Pocket Universe
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| Pocket Universe | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 24, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 1:13:33 | |||
| Label | Mercury 534 353-2 | |||
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| Singles from Pocket Universe | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Uncut | [2] |
Pocket Universe is the ninth studio album by the Swiss band Yello. It was released on 24 February 1997 through Mercury Records. Production was handled by Yello and Carl Cox, with Ian Tregoning and Leos Gerteis serving as vocal co-producers. It features a lone guest appearance from Stina Nordenstam.
The album peaked at number 7 in Switzerland, number 9 in Norway, number 17 in Germany, number 21 in Austria, number 29 in Sweden and number 71 in the Netherlands.
Its lead single, "To the Sea", made it to number 23 in Switzerland, number 48 in Sweden and number 83 in Germany. The song "On Track" reached number 16 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solar Driftwood" | Yello | 1:51 | |
| 2. | "Celsius" |
| Yello | 5:59 |
| 3. | "More" |
| Yello | 6:39 |
| 4. | "On Track" |
| Yello | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Monolith" |
| Yello | 6:21 |
| 6. | "To the Sea" | Yello | 5:46 | |
| 7. | "Magnetic" |
| 5:53 | |
| 8. | "Liquid Mountain" |
| Yello | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Pan Blue" |
| Yello | 5:31 |
| 10. | "Resistor" |
| Yello | 7:13 |
| 11. | "Beyond Mirrors" |
| Yello | 5:49 |
| 12. | "To the Sea (Remix by Steve B‐Zet)" |
| 4:06 | |
| Total length: | 1:13:33 | |||
- Notes
- Track 12 is a bonus track not mentioned on track list.
Personnel
- Boris Blank — producer, composer, arrangement, engineering
- Dieter Meier — lyrics & vocals (tracks: 1–5, 7–11), producer (tracks: 1–6, 8–11)
- Kristina Ulrika "Stina" Nordenstam — lyrics & vocals (track 6)
- Carl Cox — producer (track 7)
- Ian Tregoning — vocal co-producer
- Leos Gerteis — vocal co-producer
- Steffen "Stevie B-Zet" Britzke — re-mixing (track 12)
- Kevin Metcalfe — mastering
- Martin Wanner — cover
- Peter Zumsteg — management
