Hands on Yello

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Hands On Yello
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Remix album by
Released20 Mar 1995
Genre Electronica
Length1:08:01
Label Urban/Motor Music
Producer Yello
Yello chronology
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(1994)
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Pocket Universe
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Hands on Yello is a remix album by Swiss electronica band Yello, released in 1995.

Contents

Track listings

Hands on Yello

The initial version was released on 20 March 1995, as single CD, double LP or single cassette.

All tracks are written by Blank/Meier

No.TitleRemixer(s)Length
1."Dr. Van Steiner" Cosmic Baby (& Jens Wojnar)5:40
2."Bostich" Klaus Jankuhn & WestBam 3:06
3."Ciel ouvert"Jens5:17
4."You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess – Great Mission" Jam & Spoon 3:58
5."Crash Dance" Oliver Lieb 5:50
6."Vicious Games (12" Edit)" The Grid 4:44
7."Oh Yeah" Plutone 5:38
8."Live at the Roxy" Ilsa Gold 5:00
9."I Love You" Hardsequencer 5:34
10."L'Hotel" Carl Cox 5:04
11."La habanera" Carl Craig 5:50
12."Excess" The Orb 5:39
13."Lost Again" Moby 6:04

Hands on Yello – The Updates

"The Updates" were released on 26 June 1995 as a limited double CD.

All tracks are written by Blank/Meier

CD1
No.TitleRemixer(s)Length
1."Live at the Roxy"Ilsa Gold7:23
2."Bostich (Machine Mix)"Klaus Jankuhn & WestBam6:33
3."L'hotel (Long Version)"Carl Cox7:31
4."You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess – Great Mission (Uff die 12-Mix)"Jam & Spoon10:55
5."Crash Dance"Oliver Lieb5:53
6."I Love You"Hardsequencer5:35
7."Desire (V2)"Oliver Lieb9:05
8."Oh Yeah"Plutone4:25
CD2
No.TitleRemixer(s)Length
1."Dr. Van Steiner"Cosmic Baby (& Jens Wojnar)5:44
2."Ciel ouvert"Jens Mahlstedt & Gerret Frerichs7:44
3."La habanera"Carl Craig5:47
4."Vicious Games (Ambient Mix)"The Grid4:34
5."Lost Again"Moby6:05
6."You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess (Long Version)"The Orb12:59
Total length:1:40:19

Compared to the initial release, The Updates contains an extra remix by Oliver Lieb, different remixes by The Grid and Plutone, and longer versions of the remixes by Westbam, Jens, Jam & Spoon, Ilsa Gold, Carl Cox and The Orb.

Hands on Yello (vinyl box set)

Box with six 12" vinyls, two slipmats and a booklet, limited to 1000 numbered copies. Contains the exclusive "Instrumental Acid" remix of "Vicious Games" by The Grid.

SideTitleRemixer(s)Length
A"Dr. Van Steiner"Cosmic Baby (& Jens Wojnar)5:40
B"You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess (Long Version)"The Orb12:58
C"Bostich (Machine Mix)"Klaus Jankuhn & WestBam6:34
D"Bostich (Rush Push Mix)"Klaus Jankuhn & WestBam5:04
E"You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess – Great Mission (Uff die 12-Mix)"Jam & Spoon10:55
F"You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess – Great Mission (Hausmix)"Jam & Spoon7:40
G1"Ciel ouvert"Jens (Jens Mahlstedt & Gerret Frerichs)7:55
G2"Lost Again"Moby6:00
H1"Live at the Roxy"Ilsa Gold7:20
H2"I Love You"Hardsequencer5:34
I"L'hotel"Carl Cox7:33
J1"Oh Yeah"Plutone6:00
J2"La habanera"Carl Craig5:50
K"Crash Dance"Oliver Lieb5:53
L1"Desire"Oliver Lieb9:03
L2"Vicious Games (Instrumental Acid)"The Grid8:15

Singles

Westbam's Hands on Yello "Bostich"

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No.TitleAppears onLength
1."Bostich (Machine Mix)"12"/CD-single6:34
2."Bostich (Rush Push Mix)"12"/CD-single5:08
3."Bostich (Video Cut)"CD-single3:06

Remixed by Klaus Jankuhn & WestBam.
The "Video Cut" is a shorter version of the "Machine Mix".

Jam & Spoon's Hands on Yello "You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess – Great Mission"

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No.TitleAppears onLength
1."You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess – Great Mission (Uff die 12-mix)"12"/CD-single10:54
2."You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess – Great Mission (Haus Mix)"12"/CD-single7:21
3."You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess – Great Mission"CD-single3:57

Remixed by Jam El Mar & Mark Spoon.
Track 3 is a shorter version of track 1, the "Uff die 12-mix".

Plutone's Hands on Yello "Oh Yeah"

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No.TitleAppears onLength
1."Oh Yeah (Video Edit)"CD-single3:34
2."Oh Yeah (Experimental Mix)"12"/CD-single5:14
3."Oh Yeah (Plutone Remix)"12"/CD-single6:12
4."Oh Yeah (Sun + Moon Mix)"12"/CD-single5:18

Remixed by Plutone.
The "Video Edit" is a shorter version of the "Experimental Mix". The version on the Hands on Yello CD is different from the version on the Hands on Yello – the Updates 2xCD, neither are similar to the versions on this single.

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References

  1. Hands on Yello at AllMusic
  2. "Hands on Yello". theyellosite.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.