Super Taranta!

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Super Taranta!
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2007
Genre Folk punk, Punk rock, Gypsy punk, Dub music
Length62:44
Label SideOneDummy
Producer Victor Van Vugt, Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello chronology
Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike
(2005)
Super Taranta!
(2007)
Trans-Continental Hustle
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 link
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media 5.2/10 link
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Robert Christgau A+ link
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Super Taranta! is the fourth album by Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. It was released on July 10, 2007 by SideOneDummy Records, produced by the band and Victor Van Vugt. The album charted in several countries, including reaching #67 in the UK and #115 on the US Billboard 200. "Wonderlust King" was released as the album's only single, in August 2007.

Contents

Reception

The album was ranked #14 on Rolling Stone 's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007, [1] and the track "Ultimate" was #82 on the magazine's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. [2]

Super Taranta! has a score of 80/100 on the review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3] Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album an A+ rating, calling Gogol Bordello "the world's most visionary band". [4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Eugene Hütz; all music is composed by Eugene Hütz and Gogol Bordello

No.TitleLength
1."Ultimate"3:29
2."Wonderlust King"3:58
3."Zina-Marina"4:19
4."Supertheory of Supereverything"2:56
5."Harem in Tuscany (Taranta)"3:33
6."Dub the Frequencies of Love"6:15
7."My Strange Uncles from Abroad"5:19
8."Tribal Connection"5:05
9."Forces of Victory"5:23
10."Alcohol"4:54
11."Suddenly... (I Miss Carpaty)"5:36
12."Your Country"4:15
13."American Wedding"3:38
14."Super Taranta!"6:44
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
15."Masha"2:56

Production

Personnel

The Band

Guests

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] 26
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] 38
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 52
Italian Albums (FIMI) [8] 67
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 67
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 99
US Billboard 200 [11] 115

Trivia

"American Wedding" is heard at the end of the Fargo (TV series) episode, "The Principle of Restricted Choice".

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