Wanna Buy a Monkey?

Wanna Buy a Monkey?
Compilation album by Dan the Automator
Released	February 19, 2002 (2002-02-19) [1]
Genre	Hip hop
Length	56:18
Label	Sequence Records
Producer	Dan the Automator
Dan the Automator chronology
A Much Better Tomorrow (2000) Wanna Buy a Monkey? (2002) Dan the Automator Presents 2K7 (2006)

Wanna Buy a Monkey? is a compilation album by Dan the Automator. ^[2] It was released on Sequence Records in 2002. ^[3] It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, ^[4] as well as number 28 on the Independent Albums chart. ^[4] The album's title derives from a line in the film Cabin Boy . ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100 [6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[7]
NME	[8]
Pitchfork	4.0/10 [9]
PopMatters	favorable [10]
San Francisco Chronicle	[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[6]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "Wanna Buy a Monkey? doesn't just collect a few of his rarer credits, but fits them into one of the best mix albums of the year." ^[1] Rob Mitchum of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.0 out of 10, writing: "Part of the problem lies in the musically segregated organization of the album, as the Automator's hip-hop selections are clumped into the front and back, while the indie-friendly picks comprise the creamy center." ^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Fantômas	1:23
2.	"Rockin' It"	Brand Nubian	3:33
3.	"Smoothness" / "Freestyle"	Black Rob / Encore	4:36
4.	"Positive Contact"	Deltron 3030	4:08
5.	"Le soleil est près de moi" (Dan the Automator remix)	Air	6:35
6.	"Destiny"	Zero 7	4:48
7.	"Seneca"	Tortoise	4:05
8.	"Firesuite"	Doves	2:04
9.	"Stroker Ace"	Lovage	3:57
10.	"The Rhumba"	Bobby Digital	3:39
11.	"Latin Simone" (Dan's Original)	Gorillaz	3:08
12.	"Bionix"	De La Soul	2:16
13.	"Don't Understand" (featuring Greg Nice)	Masta Ace	1:44
14.	"Don't Get It Twisted" (featuring Sadat X)	Jigmastas	2:28
15.	"X-Ecutioners (Theme) Song" (featuring Dan the Automator)	The X-Ecutioners	4:01
16.	"Clockwork"	Dilated Peoples	3:53
Total length:			56:18

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [12]	42
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13]	28

References

1. Bush, John. "Wanna Buy a Monkey?: A Mixtape Session - Dan the Automator". AllMusic . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
2. Hall, Rashaun (February 23, 2002). "Wanna Buy a Monkey?". Billboard . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
3. Cohen, Jonathan (February 14, 2002). "Billboard Bits: 'Showtime,' CSNY/BNL, Sequence Records". Billboard . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
4. "Heatseekers / Top Independent Albums". Billboard . March 9, 2002. p. 75.
5. Wiederhorn, Jon (January 8, 2002). "Gorillaz, Black Rob Rarities Comped By The Automator". MTV . Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
6. "Wanna Buy a Monkey? by Dan the Automator". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
7. Christgau, Robert. "Dan the Automator [extended]". RobertChristgau.com . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
8. Robinson, John (September 12, 2005). "Dan The Automator : Wanna Buy A Monkey?". NME . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
9. Mitchum, Rob (March 17, 2002). "Dan the Automator: Wanna Buy a Monkey?". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
10. Smith, Kevin (April 16, 2002). "Dan the Automator: Wanna Buy a Monkey?". PopMatters . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
11. Setzen, Jon (March 15, 2002). "Electronic CD Reviews / Aim, Boards of Canada, Dan the Automator and more". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
12. "Dan the Automator Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
13. "Dan the Automator Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

External links

• Wanna Buy a Monkey? at Discogs (list of releases)