Jive Bunny: The Album | ||||
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Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
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Length | 44:29 | |||
Label | Telstar | |||
Producer | Les Hemstock & Andy Pickles | |||
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
The Vancouver Sun | [3] |
Jive Bunny: The Album is the debut album by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, released in 1989 by Telstar Records and produced by Les Hemstock and Andy Pickles. It includes two UK number one singles: "Swing the Mood" and "That's What I Like". [4] Each of the album's tracks is made up of a medley of songs and samples from the 1940s to the 1970s.
The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and was the Christmas number two album that year. [5]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [19] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [20] | Platinum | 250,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [21] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [22] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [23] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [25] | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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