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YELLO is a new wave and synth-pop swiss
band created in 1978 in Zurich by DIETER MEIER (voice,
born on 04/03/1945 in Zurich, son of a banker), BORIS
BLANK (synths, born on 15/01/1953 in Switzerland), CARLOS
PERON (synths/sounds effects, born in Zurich) et WALTER
KEISER (drums).
All starts in 1967. BORIS borrows a tape
recorder from one of his friends. He begins to compose
radiophonic pieces. WALTER leaves YELLO to join PHIL
CARMEN. It will the same thing for CARLOS PERON to quit
YELLO in 1984 for a solo career.
The most international hit will be "THE
RACE" (#1 in South Africa, #4 in Germany, #6 in
Austria, #7 in the UK, #8 in Switzerland and Ireland, and
#20 in the Netherlands). In the USA, YELLO become well-known
with "OH YEAH" (#47 in Germany and #51
in the USA), include in severals soundtracks like "The
secret of my success" or "Ferris Bueller's day
off". The Netherlands gives "I LOVE YOU"
(n°7 in Holland) an ovation. DIETER is also a video
maker for TRIO and ALPHAVILLE. He gives his voice for a
GRID's track in 1992.
| 1. |
I.T.
SPLASH |
1979 |
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| 2. |
BIMBO |
1980 |
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| 3. |
BOSTICH |
1980 |
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55 |
| 4. |
NIGHT
FLANGER |
1980 |
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| 5. |
THE
EVENING'S YOUNG |
1981 |
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| 6. |
PINBALL
CHA CHA |
1981 |
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| 7. |
SHE'S
GOT A GUN |
1982 |
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| 8. |
YOU
GOTTA SAY YES TO ANOTHER EXCESS |
1982 |
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| 9. |
THE
SWING |
1983 |
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| 10. |
I
LOVE YOU |
1983 |
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41 |
| 11. |
LOST
AGAIN |
1983 |
10 |
26 |
73 |
| 12. |
LET
ME CRY |
1983 |
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| 13. |
VICIOUS
GAMES (feat. RUSH
WINTERS) |
1985 |
05 |
15 |
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| 14. |
DESIRE |
1985 |
19 |
16 |
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| 15. |
GOLDRUSH
(feat. BILLY MAC KENZIE) |
1986 |
09 |
20 |
54 |
| 16. |
OH
YEAH |
1986 |
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47 |
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| 17. |
CALL
IT LOVE |
1987 |
06 |
14 |
91 |
| 18. |
THE
RHYTHM DIVINE (feat.
SHIRLEY BASSEY) |
1987 |
21 |
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54 |
| 19. |
THE
RACE |
1988 |
08 |
04 |
07 |
| 20. |
OF
COURSE I'M LYING |
1988 |
30 |
48 |
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| 21. |
TIED
UP |
1988 |
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38 |
60 |
| 22. |
BLAZING
SADDLES |
1989 |
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78 |
47 |
| 23. |
RUBBERBANDMAN |
1991 |
09 |
29 |
58 |
| 24. |
WHO'S
GONE |
1991 |
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| 25. |
JUNGLE
BILL |
1992 |
15 |
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61 |
| 26. |
DRIVE
/ DRIVEN |
1992 |
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| 27. |
DO
IT |
1994 |
32 |
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| 28. |
NIGHT
TRAIN |
1994 |
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| 29. |
HOW
HOW |
1994 |
29 |
96 |
59 |
| 30. |
TREMENDOUS
PAIN |
1995 |
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| 31. |
SUITE
909 |
1995 |
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| 32. |
JINGLE
BELLS {soundtrack of
"Santa Clause"} |
1995 |
34 |
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| 33. |
TO
THE SEA (feat. STINA
NORDENSTAM) |
1997 |
23 |
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| 34. |
ON
TRACK |
1997 |
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| 35. |
CELCIUS |
1997 |
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| 36. |
PAN
BLUE |
1997 |
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| 37. |
SQUEEZE
PLEASE |
1999 |
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| 38. |
PLANET
DADA |
2003 |
75 |
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| 39. |
BASE
FOR ALEC |
2004 |
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