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Yes is the tenth studio album by English electronic dance music band Pet Shop Boys.[1]

The album was recorded throughout 2008 and is produced by Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania.[1] Xenomania also co-wrote three of the tracks. Guitarist Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Modest Mouse, Electronic, The Cribs) and string arranger Owen Pallett (Arcade Fire, The Last Shadow Puppets, Final Fantasy) also appear.[2]

The album was released in the UK on 23 March 2009.[1] The lead single, "Love etc.", was released a week earlier, on 16 March 2009.[1] The U.S. release date is 21 April 2009.

The album reached #4 in the UK album charts on March 29, 2009 (2009-03-29). A series of blunders by record label EMI meant a number of sales were ineligible for the chart. This included allowing 2,500 copies of the album to be bought digitally online three days before release date, as well as stock level problems with a number of suppliers, which affected sales and chart placement.[3] Some booklets that shipped with the Yes etc. double CD set had pages in the wrong order. EMI have set up a website for people affected by this to claim a new booklet. [4]


Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, except where noted[1]

No.TitleLength
1."Love etc." (Tennant/Lowe/Higgins/Cooper/Powell/Parker)3:32
2."All over the world" (Tennant/Lowe/Tchaikovsky)3:51
3."Beautiful people"3:42
4."Did you see me coming?"3:41
5."Vulnerable"4:47
6."More than a dream" (Tennant/Lowe/Cooper/Higgins/Resch/Jones)4:57
7."Building a wall"3:50
8."King of Rome"5:31
9."Pandemonium"3:43
10."The way it used to be" (Tennant/Lowe/Cooper/Higgins/Coler)4:44
11."Legacy"6:21
Total length:48:39
iTunes bonus track[5]
No.TitleLength
12."Love etc." (Pet Shop Boys Dub)6:18
Japanese bonus track[6]
No.TitleLength
12."Love etc." (Pet Shop Boys Sex Mix)6:18
Limited edition bonus disc "Etc."
No.TitleLength
1."This used to be the future" (featuring Philip Oakey)5:14
2."More than a dream" (Magical Dub)6:10
3."Pandemonium" (The Stars and the Sun Dub)5:50
4."The way it used to be" (Left of Love Dub)5:16
5."All over the world" (This Is a Dub)5:21
6."Vulnerable" (Public Eye Dub)5:17
7."Love etc." (Beautiful Dub)6:24
Total length:39:32

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position 		Sales Certification
UK Albums Chart 4 34,000
Australian Albums Chart 32 1,200+
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 92
Belgian Albums Chart (W) 74
Irish Albums Chart[7] 34
Italy Albums Chart 40 1,200+
Netherland Albums Chart 34

Personnel

  • Neil Tennant – lead vocals on all tracks, keyboards & programming on tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & "This used to be the future"
  • Chris Lowe – keyboards & programming on all tracks, additional vocals on track 7 and "This used to be the future"

Guest musicians

  • Tim Powell – keyboards and programming on all tracks, backing vocals on tracks 3 & 6
  • Fred Falke – keyboards and programming on tracks 1 & 5
  • Matt Gray – keyboards and programming on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 11
  • Brian Higgins – keyboards and programming on tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5, backing vocals on track 6
  • Owen Parker – keyboards and programming on tracks 1, 2, 3, 9 & 10, guitar on tracks 1, 3, 4 & 9, backing vocals on track 3
  • Sacha Collinson – keyboards and programming on tracks 1 & 6, guitar on tracks 6 & 10
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra – brass on tracks 2, 3, & 11, strings on tracks 3 & 11
  • Andy Brown – brass arrangement and conduction on track 2, orchestra conduction on tracks 3 & 11
  • Owen Pallett – orchestra arrangement on tracks 3 & 11
  • Pete Gleadall – keyboards and programming on tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 & "This used to be the future"
  • Kieran Jones – keyboards and programming on tracks 3, 6, 7 & 10, guitar on tracks 3 & 6
  • Nick Coler – keyboards and programming on tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 & 11, guitar on track 3, 4 & 10
  • Jason Resch – keyboards and programming on track 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 11, guitar on track 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
  • Johnny Marr – guitar on tracks 3, 4, 7 & 9, harmonica on tracks 3 & 9
  • Carla Marie Williams – backing vocals on track 3
  • Jessie Malakouti – backing vocals on track 3
  • Alex Gardner – backing vocals on tracks 3 & 6
  • Miranda Cooper – backing vocals on track 6
  • Mike Kearsey & Steve Hamilton – brass on tracks 8 & 9
  • Mark Parnell – drums on track 9
  • Carla Marie Williams – guest vocals on track 10
  • Philip Oakey – guest vocals on "This used to be the future"
  • Xenomania – backing vocals on tracks 1 & 9

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Pet Shop Boys official website, News section
  2. ^ "Pet Shop Boys announce Johnny Marr-featuring album". NME. IPC Media. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  3. ^ "Album sales aren't right, Pet". The Sun. News Corp. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  4. ^ "Yes etc. replacement booklets". Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/3512485
  7. ^ Irish Albums Chart


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