Too Much Yang

Too Much Yang
Studio album by BigBang
Released	March 19, 2007 (Norway)
Recorded	November 2006, Grand Sport Studios, Oslo, Norway
Genre	Rock
Length	35:34
Label	Grand Sport Records/Warner Music
Producer	Øystein Greni
BigBang chronology
Poetic Terrorism (2005) Too Much Yang (2007) Something Special - The Best of Bigbang (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Dagbladet	[1]
Verdens Gang	[2]

Too Much Yang is the sixth studio album made by the Norwegian rock band BigBang. It was released in Norway, March 19, 2007, at Warner Music and Grand Sport Records.^[1][2] The album was received generally well by critics in Norway, although it is not considered one of their strongest.

Title

The name, "Too Much Yang", comes from a Feng Shui book drummer Olaf Olsen bought in Los Angeles. Under a picture of an AmCar, the picture text stated: "an example of too much yang". Øystein Greni decided to use the phrase "Too Much Yang" for the title of the album.

Track listing

1. "Too Much Yang" - 3:17
2. "Hurricane Boy" - 2:33
3. "I Don't Wanna" - 3:21
4. "L.A. Song" - 3:46
5. "My First Time" - 3:22
6. "The Third Act" - 2:51
7. "All the Time" - 2:38
8. "A Thousand Times Over" - 3:49
9. "Early December" - 3:02
10. "We Belong Together" - 2:47
11. "Angelina" - 4:03

Personnel

• Øystein Greni - vocals and guitar
• Olaf Olsen - drums
• Lasse Weeden - bass
• Maria Orieta - vocals (on "L.A. Song")
• Erik Tresselt - vocals (on "All The time" and "We Belong Together")
• Nikolai Eilertsen - vocals (on "We Belong Together")
• David Larring - bass (on "Too Much Yang") and Piano (on "The Third Act")
• Christian Engfelt - bass (on "Hurricane Boy")
• Øyvind Storli Hoel - bass (on "All the Time")
• Lars H. Haugen - guitar (on "My First Time")
• Martin Winstad - congas (on "I Don't Wanna")
• David Wallumrød - piano (on "I Don't Wanna")
• Sindre Røyland, Tone Heidi Borhaug and Janne Solberg - background vocals (on "I Don't Wanna")
• Svein Greni, Tarjei Grimsby and Bjørn Asper - horns (on "We Belong Together" and "I Don't Wanna"
• Kaja Fjellberg Pettersen - cello (on "A Thousand Times Over")
• Nikolai Matthews - doublebass (on "A Thousand Times Over")

References

1. Wandrup, Fredrik, Dagbladet (March 20, 2007). Holder stilen (Norwegian)
2. Østbø, Stein, VG (March 19, 2007). BigBang: «Too Much Yang» (Norwegian)