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A Little Bit of Mambo

A Little Bit of Mambo is the debut album by German musician Lou Bega released in 1999, propelled by the success of the single "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)".

A Little Bit of Mambo
Studio album by
Lou Bega
Released19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length43:04
Label
Producer
Lou Bega chronology
A Little Bit of Mambo
(1999) 		Ladies and Gentlemen
(2001)
Alternative cover
French edition
Singles from A Little Bit of Mambo
  1. "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)"
    Released: 19 April 1999
  2. "I Got a Girl"
    Released: 30 August 1999
  3. "Tricky Tricky"
    Released: 7 December 1999
  4. "Mambo Mambo"
    Released: 5 June 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Los Angeles Daily News[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
The Village Voice(choice cut)[5]

Track listing

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International edition track listing
No.TitleLength
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, featuring Stephen Powell.

French edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mambo Mambo" (radio version)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"6:03
13."Behind Stage"1:17
14."Mambo Mambo" (original version)4:00

Credits

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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 Pérez 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.

  • Vocals: Lou Bega (main performer)
  • Producer: Goar B, Frank Lio, Donald Fact
  • Guitar: Goar B, Matthias Borst
  • Piano: Donald Fact, Frank Lio, Mickey O'Connell
  • Electronic keyboard: Donald Fact, Frank Lio
  • Brass: Claus Reichstaller, Axel Kuhn, Hans Bettinger, Felice Civitareale, Black II Black
  • Organ: Stefan Schrupp
  • Harmonica: Christofer Kochs
  • Harp: Christofer Kochs, Erik Uher
  • Percussion: Zippy Davids
  • Background vocals: Zippy Davids
  • Audio mastering: Leon Zervos
  • Speaking: Lisa Cash, Kai Taschner
  • Cover art: Ronald Reinsberg, Stefano Boragno, Gabo, Angelika M. Zwerenz, Lou Bega
  • Styling: Angelika M. Zwerenz, Munich

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for A Little Bit of Mambo
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[31] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[32] 5× Platinum 500,000^
France (SNEP)[33] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[34] Gold 250,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[35] Platinum+Gold 225,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37] Platinum 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] 3× Platinum 3,300,000[38]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[40] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Promis, Jose F.. A Little Bit of Mambo at AllMusic
  2. ^ "A Little Bit of Mambo". Entertainment Weekly. 1 October 1999. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ Shuster, Fred (10 September 1999). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News Archived at The Free Library. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. ^ WRITERS, CALENDAR (2 December 1999). "Listen Up, Elves!". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (7 March 2000). "Cleanup Time". Village Voice. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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  22. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1999". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  25. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1999". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  27. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  28. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2000" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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  30. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  31. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  32. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo". Music Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  33. ^ "French album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  34. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lou Bega; 'A Little Bit of Mambo')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  35. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 12 May 2020. Type Lou Bega in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and A Little Bit of Mambo in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  36. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 948. ISBN 8480486392.
  37. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('A Little Bit of Mambo')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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  39. ^ "American album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo". Recording Industry Association of America.
  40. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 May 2020.


 

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