A Little Bit of Mambo

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A Little Bit of Mambo
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Studio album by
Lou Bega
Released19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)
Recorded1999
Genre Latin pop, mambo
Length43:04
Label Lautstark, BMG, RCA
Producer Frank Lio, Goar B, Donald Fact
Lou Bega chronology
A Little Bit of Mambo
(1999)		 Ladies and Gentlemen,The Trumpet
(2001)
Alternative cover
Littlebitofmambo2.jpg
Le Trumpet
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
Los Angeles Daily News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Village Voice Scissors icon black.svg [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...)".

Contents

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.

Charts

Certifications

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RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [30] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [31] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [32] 5× Platinum500,000^
France (SNEP) [33] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [34] Gold250,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [35] Platinum+Gold225,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [36] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [37] Platinum50,000^
United States (RIAA) [38] 3× Platinum3,300,000 [39]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [40] Platinum1,000,000*

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

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