Jungle Fever (album)

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Jungle Fever
Chakachas Jungle Fever cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1970, 2007 (reissue)
Recorded1970
Genre Soul, funk, Latin American music
Length35:13
Label Polydor Records
Dusty Groove (reissue) [1]
Producer Roland Kluger

Jungle Fever is a Latin soul album by The Chakachas.

Track listing

Arranged by Willy Albimoor. [2] Produced by Roland Kluger. [3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chica Chica Bau Bau"W. Albimoore3:44
2."Un Rayo Del Sol"D. Vangard2:46
3."Cha Ka Cha"Nico Gomez [4] 2:18
4."Latin Can Can"Bill Ador [5] 3:55
5."Yo Soy Cubano"Nico Gomez2:40
6."Eso Es El Amor"Peps Iglesias2:47
7."Harlem Nocturne"Earl Hagen3:28
8."Ay Mulata"Nico Gomez/Tito Madinez3:02
9."El Canyon Rojo"Bill Ador2:31
10."El Rico Son"L. Ricardo/B.Ador3:09
11."Jungle Fever"Bill Ador4:23

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