Pocket Universe is the ninth studio album by the Swiss band Yello. It was released on 24 February 1997 through Mercury Records. Production was handled by Yello and Carl Cox, with Ian Tregoning and Leos Gerteis serving as vocal co-producers. It features a lone guest appearance from Stina Nordenstam.
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| Released | February 24, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 1:13:33 | |||
| Label | Mercury 534 353-2 | |||
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| Singles from Pocket Universe | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Uncut | [2] |
The album peaked at number 7 in Switzerland, number 9 in Norway, number 17 in Germany, number 21 in Austria, number 29 in Sweden and number 71 in the Netherlands.
Its lead single, "To the Sea", made it to number 23 in Switzerland, number 48 in Sweden and number 83 in Germany. The song "On Track" reached number 16 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solar Driftwood" | Yello | 15:51 | |
| 2. | "Celsius" |
| Yello | 5:59 |
| 3. | "More" |
| Yello | 6:39 |
| 4. | "On Track" |
| Yello | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Monolith" |
| Yello | 6:21 |
| 6. | "To the Sea" | Yello | 5:46 | |
| 7. | "Magnetic" |
| 5:53 | |
| 8. | "Liquid Mountain" |
| Yello | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Pan Blue" |
| Yello | 5:31 |
| 10. | "Resistor" |
| Yello | 7:13 |
| 11. | "Beyond Mirrors" |
| Yello | 5:49 |
| 12. | "To the Sea" |
| 4:06 | |
| Total length: | 1:13:33 | |||
- Notes
- Track 12 is a bonus track not mentioned on track list.
Personnel
edit- Boris Blank — producer, composer, arrangement, engineering
- Dieter Meier — lyrics & vocals (tracks: 1–5, 7–11), producer (tracks: 1–6, 8–11)
- Kristina Ulrika "Stina" Nordenstam — lyrics & vocals (track 6)
- Carl Cox — producer (track 7)
- Ian Tregoning — vocal co-producer
- Leos Gerteis — vocal co-producer
- Steffen "Stevie B-Zet" Britzke — re-mixing (track 12)
- Kevin Metcalfe — mastering
- Martin Wanner — cover
- Peter Zumsteg — management
Charts
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 21 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 71 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 17 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] | 9 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 29 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Pocket Universe - Yello | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Stubbs, David (June 1997). "Yello: Pocket Universe". Uncut. No. 1. p. 97.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Yello – Pocket Universe" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Yello – Pocket Universe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Yello – Pocket Universe" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Yello – Pocket Universe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Yello – Pocket Universe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Yello – Pocket Universe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
External links
edit- Yello – Pocket Universe at Discogs (list of releases)