| Ladies and Gentlemen | ||||
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| Released | 28 May 2001 (Germany) 3 July 2001 (International) | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 50:11 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Zippy Davids, Goar B, Axel Breitung, Donald Fact, Peter Hoff, DJ Thomilla | |||
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Ladies and Gentlemen is the second album by Lou Bega, released in 2001.
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| laut.de | link |
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Austria | 31 |
| France | 109 |
| Germany | 54 |
| Switzerland | 23 |
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