Yes, No

Yes, No
Studio album by
T-Square
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1988[1][2]
RecordedLos Angeles · Mad Hatter Studios
Tokyo · CBS Sony Shinanomachi Studio[3]
GenreJazz fusion
Length49:17
LabelColumbia Records[4][5]
T-Square chronology
Truth
(1987) 		Yes, No
(1988) 		Wave
(1989)

Yes, No is the thirteenth studio album by Japanese Jazz fusion band T-Square. It was released on February 26, 1988 through Columbia Records[1][4] and was the last studio album by the band released under the name The Square, though by this point they were already Touring the United States as T-Square.

Background

The first track on this album, Dans Sa Chambre, was used as the theme song for the Japanese talk show Time 3, shown on Fuji Network System. It was also used as the opening theme for news show Businessman News, shown on TV Tokyo. The second track on the album, Go For It was used to advertise for the 1990 Toyota Sera.[4]

Rerelease and live recordings

On November 21, 2001, Village Records rereleased Yes, No on CD and DSD formats.[2]

The album was included in the T-Square 35th Anniversary THE BOX 2013 box set.[6]

Mr. Mellow was performed on the Megalith live album. Miss You was included in the Wordless Anthology V compilation album and performed live on the Megalith, Miss You In New York and T-Square Live (Featuring F-1 Grand Prix Theme) live albums. Crisis and Go For It were included on the F-1 Grand Prix compilation album. Papillon was rearranged and performed on the Miss You In New York live album.[7]

Track listing

Sources[1][8]

All music is composed by Masahiro Andoh, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Dans Sa Chambre"5:26
2."Go For It"4:53
3."Miss You"5:02
4."El Mirage" (music: Hirotaka Izumi)5:19
5."Shadow" (music: Mitsuru Sutoh)5:51
6."Mr. Mellow" (music: Hirotaka Izumi)5:03
7."Kiss"4:14
8."Papillon"3:46
9."Crisis"4:45
10."Catcher In The Rye" (music: Hirotaka Izumi)4:58

Personnel

Sources[9][10]

The Square
Additional Musicians

References

  1. ^ a b c "Yes, No - T-Square - Gonsiopea". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "THE SQUARE / Yes,No". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. ^ ja:YES,NO.
  4. ^ a b c "[10:31:01.184] "YES,NO. T-Square专辑 YES,NO.mp3下载 在线试听"". Xiami. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  5. ^ "T-Square - Yes No CD Album". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  6. ^ "T-SQUAREデビュー35周年！完全生産限定ボックス2タイトル同時発売 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  7. ^ "T-SQUARE". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  8. ^ "JJ's Jazz & Such: [RE PLAY][LOSSLESS] T SQUARE--YES,NO [1988/2001 DSD]". Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  9. ^ "JJ'S DOWN TO DA BONE: [EXCLUSIVE & L.T.] THE SQUARE--YES,NO BLU SPEC CD2 [1988/2013]". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  10. ^ "T-Square - Yes,No (1988) download by IsraBox". Retrieved 16 November 2013.