"It Will Be A Good Day (The River)" by Yes

Yes is one of the few prog rock bands that has been able to hit the charts at all, let alone for three decades. They achieved two Top 40 hits in the 70s with "Your Move (I've Seen All Good People)" landing at #40 in 1971 and "Roundabout" peaking at #13 and winning a slot in the R&R Hall of Fame (the band itself was induced in 2017).

Yes has never been a stranger to shifts in personnel, but at the start of the 80s some members split to join Asia while others came aboard to see Yes hit the top of the charts with "Owner Of A Lonely Heart." The band followed up this newfound success with "Leave It" (#24) and "It Can Happen" (#51). These singles came from their best-selling album from 1983, "90125." The album is named after its catalogue serial number, not a zip code.

In 1987, singles from their next album, "Big Generator," returned Yes to the charts. "Love Will Find A Way" and "Rhythm Of Love" peaked at #30 and #40, respectively. In 1991, Yes would see their final chart appearance when "Lift Me Up" stalled at #86. With the abandonment of a strong commercial sound, radio resumed saying "No" to Yes.

"It Will Be A Good Day (The River)" is a pleasant mid-tempo track from their 1999 effort, "The Ladder."