A Little Bit of Mambo is the debut album by Lou Bega released in 1999, propelled by the success of the single "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)".
A Little Bit of Mambo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 July 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Latin pop, mambo | |||
Length | 43:04 | |||
Label | Lautstark, BMG, RCA | |||
Producer | Frank Lio, Goar B, Donald Fact | |||
Lou Bega chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Los Angeles Daily News | [3] |
Los Angeles Times | [4] |
The Village Voice | [5] |
No. | Title | Length |
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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. | "Trumpet Reprise" | 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.
No. | Title | Length |
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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" | 6:03 |
13. | "Behind Stage" | 1:17 |
14. | "Mambo Mambo (Version Originale)" | 4:00 |
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.
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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. |