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Essential Yello
Compilation album by
Released1992
Recorded1980–1992
GenreSynthpop
Length62:31
LabelMercury (original release)
Vertigo (Canada)
Smash (1993 US reissue)
ProducerBoris Blank
Yello chronology
Baby
(1991)
Essential Yello
(1992)
Zebra
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Essential Yello is a compilation album by Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was first released in 1992 [2] and also available as a sell-through video release (on VHS and later on DVD).

Track listing

  1. "Oh Yeah" – 3:05
  2. "The Race" – 3:15
  3. "Drive/Driven" – 4:11
  4. "Rubberbandman" – 3:35
  5. "Vicious Games" – 4:19
  6. "Tied Up" – 3:32
  7. "Lost Again" – 4:19
  8. "I Love You" – 4:05
  9. "Of Course I'm Lying" – 3:50
  10. "Pinball Cha Cha" – 3:33
  11. "Bostich" – 4:35
  12. "Desire" – 3:40
  13. "Jungle Bill" – 3:35
  14. "Call It Love" – 4:05
  15. "Goldrush" – 4:20
  16. "The Rhythm Divine" (featuring Shirley Bassey) – 4:20
  • An edition with "Tremendous Pain" and "Jingle Bells" as bonus tracks also exists.
  • In its video releases (both VHS and DVD) the song "Drive/Driven" is replaced by the video "Who's Gone?" (from their 1991 Baby album).

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [3] 148

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[4] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Essential Yello at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Yello – Essential (CD)". Discogs.
  3. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 22 July 1991". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.