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{{about|the 2007 Yoko Ono album|the 1974 Yoko Ono song|A Story|the 2016 Yoko Ono album|Yes, I'm a Witch Too}}
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*[[Pitchfork Media]] (7.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/40974/Ono_Yes_Im_a_Witch link]
| label = {{hlist|[[Astralwerks]]|[[Apple Records|Apple]]}}
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/13243527/review/13385227/yes_im_a_witch link]
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*''[[The Guardian]]'' {{Rating|4|5}} [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2013581,00.html link]
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*''[[NME]]'' {{Rating|6|10}} [http://www.nme.com/reviews/yoko-ono/8184 link]
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'''''Yes, I'm a Witch''''' is a remix album by [[Yoko Ono]] released on February 6, 2007. Artists invited to contribute were asked to select a song from Ono's back catalogue, and were then presented with all the necessary elements to create a remix/cover to their desires. According to the press release, nearly every artist chose only the vocals, and created entirely new backing tracks to demonstrate the versatility of Ono's compositions.
'''''Yes, I'm a Witch''''' is a remix album by [[Yoko Ono]] released on February 6, 2007 by [[Apple Records]] and [[Astralwerks]]. Artists invited to contribute were asked to select a song from Ono's back catalogue, and were then presented with all the necessary elements to create a remix/cover of their desire. According to the press release, nearly every artist chose only the vocals, and created entirely new backing tracks to demonstrate the versatility of Ono's compositions.


The song choices span Ono's career from her early experimental work with [[John Lennon]] in the late 1960s through to her solo career in the 70s and 80s. The album draws its title from a 1974 Ono song featured on her album ''[[A Story]]'', a track which is featured on the album in a reworked version by The Brother Brothers.
The song choices span Ono's career from her early [[Experimental music|experimental]] work with [[John Lennon]] in the late [[1960s in music|1960s]] through to her solo career in the [[1970s in music|1970s]] and [[1980 in music|1980s]]. The album draws its title from a 1974 Ono song featured on her album ''[[A Story]]'', a track which is featured on the album in a reworked version by the Brother Brothers.


A follow-up compilation of dance remixes, ''[[Open Your Box (album)|Open Your Box]]'' was released on April 24.
A follow-up compilation of dance remixes, ''[[Open Your Box (album)|Open Your Box]],'' was released on April 24.

In July 2015, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' announced a sequel to ''Yes, I'm a Witch''—titled ''[[Yes, I'm a Witch Too]]''—with collaborations and remixes from [[Miike Snow]], [[Portugal. The Man]], [[Death Cab for Cutie]], [[Penguin Prison]], [[Peter Bjorn and John]], [[Tune-Yards]], [[Moby]] and others, released on February 19, 2016 on [[Manimal Vinyl]].

{{Album ratings
| MC = 76/100<ref>{{cite web|title=Yes, I'm a Witch Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/yes-im-a-witch|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=9 August 2011}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Jurek|first=Thom|title=Yes, I'm a Witch – Yoko Ono|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r945885/review|pure_url=yes}}|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|access-date=9 August 2011|date=2007}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=CD: Yoko Ono, Yes, I'm a Witch|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/feb/16/popandrock.shopping|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=9 August 2011|date=16 February 2007}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Paytress|first=Mark|title=How to make music: Yoko Ono ''Yes, I'm a Witch'' |work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|date=March 2007|page=92}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Alex|title=NME Album Reviews – Yoko Ono: Yes, I'm A Witch |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/yoko-ono/8184|work=[[NME]]|access-date=9 August 2011|date=16 February 2007}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6Score = 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Abebe|first=Nitsuh|title=Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Yoko Ono: Open Your Box|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9871-yes-im-a-witch/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=9 August 2011|date=7 February 2007}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fricke|first=David|title=Yes, I'm a Witch by Yoko Ono|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/yes-im-a-witch-20070206|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=9 August 2011|date=6 February 2007}}</ref>
}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs were written by Ono.
All songs written by Yoko Ono.
#Hank Shocklee – "Witch Shocktronica Intro"
#Hank Shocklee – "Witch Shocktronica Intro" (1:47)
#[[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] – "[[Kiss Kiss Kiss]]"
#[[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] – "[[Kiss Kiss Kiss (Yoko Ono song)|Kiss Kiss Kiss]]" (3:18)
#Shitake Monkey – "O'Oh"
#Shitake Monkey – "O'Oh" (3:38)
#Blow Up – "Everyman Everywoman"
#Blow Up – "[[Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him|Everyman Everywoman]]" (4:01)
#[[Le Tigre]] – "Sisters O Sisters"
#[[Le Tigre]] – "[[Sisters, O Sisters]]" (2:47)
#[[Porcupine Tree]] – "Death of Samantha"
#[[Porcupine Tree]] – "[[Death of Samantha (song)|Death of Samantha]]" (4:35)
#[[DJ Spooky]] – "Rising"
#[[DJ Spooky]] – "Rising" (4:13)
#[[The Apples in Stereo]] – "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do"
#[[The Apples in Stereo]] – "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do" (3:56)
#The Brother Brothers – "Yes, I'm a Witch"
#The Brother Brothers – "Yes, I'm a Witch" (3:48)
#[[Cat Power]] – "Revelations"
#[[Cat Power]] – "Revelations" (3:52)
#[[The Polyphonic Spree]] – "You and I"
#[[The Polyphonic Spree]] – "You and I" (3:26)
#[[Jason Pierce]] (from [[Spiritualized]]) – "[[Walking on Thin Ice]]"
#[[Jason Pierce]] (from [[Spiritualized]]) – "[[Walking on Thin Ice]]" (5:07)
#[[Antony Hegarty|Antony]] and Hahn Rowe – "Toyboat"
#[[ANOHNI|Anohni]] and Hahn Rowe – "Toyboat" (4:24)
#[[The Flaming Lips]] – "Cambridge 1969/2007"
#[[The Flaming Lips]] – "[[Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions|Cambridge 1969/2007]]" (5:37)
#[[The Sleepy Jackson]] – "[[I'm Moving On]]"
#[[The Sleepy Jackson]] – "I'm Moving On" (4:55)
#Hank Shocklee – "Witch Shocktronica Outro"
#Hank Shocklee – "Witch Shocktronica Outro" (0:30)
#[[Craig Armstrong (composer)|Craig Armstrong]] – "Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know)"
#[[Craig Armstrong (composer)|Craig Armstrong]] – "Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know)" (3:09)

* ''Track 4 first released in 2004 as "[[Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him|Everyman Everywoman]]" (Blow-Up Radio Edit)''
* ''Track 6 first released in 2003 on the "Will I"/"Fly" remix single''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=ONO|title=Will I / Fly|year=2003|type=liner notes|publisher=Twisted America Records|id=TWD-50026}}</ref>
* ''Track 17 first included on the 2004 Benefits Compilation "Genocide in Sudan"''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=Various Artists|title=Genocide in Sudan|year=2004|type=liner notes|publisher=Waxploitation|id=80119-01202-2}}</ref>
* ''All other tracks previously unreleased''


==Charts==
==Charts==
{|class=wikitable
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (2007)
!Chart (2007)
!Peak<br />Position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
|[[United States|U.S.]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Electronic Albums]]
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Electronic Albums]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|11
|}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 14 January 2024

This article is about the 2007 Yoko Ono album. For the 1974 Yoko Ono song, see A Story. For the 2016 Yoko Ono album, see Yes, I'm a Witch Too.
Yes, I'm a Witch
Remix album by
Yoko Ono
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2007 (2007-02-06)
Recorded2006
Length63:03
Label
Yoko Ono chronology
Blueprint for a Sunrise
(2001) 		Yes, I'm a Witch
(2007) 		Open Your Box
(2007)

Yes, I'm a Witch is a remix album by Yoko Ono released on February 6, 2007 by Apple Records and Astralwerks. Artists invited to contribute were asked to select a song from Ono's back catalogue, and were then presented with all the necessary elements to create a remix/cover of their desire. According to the press release, nearly every artist chose only the vocals, and created entirely new backing tracks to demonstrate the versatility of Ono's compositions.

The song choices span Ono's career from her early experimental work with John Lennon in the late 1960s through to her solo career in the 1970s and 1980s. The album draws its title from a 1974 Ono song featured on her album A Story, a track which is featured on the album in a reworked version by the Brother Brothers.

A follow-up compilation of dance remixes, Open Your Box, was released on April 24.

In July 2015, Pitchfork announced a sequel to Yes, I'm a Witch—titled Yes, I'm a Witch Too—with collaborations and remixes from Miike Snow, Portugal. The Man, Death Cab for Cutie, Penguin Prison, Peter Bjorn and John, Tune-Yards, Moby and others, released on February 19, 2016 on Manimal Vinyl.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender
The Guardian[3]
Mojo[4]
NME[5]
Pitchfork7.4/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Yoko Ono.

  1. Hank Shocklee – "Witch Shocktronica Intro" (1:47)
  2. Peaches – "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (3:18)
  3. Shitake Monkey – "O'Oh" (3:38)
  4. Blow Up – "Everyman Everywoman" (4:01)
  5. Le Tigre – "Sisters, O Sisters" (2:47)
  6. Porcupine Tree – "Death of Samantha" (4:35)
  7. DJ Spooky – "Rising" (4:13)
  8. The Apples in Stereo – "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do" (3:56)
  9. The Brother Brothers – "Yes, I'm a Witch" (3:48)
  10. Cat Power – "Revelations" (3:52)
  11. The Polyphonic Spree – "You and I" (3:26)
  12. Jason Pierce (from Spiritualized) – "Walking on Thin Ice" (5:07)
  13. Anohni and Hahn Rowe – "Toyboat" (4:24)
  14. The Flaming Lips – "Cambridge 1969/2007" (5:37)
  15. The Sleepy Jackson – "I'm Moving On" (4:55)
  16. Hank Shocklee – "Witch Shocktronica Outro" (0:30)
  17. Craig Armstrong – "Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know)" (3:09)
  • Track 4 first released in 2004 as "Everyman Everywoman" (Blow-Up Radio Edit)
  • Track 6 first released in 2003 on the "Will I"/"Fly" remix single[8]
  • Track 17 first included on the 2004 Benefits Compilation "Genocide in Sudan"[9]
  • All other tracks previously unreleased

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Electronic Albums 11

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Yes, I'm a Witch Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom (2007). "Yes, I'm a Witch – Yoko Ono". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  3. ^ Petridis, Alexis (16 February 2007). "CD: Yoko Ono, Yes, I'm a Witch". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. ^ Paytress, Mark (March 2007). "How to make music: Yoko Ono Yes, I'm a Witch". Mojo. p. 92.
  5. ^ Miller, Alex (16 February 2007). "NME Album Reviews – Yoko Ono: Yes, I'm A Witch". NME. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  6. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (7 February 2007). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Yoko Ono: Open Your Box". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  7. ^ Fricke, David (6 February 2007). "Yes, I'm a Witch by Yoko Ono". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  8. ^ Will I / Fly (liner notes). ONO. Twisted America Records. 2003. TWD-50026.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Genocide in Sudan (liner notes). Various Artists. Waxploitation. 2004. 80119-01202-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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