Yes : Time and a Word (Deluxe Edition)

 

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 

Yes 

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.

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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