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.

Pocket Universe
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1997 (1997-02-24)
Recorded1996
GenreElectronica
Length1:13:33
LabelMercury
534 353-2
Producer
Yello chronology
Zebra
(1994)
Pocket Universe
(1997)
Motion Picture
(1999)
Singles from Pocket Universe
  1. "To the Sea"
    Released: 3 February 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Uncut[2]

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.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Solar Driftwood"Yello15:51
2."Celsius"
  • Blank
  • Meier
Yello5:59
3."More"
  • Blank
  • Meier
Yello6:39
4."On Track"
  • Blank
  • Meier
Yello5:33
5."Monolith"
  • Blank
  • Meier
Yello6:21
6."To the Sea"Yello5:46
7."Magnetic"
  • Blank
  • Meier
5:53
8."Liquid Mountain"
  • Blank
  • Meier
Yello2:58
9."Pan Blue"
  • Blank
  • Meier
Yello5:31
10."Resistor"
  • Blank
  • Meier
Yello7:13
11."Beyond Mirrors"
  • Blank
  • Meier
Yello5:49
12."To the Sea"
  • Blank
  • Nordenstam
 4:06
Total length:1:13:33
Notes
  • Track 12 is a bonus track not mentioned on track list.

Personnel

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  • 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

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 7

References

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  1. ^ "Pocket Universe - Yello | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Stubbs, David (June 1997). "Yello: Pocket Universe". Uncut. No. 1. p. 97.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Yello – Pocket Universe" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Yello – Pocket Universe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Yello – Pocket Universe" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Yello – Pocket Universe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Yello – Pocket Universe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Yello – Pocket Universe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
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