A Little Bit of Mambo

Lou Bega

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 24, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000K3LY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (220 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,525 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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What sounds like an early-model Casio playing "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" quickly gives way to a classic Perez Prado riff. On top of it all, Lou Bega--born in Germany to a Ugandan father and Italian mother--hoarsely exhorts the floor to "Mambo No. 5." A runaway hit in more than a dozen countries, it's an agreeable trifle, if ultimately not as charming as "Macarena" proved to be a few summers back. Throughout this cash-in album, Bega comes off like a cross between a less clever Tone-Loc and a less inspired Buster Poindexter. If there's a great Europop-Cuban fusion in the making, its standard-bearers will have to come up with more durable trashy fun than this. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I love this cd!, November 29, 1999

By A Customer

If i was to judge cd by how much i listen to them, Lou Bega would be one of the greatest cd's ever. I can't stop listening to it. Most of the songs are great. I loved Mambo #5, Keep on Smiling, I've Got a Girlfriend Everywhere, and Beauty on the TV Screen. The songs i like the least is Icecream and Tricky Tricky. I just wish there were less swearing though.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lou Bega should be cleared of all charges as a 1-hit wonder!, February 4, 2000

By	"thelightmemyselfandi" (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This CD doesn't deserve the rep it has gotten! The success (and ultimate downfall) of Mambo #5 shouldn't be used to judge Lou's talent. I love how he really doesn't have a great voice, but it's a great compliment to the mambo music. His voice is fun, no other word for it. You'll probably not even listen to Mambo #5 after you buy the CD, which is a good thing, because there are a couple of great songs. Let's get one thing outta the way first: yes, every song sounds alike, but hey, this is the year of teen pop, so who's to complain? The best songs on the album are: I Got a Girl (whih is like Mambo #5 in terms of lyrics, but it's way funner), Tricky Tricky (great video, by the way), Ice Cream (a little slower track, which works well in the middle of the CD), The Most Expensive Girl in the World, 1+1=2, and Beauty on the TV Screen. You can feel the vibe of the CD, and you start to think that "Lou doesn't care if he's being buttered by critics, he just wants to make us smile.....and tap our toes."

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly different, January 25, 2000

By	Jennifer J. Morelli "love2garden" (Scotland, CT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a 40 year old mother of two boys who listen to pop music all the time. When I heard A Little Bit of Mambo, I just couldn't keep my feet still. I love every song on the CD except for Tico Tico... that one is a little too much like rap for me. If you like songs that make you want to dance, you'll love this CD.