A Little Bit of Mambo

A Little Bit of Mambo
Studio album by Lou Bega
Released 19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)
Recorded 1998–1999
Genre Latin pop / Mambo / Jazz / Hip Hop
Length 43:04
Label Lautstark / BMG / RCA Records
Producer Frank Lio
Goar B
Donald Fact
Lou Bega chronology
A Little Bit of Mambo
(1999)
Ladies and Gentlemen
(2001)
Alternative cover
French edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Los Angeles Daily News[3]
Robert Christgau[4]

A Little Bit of Mambo is the debut album by Lou Bega released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). Propelled by the success of the single "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)", the album went platinum in over 10 countries.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)"   3:39
2. "Baby Keep Smiling"   3:10
3. "Lou's Café"   0:59
4. "Can I Tico Tico You"   2:52
5. "I Got a Girl"   3:13
6. "Tricky, Tricky"   3:24
7. "Icecream"   3:48
8. "Beauty on the TV-Screen"   4:03
9. "1+1=2"   4:02
10. "The Most Expensive Girl in the World"   3:44
11. "The Trumpet Part II"   6:03
12. "Behind Stage"   1:17
13. "Mambo Mambo"   3:00

The Japanese edition has "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...) (Light Mix)" as track 14.

French edition track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Mambo Mambo (Version Radio)"   3:00
2. "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)"   3:39
3. "Baby Keep Smiling"   3:10
4. "Lou's Cafe"   0:59
5. "Can I Tico Tico You"   2:52
6. "I Got a Girl"   3:13
7. "Tricky, Tricky"   3:24
8. "Icecream"   3:48
9. "Beauty on the TV-Screen"   4:03
10. "1+1=2"   4:02
11. "The Most Expensive Girl in the World"   3:44
12. "The Trumpet Part II"   6:03
13. "Behind Stage"   1:17
14. "Mambo Mambo (Version Originale)"   4:00

Credits

All music and lyrics by Lou Bega, Zippy Davids, Frank Lio and Donald Fact, except: Track 1 Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...): music by Perez Prado, lyrics by Lou Bega and Zippy Davids; Track 4 Can I Tico Tico You: music by Z. Abreu, lyrics by Lou Bega, Zippy Davids, Frank Lio and Donald Fact.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia[5] 19
Austria[5] 1
Belgium (Flanders)[5] 17
Belgium (Wallonia)[5] 43
Canada[6] 1
Finland[5] 1
France[7] 1
Netherlands[5] 17
New Zealand[5] 28
Norway[5] 3
Spain 8
Sweden[5] 20
Switzerland[5] 1
United States[6] 3

Certifications

[8]
Region Certification
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum
Austria (IFPI Austria)[10] Gold
Canada (Music Canada)[11] 5× Platinum
France (SNEP)[12] 2× Gold
Germany (BVMI)[13] Gold
Mexico (AMPROFON)[14] 2× Platinum
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Platinum
United States (RIAA)[16] 3× Platinum
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[17] Platinum

References

  1. Promis, Jose F.. A Little Bit of Mambo at AllMusic
  2. "Entertainment Weekly review". 1 October 1999.
  3. Shuster, Fred (10 September 1999). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News Archived at The Free Library. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. Christgau, Robert (7 March 2000). "Cleanup Time". Village Voice. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Lou Bega – A Little Bit Of Mambo – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  6. 1 2 "A Little Bit of Mambo - Lou Bega | Billboard.com". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  7. "Lou Bega – Mambo No. 5". lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  8. Mexican Certification
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  10. "Austrian album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Lou Bega in the field Interpret. Enter A Little Bit of Mambo in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  11. "Canadian album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo". Music Canada.
  12. "French album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  13. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lou Bega; 'A Little Bit of Mambo')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  14. "Certificaciones – Lou Bega" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  15. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Lou Bega; 'A Little Bit of Mambo')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  16. "American album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  17. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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