Claro Que Si

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Claro Que Si
Yello - Claro Que Si CD cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1981
Recorded1981
StudioYello Studio, Zürich; Powerplay Studio, Maur, Switzerland
Genre Synthpop
Length37:54
Label Ralph (original US release)
Mercury (1985 US reissue)
Do It (original UK release)
Vertigo (1984 European release)
Producer Boris Blank, Ursli Weber
Yello chronology
Solid Pleasure
(1980)
Claro Que Si
(1981)
You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess
(1983)
Singles from 1982
  1. "She's Got a Gun"
    Released: January 1982
  2. "Pinball Cha Cha"
    Released: 28 May 1982
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Sputnikmusic3.4/5 [2]

Claro Que Si is Yello's second album, released in 1981. "Claro que si" is Spanish for "Yes of course" and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Daily Disco" Boris Blank, Dieter Meier 4:32
2."No More Roger"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier3:18
3."Take It All"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier1:48
4."The Evening's Young"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier4:53
5."She's Got a Gun"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier3:40
6."Ballet Mecanique"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier3:44
7."Ouad el Habib"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier3:24
8."The Lorry"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier3:35
9."Homer Hossa"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier5:16
10."Pinball Cha Cha"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier3:40
Total length:37:54
2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Tub Dub"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier1:45
12."She's Got a Gun" (live at the Palladium, New York City, September 1985)Boris Blank, Dieter Meier4:01
13."Daily Disco" (1985 version)Boris Blank, Dieter Meier4:05
14."The Evening's Young" (1985 version)Boris Blank, Dieter Meier3:11
15."Pinball Cha Cha" (12" mix)Boris Blank, Dieter Meier5:22
16."Desire for Desire"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier4:16

Personnel

Yello
Additional personnel

Cover Design / Illustration

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