Classic Yes

1981 compilation album by Yes

Classic Yes

Greatest hits album by

Yes

Released

11 December 1981^[1]

Recorded

1970–1977

Genre

Progressive rock
art rock

Length

49:38

Label

Atlantic

Producer

Yes
Eddie Offord

Compiler

Chris Squire

Yes chronology

Yesshows
(1980)

Classic Yes
(1981)

90125
(1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Classic Yes is the second compilation album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released in December 1981 by Atlantic Records. It was released after the group had disbanded in early 1981, following their 1980 tour in support of their tenth studio album, Drama (1980). The tracks were compiled by bassist Chris Squire and the cover was designed by Roger Dean.

Upon its release, it charted at No. 142 on the US Billboard 200. Some pressings included a free single of previously unreleased live versions of "Roundabout" and "I've Seen All Good People". The album became a strong seller, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over one million copies.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heart of the Sunrise - Fragile (1971)"	Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford	10:34
2.	"Wonderous Stories - Going for the One (1977)"	Anderson	3:45
3.	"Yours Is No Disgrace - The Yes Album (1971)"	Anderson, Squire, Bruford, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye	9:41

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"Starship Trooper" - The Yes Album (1971)"	Anderson, Squire, Howe	9:29
5.	"Long Distance Runaround - Fragile (1971)"	Anderson	3:30
6.	"The Fish - Fragile (1971)"	Squire	2:36
7.	"And You and I" - Close to the Edge (1972)"	Anderson, Bruford, Howe, Squire	10:03

Bonus single, side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Roundabout"	Anderson, Howe	7:47^[A]

Bonus single, side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"I've Seen All Good People""	Anderson, Squire	7:24^[B]

Personnel

Yes

Jon Anderson – lead vocals
Steve Howe – guitars, vocals
Chris Squire – bass guitar, vocals
Tony Kaye – keyboards on "Yours Is No Disgrace" and "Starship Trooper"
Rick Wakeman – keyboards on everything else
Alan White – drums on "Wonderous Stories", "Roundabout", and "I've Seen All Good People"
Bill Bruford – drums on everything else

Production

Chris Squire – album compilation
Yes – production
Eddie Offord – production, engineer

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	142

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[4]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ live at Oakland Coliseum, 7 October 1978
^ live at Empire Pool, 28 October 1978

^ "BPI".
^ Connolly, D. (2011). "Classic Yes - Yes". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ "Yes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "British album certifications – Yes – Classic Yes". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Yes – Classic Yes". Recording Industry Association of America.