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IN THE MORNING
WHEN YOU RISE
DO YOU OPEN UP
YOUR EYES
SEE WHAT I SEE ?
Time and a Word
is the
second
studio album by
English Rock Band
first released in the UK
on
July,24th 1970
and later in the US
on
November,2nd 1970
by Atlantic Records.
It was put together
several months after
the release of the band's
1969 eponymous debut,
during which they
continued to tour heavily
and recorded
Time and a Word
between shows.
Yes
continued to follow
their early musical direction
of performing
original material
and cover versions
of songs by pop,
jazz,
and folk artists.
A small orchestra
of brass and
string session musicians
was used on
most of the
album's songs.
Guitarist
Peter Banks
did not support the idea
of adding an orchestra
to the album,
resulting in
increased tensions
between him
and the
rest of the group.
During their UK tour
in April 1970,
and before the
album's release,
Banks was fired
by the band
and replaced by
Steve Howe.
The UK album cover
was considered inappropriate
for the American market,
so a photograph of the band
was used;
due to the lineup change,
this put Howe
on the cover
of an
album on which
he did not perform.
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| US COVER |
Time and a Word
received mixed reviews
from critics,
but became the
band's first release
to enter the
UK Albums Chart,
peaking at number 45;
however,
it did not chart
in the United States.
In 2003
the album was remastered
with several
previously unreleased tracks.
Background and Recording
After the release of their
debut album
Yes
in July 1969
for Atlantic Records,
Yes
resumed extensive touring
across the UK.
The line-up of the group
at this time
included
lead vocalist
Jon Anderson,
guitarist
Peter Banks,
bassist
Chris Squire,
drummer
Bill Bruford,
and organist
Tony Kaye.
Towards the end of 1969,
they booked time at
Advision Studios
in London
during gaps
between shows
to record
Time and a Word.
In a November
1969 interview
during a tour
of Switzerland,
Bruford talked
about the album,
saying Anderson was
"pouring out new numbers for us to play ...
Usually he writes a tune
and we listen to the tape
and take it from there".
At Advision,
Yes
were joined by producer
Tony Colton,
a friend of
Anderson's who was also
the singer of the rock band
Heads Hands & Feet.
Phil Carson,
the European
managing director
of Atlantic
and a fan of the band,
brought in
audio engineer
Eddy Offord to assist
Colton in the album's
production because
of his skills
and hard work.
Offord would become a
key figure
in the band's history
in the 1970s
as their producer
and live sound mixer.
TRACKLIST
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
Then
Everydays
Sweet Dreams
The Prophet
Clear Days
Astral Traveler
Time and a Word
Dear Father
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
(Original Mix)
Sweet Dreams
(Original Mix)
The Prophet
(Single Version)
Everydays
(Just Vocals Edit)
Time and a Word
(Vocals and Guitar)
Roundabout
(Early Rough Mix)
Starship Trooper
(Single Version)
(Just Vocals)
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