Solid Pleasure
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| Solid Pleasure | ||||
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| File:Yello - Solid Pleasure CD cover.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 October 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Yello Studio, Zürich; Platinum One Studio, Zürich | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 41:05 | |||
| Label | Ralph (original US release) Mercury (1985 US reissue) Do It (original UK release) Vertigo (1984 European release) | |||
| Producer | Yello, Ursli Weber | |||
| Yello chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Solid Pleasure | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| The Guardian | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
| Mojo | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
Solid Pleasure is the debut album from Swiss electronic trio Yello. It was first released in 1980 and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks.[4]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bimbo" | Boris Blank, Dieter Meier | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Night Flanger" | Blank, Meier | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Reverse Lion" | Blank, Meier | 1:21 |
| 4. | "Downtown Samba" | Blank, Meier | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Magneto" | Blank | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Massage" | Blank | 1:37 |
| 7. | "Assistant's Cry" | Blank, Meier, Carlos Perón | 1:40 |
| 8. | "Bostich" | Blank, Meier | 2:13 |
| 9. | "Rock Stop" | Blank, Meier | 2:31 |
| 10. | "Coast to Polka" | Blank | 1:55 |
| 11. | "Blue Green" | Blank, Perón | 5:26 |
| 12. | "Eternal Legs" | Blank | 4:16 |
| 13. | "Stanztrigger" | Blank, Perón | 2:49 |
| 14. | "Bananas to the Beat" | Blank, Meier | 3:03 |
| Total length: | 41:05 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Thrill Wave" | Blank, Meier | 2:05 |
| 16. | "I.T. Splash" | Blank, Meier | 2:37 |
| 17. | "Gluehead" | Blank, Meier | 2:53 |
| 18. | "Smirak's Train" | Blank | 4:39 |
| 19. | "Bostich (N'est-ce Pas)" | Blank, Meier | 4:35 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Yello
- Dieter Meier – vocals
- Boris Blank – keyboards, sampling, vocals on "Eternal Legs"
- Carlos Perón – tape effects
with:
- Chico Hablas – guitar
- Felix Haug – drums
- Walt Keiser – drums
Charts
[edit | edit source]Solid Pleasure was released in 1980, and later spent a solitary week on the Australian ARIA charts at number 146 in July 1991, with their album Baby debuting the same week.
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[5] | 146 |
References
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