One Second (Yello album)

One Second
Studio album by Yello
Released 1987
Genre Synthpop
Length 49:59
Label Mercury (original release)
Vertigo (2005 CD reissue)
Producer Boris Blank
Yello chronology

1980–1985 The New Mix in One Go
(1986)		 One Second
(1987)		 Flag
(1988)
Singles from One Second
  1. "Call It Love"
    Released: 2 March 1987
  2. "The Rhythm Divine"
    Released: 24 June 1987
Music sample
"The Rhythm Divine"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

One Second is Yello's fifth original album, having been preceded by a 'new mix' compilation the previous year. Released in 1987, the album is noteworthy for featuring both Billy MacKenzie[2] and Shirley Bassey, the latter singing vocals on "The Rhythm Divine". The songs "Call It Love", "Si Senor The Hairy Grill, "Moon On Ice", "Hawaiian Chance" were used on episodes of Miami Vice and the song "Santiago" used as a sample from Dunya Yunis' "Abu Zeluf"

Track listing

  1. "La Habanera"
  2. "Moon On Ice"
  3. "Call It Love"
  4. "Le Secret Farida"
  5. "Hawaiian Chance"
  6. "The Rhythm Divine"
  7. "Santiago"
  8. "Goldrush"
  9. "Oh Yeah"
  10. "Dr. Van Steiner"
  11. "Si Senor The Hairy Grill"
  12. "L'Hôtel"

"Oh Yeah" is an addition to the US version of the album, the track is originally on the previous album, Stella. Most vinyl and cassette versions of the album also omit the final track, "L'Hôtel."

Chart performance

Country Peak
position
[3][4][5]
Switzerland 4
Austria 6
Sweden 24
New Zealand 36
United Kingdom 48
United States 92

Singles - The Official UK Singles Chart / Gallup (United Kingdom)

Date Single Chart Position
August 1986 "Goldrush" The Official UK Singles Chart 54
August 1987 "The Rhythm Divine" The Official UK Singles Chart 54

2005 Remastered issue

  1. "La Habanera"
  2. "Moon On Ice"
  3. "Call It Love"
  4. "Le Secret Farida"
  5. "Hawaiian Chance"
  6. "The Rhythm Divine"
  7. "Santiago"
  8. "Goldrush"
  9. "Dr. Van Steiner"
  10. "Si Senor The Hairy Grill"
  11. "L'Hôtel"
  12. "Goldrush II (12" Mix)"
  13. "The Rhythm Divine (1992 Version)"
  14. "Call It Love (12" Mix)"
  15. "Life Is A Snowball"
  16. "Tool In Rose"

References

  1. ↑ One Second (Yello album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ See Billy MacKenzie's discography as compiled by Craig Burton and Mark Adams in Tom Doyle's biography of Billy Mackenzie: The Glamour Chase (ISBN 0747536155)
  3. ↑ European charts
  4. ↑ UK chart
  5. ↑ Billboard chart