Yum Yum (album)
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Yum Yum is a 2004 album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by The Twin
The Twin
The Twin is a novel by Dutch writer Gerbrand Bakker. It won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2010, making Bakker the first Dutch writer to win the award, the world's most expensive individual literary award, with a €100,000 prize. Boven is het stil was published in 2006 and The...

. It was released as a limited CD edition of 5000 copies and was originally sold through some official websites. The album was made available on various digital sites in the recent years.

Overview

The Twin was a musical project by singer Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...

 which was influenced by the then current electro scene. The Twin was an alter-ego to produce edgier music, using lyrically aggressive themes. It was also inspired by Leigh Bowery, George's late friend and the role the singer was doing in the Taboo musical at the time.

The album contains thirteen tracks, some in heavily remixes form. Prior to the album, four limited 7" vinyl singles were issued as singles for "Here Come The Girls", "Electro Hetero", "Sanitised" and "Human Racing". "Sanitized" was then re-released as a limited 12" with different remixes. After the release of this album, no further singles were released to promote it.

After many delayed dates, this collection of track was released in December 2004 on two websites, on Boy George's independent label More Protein and on Boy George's clothing label, B-Rude. Further remixes and unreleased tracks were promised by Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...

 to be included on a "The Twin" DVD called "Straight To Dvd", which was never published.

Track listing

All tracks composed by George O'Dowd (Boy George) and Kinky Roland; except where indicated
  1. Here Cum The Girls – 6:39
  2. Yum Yum – 6:23
  3. Electro Hetero – 4:22
  4. Disco Ugly – 4:28
  5. Size Queen – 5:45
  6. Human Racing – 3:58
  7. So Much Love – 3:45
  8. Sanitised – 7:05
  9. Fire-Desire (Featuring Avenue D
    Avenue D
    Avenue D is the easternmost named avenue in the East Village neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, though several thoroughfares are closer to the East River. This area is also known as Alphabet City. Avenue D runs between East 12th Street and Houston Street, and continues south...

    ) – 3:47
  10. Garden Of Eden – 6:01
  11. Who Made U? – 5:52
  12. Never Over U – 6:15
  13. After Dark – 6:18

Musicians/Staff/Production

  • Boy George
    Boy George
    Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...

    : lead vocals
  • Kinky Roland: keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Avenue D
    Avenue D
    Avenue D is the easternmost named avenue in the East Village neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, though several thoroughfares are closer to the East River. This area is also known as Alphabet City. Avenue D runs between East 12th Street and Houston Street, and continues south...

    : guest rapping
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