''One Second'' is
Yello
Yello is a Swiss electronic music band, which formed in Zürich in 1979. For most of the band's history, Yello has been a duo consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank; founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983.
Their sound is often charac ...
'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
William MacArthur Mackenzie (27 March 1957 – 22 January 1997) was a Scottish singer and songwriter, known for his distinctive high tenor voice. He was the co-founder and lead vocalist of post-punk and new wave band the Associates. He also h ...
and
Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...
, 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
''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann (director), Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo ...
'' 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
''Nuns on the Run'' is a 1990 British comedy film starring Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane, also featuring Camille Coduri and Janet Suzman. The film was written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and produced by HandMade Films. Many of the outdoor scen ...
''.
The song "Si Senor The Hairy Grill" was used as theme song for the Fox TV show ''
The Edge
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing voca ...
''.
Track listing
# "La Habanera"
# "Moon on Ice"
# "Call It Love"
# "Le Secret Farida"
# "Hawaiian Chance"
# "
The Rhythm Divine"
# "Santiago"
# "Goldrush"
# "
Oh Yeah"
# "Dr. Van Steiner"
# "Si Senor the Hairy Grill"
# "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.
Chart performance
Singles –
The Official UK Singles Chart
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/ Gallup (United Kingdom)
2005 Remastered issue
# "La Habanera"
# "Moon on Ice"
# "Call It Love"
# "Le Secret Farida"
# "Hawaiian Chance"
# "The Rhythm Divine"
# "Santiago"
# "Goldrush"
# "Dr. Van Steiner"
# "Si Senor the Hairy Grill"
# "L'Hôtel"
# "Goldrush II (12" Mix)"
# "The Rhythm Divine (1992 Version)"
# "Call It Love (12" Mix)"
# "Life Is a Snowball"
# "Tool in Rose"
Certifications
References
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Yello albums
1987 albums
Mercury Records albums
Vertigo Records albums