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With their fifth album "One Second", released in 1987, YELLO continued the success of their previous album. The album peaked at number 11 in the German charts, number 6 in Austria and number 4 in Switzerland, where it went gold. The singles "Call It Love", "Goldrush" and the Shirley Bassey feature "The Rhythm Divine" are taken from the ten-song longplayer, which celebrates YELLO's most prominent collaboration to date. As with their previous releases, the sound of "One Second" is characterised by ever new sonic architectures, which self-proclaimed "hunter and gatherer" Boris Blank musically sketches in his Zurich studio under the motto "No repetitions".
"Boris opens up a new, surprising grab bag with every track," says Dieter Meier, describing the duo's stylistic development. "It's only when he's finished with his backing tracks that the lyricist or singer - in this case me - gets involved and is inspired by the sounds. On the one hand, the rise in popularity has been a nice thing, although neither Boris nor I have ever aimed for commercial success. The main focus has always been that we both enjoy what we do", as YELLO prove with tracks such as "Moon On Ice", "Santiago" or "Si Senor The Hairy Grill". "The recordings with Shirley Bassey were very short, an hour at most, and she only needed three takes," adds Boris Blank.
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’ Hotel