A Little Bit of Mambo

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A Little Bit of Mambo
mambo
Length43:04
LabelLautstark, BMG, RCA
ProducerFrank Lio, Goar B, Donald Fact
Lou Bega chronology
A Little Bit of Mambo
(1999) 		Ladies and Gentlemen,The Trumpet
(2001)
Alternative cover
Le Trumpet
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]

A Little Bit of Mambo is the debut album by

Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)
".

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."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.

French edition track listing

No.TitleLength
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

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 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

Certifications

‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›
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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  40. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 May 2020.



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