King of Bongo

King of Bongo
Studio album by
Mano Negra
Released1 April 1991 (1991-04-01)
StudiosMix It; Conny's Studio; Roadhouse, Paris
GenreFrench rock
Length41:08
LabelVirgin France S.A.
ProducerMano Negra
Mano Negra chronology
Puta's Fever
(1989)		 King of Bongo
(1991)		 Amerika Perdida
(1991)
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King of Bongo is the third studio album by Mano Negra, released in 1991. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named it the 61st greatest French rock album (out of 100).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bring the Fire"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:27
2."King of Bongo"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:38
3."Don't Want You No More"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:07
4."Le Bruit du frigo"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:10
5."Letter to the Censors"Manu Chao, Mano Negra2:30
6."El Jako"Manu Chao, Mano Negra2:48
7."It's My Heart"Mano Negra1:42
8."Mad Man's Dead"Manu Chao, Mano Negra2:43
9."Out of Time Man"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:25
10."Mme Oscar"Manu Chao, Mano Negra2:37
11."Welcome in Occident"Manu Chao, Mano Negra4:20
12."Furious Fiesta"Manu Chao, Mano Negra1:26
13."The Fool"Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood; arranged by Mano Negra2:49
14."Paris la nuit"Manu Chao3:20

Personnel

Mano Negra

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)72
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)32

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP) 2× Gold 300,000

References

  1. ↑ Snowden, Don. "King of Bongo - Mano Negra". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
  3. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mano Negra – King Of Bongo – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "French album certifications – Mano Negra – King Og Bongo" (in French). InfoDisc. Select MANO NEGRA and click OK. 
  7. ↑ "Marketing to A&R" (PDF). Billboard. 27 July 1991. p. F-28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 3 May 2022.