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Only Yazoo

by Yazoo

Released: September 06, 1999

Synthpop, Electropop

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Reissue.

The Album

The album compiles the highlights from their two studio albums, Upstairs at Eric's and You and Me Both, and also includes non-album tracks like "State Farm." It features new remixes that were part of reissued singles. "Only Yazoo" is a greatest hits album by the English synth-pop duo Yazoo, released in 1999, long after the band's breakup in 1983. The title Only Yazoo is a play on their well-known single "Only You." In the US and Canada, where the duo was known as Yaz, the album was released under the title The Best Of by Reprise Records, which, like Sire Records, is part of the Warner Music Group.

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Only You

The title Only Yazoo is a play on their well-known single "Only You." In the US and Canada, where the duo was known as Yaz, the album was released under the title The Best Of by Reprise Records, which, like Sire Records, is part of the Warner Music Group.

State Farm

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The Complete Album Story

"Only Yazoo" is a greatest hits album by the English synth-pop duo Yazoo, released in 1999, long after the band's breakup in 1983. The album compiles the highlights from their two studio albums, Upstairs at Eric's and You and Me Both, and also includes non-album tracks like "State Farm." It features new remixes that were part of reissued singles.