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A Little Bit of Mambo | |||
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Studio album by | |||
Released | 19 July 1999 | ||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | ||
Genre | Latin pop, mambo, jazz | ||
Length | 43:04 | ||
Label | Lautstark, BMG, RCA | ||
Producer | Frank Lio, Goar B, Donald Fact | ||
Lou Bega chronology | |||
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Alternative cover | |||
French edition |
After returning to Munich, Bega met his then manager, Goar Biesenkamp, as well as music producers 'Frank Lio' (Achim Kleist) and 'Donald Fact' (Wolfgang von Webenau) (Syndicate Musicproduction), with whom he developed the concept for the song 'Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of.)'. Bega signed a recording contract to the label Lautstark. May 28, 2018 - Lou Bega's official music video for 'Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of.)'. Click to listen to Lou Bega on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/LouBegaSpotify?
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Los Angeles Daily News | [3] |
Los Angeles Times | [4] |
The Village Voice | [5] |
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...)', the album went platinum in over 10 countries.
- 1Track listing
- 3Charts and certifications
Track listing[edit]
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. | '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[edit]
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 Part II' | 6:03 |
13. | 'Behind Stage' | 1:17 |
14. | 'Mambo Mambo (Version Originale)' | 4:00 |

Credits[edit]
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.
- 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 and certifications[edit]
Charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^Promis, Jose F.. A Little Bit of Mambo at AllMusic
- ^'Entertainment Weekly review'. 1 October 1999.
- ^Shuster, Fred (10 September 1999). 'Sound Check'. Los Angeles Daily News Archived at The Free Library. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^WRITERS, CALENDAR (2 December 1999). 'Listen Up, Elves!'. Los Angeles Times. ISSN0458-3035. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^Christgau, Robert (7 March 2000). 'Cleanup Time'. Village Voice. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ abcdefghij'Lou Bega – A Little Bit Of Mambo – hitparade.ch'. hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ ab'A Little Bit of Mambo - Lou Bega | Billboard.com'. Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^'Lou Bega – Mambo No. 5'. lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^'Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts' (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^'ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums'. Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^'Austrian album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo' (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^'Canadian album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo'. Music Canada.
- ^'French album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo' (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^'Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lou Bega; 'A Little Bit of Mambo')' (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^'Certificaciones' (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.Type Lou Bega in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and A Little Bit of Mambo in the box under TÍTULO
- ^Mexican Certification
- ^'The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Lou Bega; 'A Little Bit of Mambo')'. IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^'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.
- ^'IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999'. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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