A Little Bit of Mambo - Composition

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A Little Bit of Mambo is the debut album by Lou Bega released in 1999, propelled by the success of the single "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)".

A Little Bit of Mambo

Studio album by

Lou Bega

Released

19 July 1999

Recorded

1999

Genre

Latin pop, mambo

Length

43:04

Label

Lautstark, BMG, RCA

Producer

Frank Lio, Goar B, Donald Fact

Lou Bega chronology

A Little Bit of Mambo
(1999)

Ladies and Gentlemen
(2001)

Alternative cover

French edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Los Angeles Daily News	[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
The Village Voice	[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)"	3:39
2.	"Baby Keep Smiling"	3:10
3.	"Lou's Café"	0:59
4.	"Can I Tico Tico You"	2:52
5.	"I Got a Girl"	3:13
6.	"Tricky, Tricky"	3:24
7.	"Icecream"	3:48
8.	"Beauty on the TV-Screen"	4:03
9.	"1+1=2"	4:02
10.	"The Most Expensive Girl in the World"	3:44
11.	"The Trumpet Part II"	6:03
12.	"Behind Stage"	1:17
13.	"Mambo Mambo"	3:00

The Japanese edition has "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...) (Light Mix)" as track 14, featuring Stephen Powell.

French edition track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mambo Mambo (Version Radio)"	3:00
2.	"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)"	3:39
3.	"Baby Keep Smiling"	3:10
4.	"Lou's Cafe"	0:59
5.	"Can I Tico Tico You"	2:52
6.	"I Got a Girl"	3:13
7.	"Tricky, Tricky"	3:24
8.	"Icecream"	3:48
9.	"Beauty on the TV-Screen"	4:03
10.	"1+1=2"	4:02
11.	"The Most Expensive Girl in the World"	3:44
12.	"The Trumpet"	6:03
13.	"Behind Stage"	1:17
14.	"Mambo Mambo (Version Originale)"	4:00

Credits

All music and lyrics by Lou Bega, Zippy Davids, Frank Lio and Donald Fact, except: Track 1 – Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...): music by Pérez Prado, lyrics by Lou Bega and Zippy Davids; Track 4 – Can I Tico Tico You: music by Z. Abreu, lyrics by Lou Bega, Zippy Davids, Frank Lio and Donald Fact.

Vocals: Lou Bega (main performer)
Producer: Goar B, Frank Lio, Donald Fact
Guitar: Goar B, Matthias Borst
Piano: Donald Fact, Frank Lio, Mickey O'Connell
Electronic keyboard: Donald Fact, Frank Lio
Brass: Claus Reichstaller, Axel Kuhn, Hans Bettinger, Felice Civitareale, Black II Black
Organ: Stefan Schrupp
Harmonica: Christofer Kochs
Harp: Christofer Kochs, Erik Uher
Percussion: Zippy Davids
Background vocals: Zippy Davids
Audio mastering: Leon Zervos
Speaking: Lisa Cash, Kai Taschner
Cover art: Ronald Reinsberg, Stefano Boragno, Gabo, Angelika M. Zwerenz, Lou Bega
Styling: Angelika M. Zwerenz, Munich

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	19
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	43
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	17
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]	1
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15]	28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16]	3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17]	91
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	50
US Billboard 200[21]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22]	53
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[23]	15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24]	47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	23
US Billboard 200[26]	61

Chart (2000)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[27]	116
French Albums (SNEP)[28]	63
US Billboard 200[29]	36

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[31]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	5× Platinum	500,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[33]	2× Gold	200,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[34]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Mexico (AMPROFON)[35]	Platinum+Gold	225,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[38]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[39]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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"Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 12 May 2020. Type Lou Bega in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and A Little Bit of Mambo in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
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v t e Lou Bega
Discography
Studio albums	A Little Bit of Mambo Ladies and Gentlemen Lounatic Free Again
Compilation albums	King of Mambo Mambo Mambo – The Best of Lou Bega
Singles	"Mambo No. 5" "I Got a Girl" "Tricky, Tricky" "Mambo Mambo" "Gentleman" "Just a Gigolo" "Bachata" "You Wanna Be Americano" "Conchita" "Boyfriend" "Sweet Like Cola"

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