JASON MRAZ
YES! (Deluxe Edition)
Multi-Grammy® Winner Celebrates Album’s 10th Anniversary with Reissue Featuring New Artwork and Unreleased Live Recordings
2-LP Gold-Vinyl Version Available From Atlantic Records on October 25
Unreleased Live Recording of “Love Someone” Available Today Digitally
LOS ANGELES – Jason Mraz’s YES! turns 10 this year, and Atlantic Records is celebrating with a new Deluxe Edition of the GRAMMY® Award winner’s fifth studio album, featuring new artwork and unreleased live recordings.
YES! (DELUXE EDITION) will be available on October 25 as a double album on gold-colored vinyl. The music will also be available the same day on digital and streaming platforms. Starting today, a previously unreleased live recording of “Love Someone” is available digitally. Listen HERE.
Along with the 14 original songs, YES! (DELUXE EDITION) now includes five unreleased tracks, all recorded live in 2014 at Mraz’s home studio, The Mranch, with album collaborators Raining Jane. These performances revisit some of the album’s most memorable songs, including “Love Someone,” “Hello, You Beautiful Thing,” and fan favorite “Long Drive.” The 2-LP set also includes a 12”x24” poster and new liner notes from Mraz.
Originally released in 2014, YES! was produced by Mraz along with Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit, Rilo Kiley) and recorded in rural Omaha, Nebraska and inland Oceanside, California. The album marked the first full-length collaboration between Mraz and indie-rock-folk band Raining Jane, who continue to tour with him as part of The Superband. The group – formed by Mai Bloomfield, Becky Gebhardt, Chaska Potter, and Mona Tavakoli – played a pivotal role in shaping the album’s acoustic sound and co-wrote much of the material with Mraz.
Mraz says the creative collaboration with Raining Jane has always been rooted in friendship, respect, and a shared love for music. “We’ve been a constant yes since we met. We were always friends first, and still are. We love hearing what the other has to say and play.” He adds, “Yes is friendship. Yes is action. And now YES! is ten. To celebrate this ten-year milestone, we’ve placed the musicmakers on the front cover and extended the listening time with a few live recordings. We are so grateful for your time and attention – and for believing in YES!.”
About Jason Mraz:
Jason Mraz is a two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter and Songwriters Hall of Fame Honoree, most famously known for his hits, “I’m Yours” and “I Won’t Give Up.” His nonprofit, the Jason Mraz Foundation, supports programs focused on inclusive arts education and the advancement of equality. In 2023, Mraz released his eighth studio album, Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride (featuring the single “I Feel Like Dancing”) and placed second on Season 32 of “Dancing With The Stars,” which aired live on ABC and remains streaming on Disney+. Mraz previously performed the role of Dr. Pomatter in the hit Broadway musical Waitress.
Throughout Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride, Mraz’s latest release, there are hints of his formative releases, including his 2002 debut Waiting For My Rocket to Come and 2005’s Mr. A-Z, but it ultimately finds a kinship with 2008’s We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The newer songs, which are unabashedly pop, saw Mraz reuniting with numerous collaborators, including L.A. band Raining Jane and producer Martin Terefe, who helped the 2008 breakout album. The songs grapple with the emotions and experiences that come with being in your mid-life, a time that is often ignored by pop songwriters. Its optimistic, inspiring sensibility reflects the musician’s overall approach.
YES! (DELUXE EDITION)
2-LP Track Listing
LP 1: Side A
1. Rise
2. Love Someone
3. Hello, You Beautiful Thing
4. Long Drive
5. Everywhere
Side B
6. Best Friend
7. Quiet
8. Out Of My Hands
9. It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
10. 3 Things
LP 2: Side C
1. You Can Rely On Me
2. Back To The Earth
3. A World With You
4. Shine
Side D: Live From The Mranch
5. Love Someone*
6. Hello, You Beautiful Thing*
7. Long Drive*
8. Back To The Earth*
9. A World With You*
* Previously Unreleased
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