| Artist |
Yello |
| Album Title: |
Toy |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronica/Dance: Electronica |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
09/30/2016 |
| Label |
Polydor |
| Catalog No |
0602547602572 |
| Bar Code No |
0 602547 602572 |
| Packaging |
Mediabook |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Frautonium Intro (1:10)
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| 2.
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Limbo (3:22)
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| 3.
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30'000 Days (4:05)
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| 4.
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Electrified II (2:49)
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| 5.
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Cold Flame / Yello feat. Malia (4:02)
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| 6.
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Kiss The Cloud / Yello feat. Fifi Rong (3:13)
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| 7.
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Starlight Scene (3:16)
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| 8.
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Tool Of Love (3:12)
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| 9.
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Give You The World / Yello feat. Malia (3:32)
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| 10.
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Dialectical Kid (3:18)
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| 11.
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Dark Side (4:15)
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| 12.
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Pacific AM (3:35)
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| 13.
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Blue Biscuit (3:38)
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| 14.
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Lost in Motion / Yello feat. Fifi Rong (3:32)
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| 15.
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Magma (6:26)
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| 16.
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Toy Square (3:08)
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| 17.
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Frautonium (4:20)
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| Date Acquired |
02/13/2017 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
MovieMars.com (Amazon) |
| Purchase Price |
19.25 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide entry:
Discogs entry:
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Notes |
Artwork, Photography – Martin Wanner
Composed By, Arranged By, Engineer – Boris Blank
Lyrics By – Fifi Rong (tracks: 6, 11, 14), Heidi Happy (tracks: 10), Malia (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 9)
Mastered By – Ursli Weber
Music Consultant – Ian Tregoning
Producer – Yello
Vocals, Lyrics By – Dieter Meier
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Yello
Copyright (c) – Yello
Licensed To – Polydor/Island
Manufactured By – EDC, Germany – 53984684
Comes in a 38 pages hard cover Mediabook.
Tracks 4, 14 and 16 are Bonus Songs.
Made in Germany.
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Analyzed: Yello / Toy
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -1.45 dB -13.41 dB 1:10 01-Frautonium (Intro)
DR10 -0.50 dB -11.92 dB 3:23 02-Limbo
DR9 -0.71 dB -11.74 dB 4:07 03-30'000 Days
DR9 -0.90 dB -11.89 dB 2:52 04-Electrified II
DR10 -0.60 dB -12.50 dB 4:04 05-Cold Flame
DR11 -0.80 dB -14.52 dB 3:16 06-Kiss The Cloud
DR11 -1.10 dB -13.60 dB 3:19 07-Starlight Scene
DR11 -0.90 dB -13.32 dB 3:14 08-Tool Of Love
DR10 -0.90 dB -13.30 dB 3:34 09-Give You The World
DR11 -0.80 dB -13.55 dB 3:20 10-Dialectical Kid
DR11 -0.60 dB -13.72 dB 4:17 11-Dark Side
DR13 -0.40 dB -17.10 dB 3:25 12-Pacific AM
DR10 -0.56 dB -13.75 dB 3:38 13-Blue Biscuit
DR12 -0.70 dB -15.27 dB 3:34 14-Lost in Motion
DR11 -0.49 dB -13.42 dB 6:29 15-Magma
DR9 -0.40 dB -12.02 dB 3:10 16-Toy Square
DR8 -0.45 dB -12.56 dB 4:21 17-Frautonium
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 802 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:
Most North Americans seem to believe Yello's career began and ended with "Oh Yeah," the 1985 tune from their album Stella that became unavoidable in movies and television for years afterward. But the truth is, Yello have been a presence in international pop music since 1980, and with their 13th album, 2016's Toy, they've reminded us that they're still making smart, well-crafted, and politely subversive electronic pop more than three decades after their biggest hit. Stylistically, Toy doesn't sound radically different than the work Yello did in the '80s and '90s, though their touch has grown a bit lighter with time. These tunes are pop that exists somewhere between crisp EDM-influenced rhythms and witty ambient music. Boris Blank (who handles the group's music and production) moves back and forth from upbeat numbers with tuneful hooks and dance-friendly percussive effects to low-key soundscapes that, despite their playful edge, communicate a mood far more than a melody. Vocalist and lyricist Dieter Meier was 71 when Toy was released, but his gruff, smoky instrument fits the clean, polished surfaces of this music remarkably well, like Leonard Cohen's eccentric cousin from Switzerland. Toy wisely front-loads the catchier numbers, especially "Limbo," "Cold Flame" (featuring guest vocals from Malia), and "30,000 Days," while the set closes with more abstract and free-flowing tracks such as "Magma" and "Toy Square." Toy doesn't sound especially innovative, but it certainly demonstrates that Yello haven't been resting on their laurels, and at its best, the album applies new thinking in electronic pop with the melodic and production approaches that have always been part of Yello's music, for a set that's fresh but unmistakably their work.
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