A Little Bit of Mambo

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	1998–1999
Genre	Latin pop mambo jazz
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)
Singles from A Little Bit of Mambo
"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" Released: 19 April 1999 "I Got a Girl" Released: 30 August 1999 "Tricky, Tricky" Released: 7 December 1999 "Mambo Mambo" Released: 5 June 2000
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 Part II"	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

Charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australia[6] 19 Austria[6] 1 Belgium (Flanders)[6] 17 Belgium (Wallonia)[6] 43 Canada[7] 1 Finland[6] 1 France[8] 1 Netherlands[6] 17 New Zealand[6] 28 Norway[6] 3 Spain 8 Sweden[6] 20 Switzerland[6] 1 United States[7] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position German Albums Chart[9] 47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10]	Platinum	70,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	5× Platinum	500,000^^
France (SNEP)[13]	2× Gold	200,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[14]	Gold	250,000^^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[15]	Platinum+Gold	225,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16]	Gold	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17]	Platinum	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[18]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[19]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Promis, Jose F.. A Little Bit of Mambo at AllMusic
2. "Entertainment Weekly review". 1 October 1999.
3. Shuster, Fred (10 September 1999). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News Archived at The Free Library. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
4. WRITERS, CALENDAR (2 December 1999). "Listen Up, Elves!". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
5. Christgau, Robert (7 March 2000). "Cleanup Time". Village Voice. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
6. "Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
7. "A Little Bit of Mambo - Lou Bega". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
8. "Lou Bega – Mambo No. 5". lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
9. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
11. "Austrian album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
12. "Canadian album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo". Music Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
13. "French album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lou Bega; 'A Little Bit of Mambo')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
15. "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 TÍTULO
16. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 948. ISBN 8480486392.
17. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Lou Bega; 'A Little Bit of Mambo')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
18. "American album certifications – Lou Bega – A Little Bit of Mambo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 May 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
19. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 May 2020.