Talk (Yes album)

Talk
Studio album by
Released21 March 1994 (1994-03-21)
Recorded1992–1993
Studio
Genre
Length54:31
LabelVictory Music
ProducerTrevor Rabin
Yes chronology
Highlights: The Very Best of Yes
(1993)
Talk
(1994)
Keys to Ascension
(1996)
Singles from Talk
  1. "The Calling"
    Released: 16 March 1994

Talk is the fourteenth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes. It was released on 21 March 1994 by Victory Music, and was the third and final album to feature the 90125-era lineup of vocalist Jon Anderson, bassist/vocalist Chris Squire, drummer Alan White, guitarist/vocalist Trevor Rabin, and keyboarist Tony Kaye.

After Yes completed the Union Tour in 1992, record label manager and longtime Yes associate Phil Carson approached Rabin to record a new Yes album for Victory, his newly established independent label, with the band's most commercially successful lineup of Kaye, Anderson, Squire, and White. Rabin dedicated time to write songs with Anderson, as the singer had been kept away from the initial songwriting sessions in the past which caused internal friction. Talk is noted for being amongst the first albums to be completely produced digitally.

Talk underperformed commercially upon release, reaching number 20 in the UK and number 33 in the US. Victory Music went bankrupt at the same time, which affected the album's potential for success. In addition, the album received mostly negative reviews from critics. "The Calling" and "Walls" were released as singles that charted at No. 3 and 24 on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock chart, respectively. Yes supported the album with a 1994 tour which featured future Yes member Billy Sherwood on additional guitars and keyboards. Rabin and Kaye left the group at its conclusion.