Time and a Word

Time and a Word
Studio album by Yes
Released	24 July 1970
Recorded	17 December 1969 – 5 February 1970
Studio	Advision, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	39:08
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Tony Colton
Yes chronology
Yes (1969) Time and a Word (1970) The Yes Album (1971)
Singles from Time and a Word
"Time and a Word" Released: 27 March 1970 "Sweet Dreams" Released: 19 June 1970[1]
Alternative cover
US cover featuring Steve Howe (far right)

Time and a Word is the second studio album by English rock band Yes, first released in the UK on 24 July 1970 and later in the US on 2 November 1970 by Atlantic Records.^[2] 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.

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.