Essentially Yes is a boxed set by progressive rock band Yes. It was released in 2006 by Eagle Records. It contains five discs, four of which are previously released studio albums; Talk, Open Your Eyes, The Ladder, and Magnification. The fifth disc is a single CD version of what was later released as the 2-CD live album Live at Montreux 2003.
Track listing Disc 1: Open Your Eyes Disc 2: The Ladder (includes Homeworld preview) Disc 3: Magnification Disc 4: Talk (includes 2002 bonus track) Disc 5: Live at Montreux 2003 (single-disc version)
Personnel Jon Anderson: Vocals on all discs. Chris Squire: Bass on all discs. Steve Howe: Guitar on discs 1, 2, 3, and 5. Trevor Rabin: Guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, and string arrangements on disc 4. Tony Kaye: Hammond organ on disc 4. Rick Wakeman: Keyboards on disc 5. Igor Khoroshev: Keyboards on discs 1 (on tracks 1, 4 and 5) and 2. Billy Sherwood: Guitar and keyboards on discs 1 and 2. Alan White: Drums on all discs.
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Steve Porcaro: Keyboards on disc 1 track 2. Larry Groupé: Orchestra conductor on disc 3.
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