A Little Bit of Mambo

A Little Bit of Mambo
Studio album by
Lou Bega
Released19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)
Recorded1999
Genres
Length43:04
Labels
Producers
Lou Bega chronology
A Little Bit of Mambo
(1999)		 Ladies and Gentlemen
(2001)
Alternative cover
French edition
Singles from A Little Bit of Mambo
  1. "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)"
    Released: 19 April 1999
  2. "I Got a Girl"
    Released: 30 August 1999
  3. "Tricky, Tricky"
    Released: 7 December 1999
  4. "Mambo Mambo"
    Released: 5 June 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyB+
Los Angeles Daily NewsStarStarHalf star
Los Angeles TimesStarHalf star
The Village Voice(choice cut)

A Little Bit of Mambo is the debut studio album by German singer Lou Bega. It was released on 19 July 1999 through Lautstark. The album and Bega's career were propelled by the success of the single "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)", which became an international hit and reached No. 1 in several countries.

Track listing

International edition track listing
No.TitleLength
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
French edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mambo Mambo" (radio version)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" (original version)4:00

Personnel

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 Zequinha Abreu, lyrics by Lou Bega, Zippy Davids, Frank Lio and Donald Fact.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for A Little Bit of Mambo
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) 5× Platinum 500,000^
France (SNEP) 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) Platinum+Gold 225,000^
Singapore (RIAS) Gold 7,500
Spain (Promusicae) Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Platinum 50,000^
United States (RIAA) 3× Platinum 3,300,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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