Too Much Yang

{{Infobox album

| name = Too Much Yang

| type = Album

| artist = BigBang

| cover = Bigbang-TMY.jpg

| alt =

| released = 19 March 2007 (Norway)

| recorded = September and November 2006

| venue =

| studio = {{hlist|Grand Sport Studios|Capitol Studios}}

| genre = Rock

| length = 35:34

| label = {{hlist|Grand Sport Records|Warner Music}}

| producer = Øystein Greni

| prev_title = Poetic Terrorism

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Something Special - The Best of Bigbang

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Dagbladet

|rev1score = {{rating|5|6}}Wandrup, Fredrik, Dagbladet (20 March 2007). [http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2007/03/20/495534.html Holder stilen] {{in lang|no}}

|rev2 = Verdens Gang

|rev2score = {{rating|5|6}}Østbø, Stein, VG (19 March 2007). [http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=170153 BigBang: «Too Much Yang»] {{in lang|no}}

}}

Too Much Yang is the sixth studio album made by the Norwegian rock band BigBang. It was released in Norway on 19 March 2007 by Warner Music and Grand Sport Records. The album was received generally well by critics in Norway.

Title and recording

The name, "Too Much Yang", comes from a Feng Shui book drummer Olaf Olsen bought in Los Angeles. Under a picture of an AmCar, the picture text stated: "an example of too much yang". Øystein Greni decided to use the phrase "Too Much Yang" for the title of the album. Most of the album was recorded at Greni's studio Grand Sport in Oslo, with the exception of the track "Hurricane Boy", which was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Øystein Greni, except where noted

| title1 = Too Much Yang

| length1 = 3:17

| title2 = Hurricane Boy

| length2 = 2:33

| title3 = I Don't Wanna

| length3 = 3:21

| title4 = L.A. Song

| length4 = 3:46

| writer4 = {{hlist|Øystein Greni|Maria Orieta}}

| title5 = My First Time

| length5 = 3:22

| title6 = The Third Act

| length6 = 2:51

| writer6 = {{hlist|Øystein Greni|Martin Hagfors}}

| title7 = All The Time

| length7 = 2:38

| title8 = A Thousand Times Over

| length8 = 3:49

| writer8 = {{hlist|Øystein Greni|Martin Hagfors}}

| title9 = Early December

| length9 = 3:02

| title10 = We Belong Together

| length10 = 2:47

| title11 = Angelina

| length11 = 4:03

| writer11 = {{hlist|Øystein Greni|Martin Hagfors}}

| total_length = 35:34

}}

Personnel

Bigbang

Øystein Greni – vocals, guitar
Lasse Weeden – bass
Olaf Olsen – drums

Additional personnel

Nils B. Kvam – producer (additional vocals)
David Larring – engineer, bass (track 1), piano (track 6)
Charles Paakari – engineer (track 2)
Michael Ilbert – mixer
Rich Veltrop – mixer (track 2 and 9)
Sylvia Massy Shivy – mixer (track 2 and 9)
Christian Engfelt – mixer (track 8)
Ulf Holand – mixer (track 11)
Vlado Meller – mastering
Maria Orieta – vocals (track 4)
Erik Tresselt – vocals (track 7 and 10)
Nikolai Eilertsen – vocals (track 10)
Christian Engfelt – bass (track 2)
Øyvind Storli Hoel – bass (track 7)
Lars H. Haugen – guitar (track 5)
Martin Winstad – congas (track 3)
David Wallumrød – piano (track 3)
Janne Solberg – background vocals (track 3)
Sindre Røyland – background vocals (track 3)
Tone Heidi Borhaug – background vocals (track 3)
Bjørn Asper – horns (on track 3 and 10)
Svein Greni – horns (on track 3 and 10)
Tarjei Grimsby – horns (on track 3 and 10)
Kaja Fjellberg Pettersen – cello (track 8)
Nikolai Matthews – double bass (track 8)

References

Category:2007 albums

Category:Bigbang (Norwegian band) albums