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  • Artist: Yello
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: 1988
  • Total Time: 48:11
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

This is Yello's most dynamic album, with excellent composition. Picking highlights would be difficult, since the songs segue, and the album just begs to be listened to as a whole. ~ Vladimir Bogdanov, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Tied Up Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (6:05)
Of Course I'm Lying Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (5:56)
3rd of June Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (4:50)
Blazing Saddles (Lyrics) Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (3:53)
The Race Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (8:08)
Alhambra Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (3:38)
Otto Di Catania Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (3:20)
Tied up in Red Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (8:23)
Tied up in Gear Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (3:58)

Credits

Yello (Producer), Yello (Engineer), Yello (Main Performer), Beat Ash (Percussion), Boris Blank (Arranger), Boris Blank (Vocals), Leos Gerteis (Clarinet), Rene Chico Hablas (Guitar), Billy Mackenzie (Vocals (Background)), Dieter Meier (Vocals), Dieter Meier (Lyricist), Kevin Metcalfe (Mastering), Ernst Gamper (Cover Design)
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Studio album by Yello
Released November 1, 1988
Genre Synthpop
Length 49:01
Label Fontana
Producer Yello
Professional reviews
Yello chronology
One Second
(1987)		 Flag
(1988)		 Baby
(1991)

Flag is Yello's sixth original album, released in 1988 and featuring the eight-minute tour-de-force, "The Race", the single of which reached number 7 in the UK singles chart in August of that year. An early cut of the album was used as the soundtrack for the film Nuns on the Run.

Track listing

  1. "Tied Up"
  2. "Of Course I'm Lying"
  3. "3rd Of June"
  4. "Blazing Saddles"
  5. "The Race"
  6. "Alhambra"
  7. "Otto Di Catania"
  8. "Tied Up In Red" (CD bonus track)
  9. "Tied Up In Gear"
  10. "The Race (Break Light Mix)" *
  11. "Wall Street Bongo" *
  12. "The Race (12" Mix)" *

(*) Bonus tracks on the 2005 remastered release

Chart performance

Country Peak
position
[1][2][3]
Switzerland 3
Austria 12
Sweden 24
New Zealand 33
United Kingdom 56
United States 152

Singles - The Official UK Singles Chart / Millward Brown (United Kingdom)

Date Single Chart Position
Aug 1988 "The Race" The Official UK Singles Chart 7
Dec 1988 "Tied Up" The Official UK Singles Chart 60
Mar 1989 "Of Course I'm Lying" The Official UK Singles Chart 23
Jul 1989 "Blazing Saddles" The Official UK Singles Chart 47

References

  1. ^ European charts
  2. ^ UK chart
  3. ^ Billboard chart
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