Nympho (album)

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Nympho
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Studio album by
Released4 July 2005
Genre
Length63:34
Label Southern Fried
Armand Van Helden chronology
New York: A Mix Odyssey
(2004)
Nympho
(2005)
Ghettoblaster
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 3.9/10 [2]

Nympho is the sixth studio album by American electronic dance music producer Armand Van Helden, released in 2005.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Nympho" (feat. Virgin Killer) – 4:15
  2. "Come Play with Me" (feat. Créme Blush) – 3:52
  3. "Into Your Eyes" – 3:59
  4. "Sugar" (feat. Jessy Moss) – 5:33
  5. "Brainwashing" (feat. Virgin Killer) – 6:04
  6. "Hear My Name" (feat. Spalding Rockwell) – 3:27
  7. "Hot City Nites" – 5:20
  8. "Jenny" (feat. Spalding Rockwell) – 6:23
  9. "When The Lights Go Down" – 5:10
  10. "Juicy Juicy" (feat. Virgin Killer) – 4:38
  11. "My My My" – 3:02
  12. "Got Over You" (feat. Virgin Killer) – 4:52
  13. "The Tear Drop" (feat. Tim Holtom) – 6:58

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart [3] 88
Belgium Albums Chart [4] 46
UK Albums Chart48

Release history

CountryRelease DateFormatLabelCatalogue
AustraliaJuly 4, 2005 [5] CD AlbumSouthern FriedECB79CD [5]
United KingdomJuly 4, 2005CD AlbumSouthern Fried
United StatesAugust 2, 2005CD AlbumSouthern Fried

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