition - on Rhino Records - included a bonus disc of acoustic recordings of old and new material recorded in October 2003. One song from the third disc, "Show Me," is based on a recording from the "Fragile days," according to Jon Anderson in Yesspeak Live: The Director's Cut. Both editions also feature a different track listing and running order.

The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection entered the United Kingdom charts at number ten upon its mid-2003 release, giving Yes their highest charting album there since 1991. The album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (for over 100,000 copies sold in the UK). In the United States, it reached only number 131.

With a range of material from 1969's Yes to 2001's Magnification - and beyond - The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection supplants earlier non-box set retrospectives such as Classic Yes and Yesstory.

U.S. track listing

Disc one

"Time and a Word" (Jon Anderson/David Foster) – 4:33
"Starship Trooper" – 9:29
a. "Life Seeker" (Anderson)

b. "Disillusion" (Chris Squire)

c. "Würm" (Steve Howe)
"Yours Is No Disgrace" (Anderson/Squire/Howe/Tony Kaye/Bill Bruford) – 9:41
"I've Seen All Good People" – 6:56
a. "Your Move" (Anderson)

b. "All Good People" (Squire)
"Roundabout" (Anderson/Howe) – 8:32
"Long Distance Runaround" (Anderson) – 3:31
"Heart of the Sunrise" (Anderson/Squire/Bruford) – 10:37
"South Side of the Sky" (Anderson/Squire) – 7:56
"And You and I" (Anderson; Themes by Bruford/Howe/Squire) – 10:09
I. "Cord of Life"

II. "Eclipse" (Anderson/Bruford/Howe)

III. "The Preacher the Teacher"

IV. "Apocalypse"
"America" (Single edit) (Paul Simon) – 4:10
"Wonderous Stories" (Anderson) – 3:49

Disc two

"Siberian Khatru" (Anderson; Themes by Anderson/Howe/Rick Wakeman) – 8:56
"Soon" (New edit) (Anderson/Squire/Howe/Alan White/Patrick Moraz) – 5:44
"Going for the One" (Anderson) – 5:32
"Don't Kill the Whale" (Anderson/Squire) – 3:57
"Tempus Fugit" (Geoff Downes/Trevor Horn/Howe/Squire/White) - 5:16
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" (Trevor Rabin/Anderson/Squire/Horn) – 4:28
"Leave It" (Squire/Rabin/Horn) – 4:19
"It Can Happen (Single edit)" (Squire/Anderson/Rabin) – 4:18
"Rhythm of Love" (Anderson/Kaye/Rabin/Squire) – 4:52
"Big Generator" (Remix) (Anderson/Kaye/Rabin/Squire/White) – 3:39
"Lift Me Up" (Rabin/Squire) – 6:31
"The Calling" (Single edit) (Anderson/Rabin/Squire) – 4:39
"Open Your Eyes" (Anderson/Squire/Howe/White/Billy Sherwood) – 5:15
"Homeworld (The Ladder)" (Radio edit) (Anderson/Squire/Howe/White/Sherwood/Igor Khoroshev) – 4:39
"Magnification" (Anderson/Squire/Howe/White) – 7:19

Disc three

"Roundabout (Acoustic)" (Anderson/Howe) – 4:18
"Show Me" (Anderson) – 3:37
"South Side of the Sky (Acoustic)" – 4:28
I. "South Side of the Sky" (Anderson/Squire)

II. "South Side Variations" (Wakeman)
"Australia (Solo Acoustic)" (Howe) – 4:12
"New World Symphony" (Squire, based on Antonin Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor) – 3:33

UK track listing

Disc one

"Yours Is No Disgrace" (Anderson/Squire/Howe/Kaye/Bruford) - 9:42
"Survival" (Anderson) - 6:20
"Roundabout" (Anderson/Howe) – 8:32
"Then" (Anderson) - 5:47
"I've Seen All Good People" – 6:55
a. "Your Move" (Anderson)

b. "All Good People" (Squire)
"Heart of the Sunrise" (Anderson/Squire/Bruford) – 10:36
"Starship Trooper" – 9:29
a. "Life Seeker" (Anderson)

b. "Disillusion" (Squire)

c. "Würm" (Howe)
"Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)" (Alternate version) (Anderson/Howe/Squire/Wakeman/White) - 21:32

Disc two

"Siberian Khatru" (Anderson; Themes by Anderson/Howe/Wakeman) – 8:56
"Long Distance Runaround" (Anderson) – 3:31
"Wonderous Stories" (Anderson) – 3:49
"And You and I" (Alternate version) (Anderson; Themes by Bruford/Howe/Squire) – 10:15
I. "Cord of Life"

II. "Eclipse" (Anderson/Bruford/Howe)

III. "The Preacher the Teacher"

IV. "Apocalypse"
"Soon" (Single edit) (Anderson) – 4:08
"Going for the One" (Anderson) – 5:32
"Don't Kill the Whale" (Anderson/Squire) – 3:57
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" (Rabin/Anderson/Squire/Horn) – 4:28
"Leave It" (Squire/Rabin/Horn) – 4:19
"Big Generator" (Remix) (Anderson/Kaye/Rabin/Squire/White) – 3:39
"The Calling" (Single edit) (Anderson/Rabin/Squire) – 4:39
"Homeworld (The Ladder)" (Radio edit) (Anderson/Squire/Howe/White/Sherwood/Khoroshev) – 4:39
"Awaken" (Anderson/Howe) – 15:31

Song Origins

US Release

Track 1 of Disc 1 from Time and a Word
Tracks 2-4 of Disc 1 from The Yes Album
Tracks 5-8 of Disc 1 from Fragile
Track 9 of Disc 1 and track 1 of Disc 2 from Close to the Edge
Track 10 of Disc 1 released as a non-album single
Track 2 of Disc 2 from Relayer, later released as a single, new edit previously unissued
Track 11 of Disc 1 and track 3 of Disc 2 from Going for the One
Track 4 of Disc 2 from Tormato
Track 5 of Disc 2 from Drama
Tracks 6-9 of Disc 2 from 90125
Track 10 of Disc 2 from Big Generator (the latter is a remix previously unissued)
Track 11 of Disc 2 from Union
Track 12 of Disc 2 from Talk
Track 13 of Disc 2 from Open Your Eyes
Track 14 of Disc 2 from The Ladder
Track 15 of Disc 2 from Magnification
Tracks 1-5 of Disc 3 previously unissued

UK Release

Track 2 of Disc 1 from Yes
Track 4 of Disc 1 from Time and a Word
Tracks 1, 5, and 7 of Disc 1 from The Yes Album
Tracks 3 & 6 of Disc 1 and track 2 of Disc 2 from Fragile
Tracks 1 & 4 of Disc 2 from Close to the Edge
Track 8 of Disc 1 from Tales from Topographic Oceans
Track 5 of Disc 2 from Relayer
Tracks 3, 6, & 13 of Disc 2 from Going for the One
Track 7 of Disc 2 from Tormato
Tracks 8 & 9 of Disc 2 from 90125
Track 10 of Disc 2 from Big Generator
Track 11 of Disc 2 from Talk
Track 12 of Disc 2 from The Ladder

Personnel

This list is in chronological order by who first joined the band (or when they joined the band for the first time).

Jon Anderson - Lead vocals (1969-1980, 1983-2004)
Chris Squire - Bass guitar, Backing vocals (1969-1981, 1983-2004)
Peter Banks - Lead guitars (1969-1970)
Bill Bruford - Drums, Percussion (1969-1972, 1990-1992)
Tony Kaye - Keyboards (1969-1971, 1983-1994)
Steve Howe - Lead guitars, Backing vocals (1971-1981, 1990-1992, 1995-2004)
Rick Wakeman - Keyboards (1971-1974, 1977-1980, 1990-1992, 1995-1996, 2002-2004)
Alan White - Drums, Percussion (1973-1981, 1983-2004)
Patrick Moraz - Keyboards (1974-1976)
Trevor Horn - Lead vocals (1980-1981)
Geoff Downes - Keyboards (1980-1981)
Trevor Rabin - Lead guitars (1983-1994)
Billy Sherwood - Rhythm guitars, Keyboards, Backing vocals (1997-2000)
Igor Khoroshev - Keyboards (1997-2001) (except on track 13 of Disc 2, U.S. Release)

Additional Personnel

Steve Porcaro - keyboards on track 13 of Disc 2, U.S. Release

Personnel on Disc 3, U.S. Release

Jon Anderson - Lead vocals, rhythm acoustic guitar (tracks 1-3)
Chris Squire - Acoustic bass guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1-3 & 5)
Steve Howe - Lead acoustic guitars, backing vocals (tracks 1-4)
Rick Wakeman - Acoustic piano (tracks 1-3)
Alan White - Acoustic drums, percussion (tracks 1-3)

New recordings

The later US release included a third disc of new recordings. These included three semi-acoustic band recordings, similar to what the band had been playing live: two versions of old Yes songs ("Roundabout" and "South Side of the Sky") and one new song by Anderson ("Show Me"). Also included was a Howe solo recording, a new version of his solo piece from the 1970s, "Australia", recorded with the help of Oliver Wakeman, Rick's son, who would later join Yes. Finally, "New World Symphony" was a solo recording by Squire, an adaptation of Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E min.

The lyrics to "Show Me" are about the Gulf War.^[2]

Reception

The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection (Warner 8122737022/Rhino WTVD 78042) reached #10 in the UK and #131 in the U.S.

Certifications

UK-Gold ^[3]

References

↑ Jurek, T. (2011). "The Ultimate Yes - Yes | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
↑ Jon Anderson interview, XM Radio, May 2010
↑ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx

Yes

Steve Howe Alan White Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison Chris Squire Jon Anderson Peter Banks Bill Bruford Tony Kaye Tony O'Reilly Rick Wakeman Patrick Moraz Trevor Horn Trevor Rabin Eddie Jobson Igor Khoroshev Benoît David Oliver Wakeman

Studio albums	Yes Time and a Word The Yes Album Fragile Close to the Edge Tales from Topographic Oceans Relayer Going for the One Tormato Drama 90125 Big Generator Union Talk Keys to Ascension Keys to Ascension 2 Open Your Eyes The Ladder Magnification Fly from Here Heaven & Earth

Live albums	Yessongs Yesshows 9012Live: The Solos Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 House of Yes: Live from House of Blues Symphonic Live Live at Montreux 2003 Union Live In the Present – Live from Lyon Songs from Tsongas Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center

Compilations	Yesterdays Classic Yes Yesstory Highlights: The Very Best of Yes Keystudio Yes Remixes Yes, Friends and Relatives Greatest Hits Live

Singles	"Your Move" "Roundabout" "America" "And You and I" "Don't Kill the Whale" "Into the Lens" "Owner of a Lonely Heart" "Leave It" "It Can Happen" "Hold On" "Love Will Find a Way" "Rhythm of Love" "Lift Me Up" "Make It Easy" "Saving My Heart" "The Calling" "Walls" "Open Your Eyes" "We Can Fly"

Other notable songs	"Yours Is No Disgrace" "Starship Trooper" "South Side of the Sky" "Long Distance Runaround" "Heart of the Sunrise" "Close to the Edge" "Siberian Khatru" "The Gates of Delirium" "Changes" "Cinema" "Our Song" "Big Generator" "Shoot High Aim Low" "The Solution"

Video releases	Yessongs 9012Live YesYears Greatest Video Hits Yes: Live - 1975 at Q.P.R. Live in Philadelphia Keys to Ascension Yesspeak Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss Classic Artists: Yes Yesspeak Live: The Director's Cut The Lost Broadcasts Rock of the '70s

Box sets	Yesyears In a Word: Yes (1969–) The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection The Word Is Live Essentially Yes Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two

Tours	The Yes Album Tour Fragile Tour Close to the Edge Tour 1960s–70s 1980s–90s 2000s–10s

Related bands	Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman Art of Noise Asia Badger Bodast Bruford Bruford Levin Upper Extremities The Buggles Cinema Circa Conspiracy Detective Earthworks Explorers Club Flash Ginger Baker's Air Force Glass Hammer GTR Jon and Vangelis King Crimson The Koobas Lodgic Mabel Greer's Toyshop Manfred Mann's Earth Band The Moody Blues Mystery Nektar Plastic Ono Band Rabbitt Refugee The Selfs Sky Cries Mary Squackett Steve Howe Trio Strawbs The Syn The Syndicats Tomorrow The Trevor Horn Band U.K. Warhorse White World Trade XYZ Yoso

Related articles	Discography Band members Yesoteric Jimmy Haun Tom Brislin Jay Schellen Roger Dean Brian Lane Symphonic Music of Yes Run with the Fox

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