One Second (Yello album)

One Second is Yello's fifth original studio album, having been preceded by a 'new mix' compilation the previous year. Released in 1987, the album is noteworthy for featuring both Billy Mackenzie and Shirley Bassey, the latter singing vocals on "The Rhythm Divine".

The songs "Call It Love", "Si Senor The Hairy Grill", "Moon On Ice", "Hawaiian Chance" were used on episodes of Miami Vice and the song "Santiago" used as a sample from Dunya Yunis' "Abu Zeluf". A couple of songs were also used in the 1990 film Nuns on the Run.

The song "Si Senor The Hairy Grill" was used as theme song for the Fox TV show The Edge.

Track listing

 * 1) "La Habanera"
 * 2) "Moon on Ice"
 * 3) "Call It Love"
 * 4) "Le Secret Farida"
 * 5) "Hawaiian Chance"
 * 6) "The Rhythm Divine"
 * 7) "Santiago"
 * 8) "Goldrush"
 * 9) "Oh Yeah"
 * 10) "Dr. Van Steiner"
 * 11) "Si Senor the Hairy Grill"
 * 12) "L'Hôtel"

"Oh Yeah" is an addition to the US version of the album, the track is originally on the previous album, Stella. Most vinyl and cassette versions of the album also omit the final track, "L'Hôtel". On release LP830956-1 (1987), Oh Yeah is track #6 at the end of side A, L'Hôtel is missing, and the rest of the tracks are in the same order.

Personnel
Yello


 * Boris Blank – keyboards, synthesizers, samplers, programming, arranger, lead vocals on "Santiago", backing vocals on "La Habanera", "Call It Love", "The Rhythm Divine", "Goldrush", "Oh Yeah", and "Si Senor the Hairy Grill", spoken word on "Dr Van Steiner"
 * Dieter Meier – lead and backing vocals on "La Habanera", "Call It Love", "Goldrush", "Oh Yeah", "Si Senor the Hairy Grill" spoken word on "La Habanera"

Additional personnel


 * Beat Ash – drum machine on "Call it Love" "The Rhythm Divine"
 * Chico Hablas – guitar on "Moon on Ice", "Call it Love", "Hawaiian Chance", "Goldrush" and "Si Senor the Hairy Grill"


 * Philip Kienholz – electric piano, accordion on "Le Secret Farida"


 * Rush Winters – co-lead vocals on "La Habernera" and "Dr. Van Steiner"
 * Billy MacKenzie – backing vocals on "La Habanera", "Moon on Ice", "Call It Love", "The Rhythm Divine", and "Goldrush" lead vocals on "Moon on Ice" and "Santiago", co-lead vocals on "Goldrush"
 * Farida – spoken word on "Le Secret Farida"
 * Shirley Bassey – lead vocals on "The Rhythm Divine"
 * Steve Trop – trombone on "The Rhythm Divine"
 * Don Randolph – bass trombone on "The Rhythm Divine"

Production
 * Santiago Alfonso – african spoken word on "Santiago"
 * Petia Kaufman – glass harp on "Oh Yeah"


 * Produced by Boris Blank and Yello
 * Recorded and engineered by Boris Blank and Yello
 * Mixed by Ian Tregoning

Chart performance
Singles – The Official UK Singles Chart / Gallup (United Kingdom)

2005 remastered issue

 * 1) "La Habanera"
 * 2) "Moon on Ice"
 * 3) "Call It Love"
 * 4) "Le Secret Farida"
 * 5) "Hawaiian Chance"
 * 6) "The Rhythm Divine"
 * 7) "Santiago"
 * 8) "Goldrush"
 * 9) "Dr. Van Steiner"
 * 10) "Si Senor the Hairy Grill"
 * 11) "L'Hôtel"
 * 12) "Goldrush II (12" Mix)"
 * 13) "The Rhythm Divine (1992 Version)"
 * 14) "Call It Love (12" Mix)"
 * 15) "Life Is a Snowball"
 * 16) "Tool in Rose"