Mambo! is the fifth studio album by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac. It was released in 1954 by Capitol Records. Most of the tracks were composed by her husband Moisés Vivanco.[2]
Mambo! | ||||
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Released | 1954 | |||
Recorded | August 1954[1] | |||
Genre | Exotica, world, mambo | |||
Length | 30:37 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bo Mambo" | Billy May, Moisés Vivanco | 3:17 |
2. | "Taki Rari" | Vivanco | 1:47 |
3. | "Gopher" | Vivanco | 2:14 |
4. | "Chicken Talk" | Vivanco | 3:03 |
5. | "Goomba Boomba" | May | 4:12 |
6. | "Malambo No. 1" | Vivanco | 2:53 |
7. | "Five Bottles of Mambo" | May, Vivanco | 2:49 |
8. | "Indian Carnival" | Vivanco | 2:04 |
9. | "Cha Cha Gitano" | Vivanco | 3:48 |
10. | "Jungla" | May | 2:25 |
11. | "Carnavalito Boliviano" | Vivanco | 2:05 |
The original 10" edition had eight tracks.[3] "Goomba Boomba", "Cha Cha Gitano" and "Carnavalito Boliviano" were added for the 1955 LP edition.[4]
Legacy
edit"Gopher" is featured prominently in the 1998 Canadian-American made-for-television black comedy film Dead Husbands. "Malambo No. 1" was featured on season 5 of the American reality competition television series, RuPaul's Drag Race.