Hey Eugene!

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Hey Eugene!
Hey eugene - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Pink Martini
ReleasedMay 15, 2007
RecordedDecember 2005 – December 2006
StudioKung Fu Bakery (Portland, Oregon)
Genre
Length45:13
Label Heinz
Producer
Pink Martini chronology
Hang On Little Tomato
(2004)		Hey Eugene!
(2007)		 Splendor in the Grass
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
BBC Music Positive [2]
LiveDaily Positive [3]

Hey Eugene! is the third studio album by American band Pink Martini, released on May 15, 2007, by Pink Martini's own record label, Heinz Records. The album is named after the track "Hey Eugene", a fan favorite at the band's live concerts. As with most Pink Martini albums, Hey Eugene! features lyrics in several languages: French, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, and English. The song "Bukra wba'do", meaning "tomorrow and the day after" in Arabic, describes a lover's anticipation of a first date.

Contents

Commercial performance

Hey Eugene! debuted at number 30 on the US Billboard 200, selling 19,000 copies in its first week. [4] As of 2009, 140,000 copies have been sold in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [5] In 2014 it was awarded a diamond certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, [6] denoting sales in excess of 200,000 copies across Europe. [7] According to Pink Martini, the album has sold more than 350,000 copies worldwide. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Everywhere"
  • C. Forbes
  • Lauderdale
3:10
2."Tempo Perdido"Ataulfo AlvesAlves3:40
3."Mar Desconocido"Martín ZarzarZarzar3:09
4."Taya Tan" (Saori Yuki cover, 1971)Michio YamagamiTaku Izumi2:39
5."City of Night"
  • C. Forbes
  • Lauderdale
  • C. Forbes
  • Lauderdale
4:16
6."Ojalá"
  • Lauderdale
  • Luisa Quiñoy
  • Timothy Nishimoto
  • Daniel Lemay
  • C. Forbes
  • Lauderdale
  • Luisa Quiñoy
  • Timothy Nishimoto
  • Daniel Lemay
  • C. Forbes
2:59
7."Bukra Wba'do" (Abdel Halim Hafez cover, 1998)Fatehi Qorah Mounir Mourad 3:52
8."Cante e Dance"Phil BakerBaker4:25
9."Hey Eugene"C. ForbesC. Forbes3:06
10."Syracuse"Bernard Dimey Henri Salvador 3:46
11."Dosvedanya Mio Bombino"
  • C. Forbes
  • Maya Forbes
  • C. Forbes
  • M. Forbes
4:41
12."Tea for Two" Irving Caesar Vincent Youmans 5:02

Notes

Personnel

With the David York Ensemble ("Syracuse"), The Jefferson High School Gospel Choir ("Tempo Perdido"), the MarchFourth Marching Band ("Dosvedanya Mio Bombino"), and the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra ("Everywhere", "Syracuse")

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for Hey Eugene!
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Turkey (Mü-Yap) [26] Platinum10,000*
United States—140,000 [5]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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