You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
{{Infobox album
| name = You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
| type = studio
| artist = Yello
| cover = Yello - You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess CD cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 1983
| recorded = 1983
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Synth-pop
| length = 37:35
| label = Elektra (original US release)
Mercury (1988 US reissue)
Stiff (original UK release)
Polydor (original French release)
Vertigo (Europe)
| producer = Boris Blank
| prev_title = Claro Que Si
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Stella
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Singles
| name = You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
| type = studio
| single1 = You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
| single1date = 22 October 1982
| single2 = I Love You
| single2date = 30 May 1983
| single3 = Heavy Whispers
| single3date = 1983
| single4 = Lost Again
| single4date = 18 October 1983
| single5 = Pumping Velvet
| single5date = 22 October 1983
}}}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r53027}}
}}
You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess is the third studio album by Swiss electronic band Yello, released in June 1983. It was the last Yello album to feature founding member Carlos Perón. It charted in several countries across Europe, and also peaked at No. 184 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Boris Blank and Dieter Meier
| total_length = 37:35
| title1 = I Love You
| length1 = 3:14
| title2 = Lost Again
| length2 = 4:18
| title3 = No More Words
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Crash Dance
| length4 = 2:08
| title5 = Great Mission
| length5 = 2:56
| title6 = You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
| length6 = 2:08
| title7 = Swing
| length7 = 3:26
| title8 = Heavy Whispers
| length8 = 3:56
| title9 = Smile on You
| length9 = 3:09
| title10 = Pumping Velvet
| length10 = 3:18
| title11 = Salut Mayoumba
| length11 = 4:40
| title12 = Two Worlds
| length12 = 4:12
| note12 = bonus track on some cassette releases
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2005 reissue bonus tracks
| title12 = Base for Alec
| length12 = 2:54
| title13 = Rubber West
| length13 = 3:26
| title14 = You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
| length14 = 4:44
| note14 = UK promo 12" version
| title15 = Live at the Roxy NY Dec. 1983
| length15 = 3:41
| title16 = Pumping Velvet (12" mix)
| length16 = 4:58
| title17 = I Love You (12" mix)
| length17 = 5:14
}}
Charts
Singles – UK Singles Chart / Gallup (United Kingdom)
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Single ! Chart ! Position |
| June 1983
| "I Love You" | UK Singles Chart | align="center"| 41 |
| November 1983
| "Lost Again" | UK Singles Chart | align="center"| 73 |
Critical reception
It was ranked at number 6 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1983 by NME, and the single "I Love You" was ranked at number 17 among "Tracks of the Year".{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/1983-2-1045394 |title=Albums and Tracks of the Year |date=2016 |magazine=NME |access-date=23 February 2018 }}
Other
In 2006, South African ceramicist Elton Harding translated the opening track "I Love You" into a ceramic tactile sculpture. The entire song was mapped out onto a rectangular spiral, with each second of the track taking up 1 cm. Samples were then represented by unique shapes allowing for the song to be 'read' either by sight or touch.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{discogs master|35031}}
{{Yello}}
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Category:Vertigo Records albums
Category:Mercury Records albums