Mambo(album)

For the Yma Sumac album, seeMambo! (album).

Mambo
Studio albumby Azúcar Moreno
Released	1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Pop
Length	58:59(LP 42:42)
Label	CBS-Epic
Producer	Enrique "Kiki" Garcia Hector Almaguer Julian Ruiz Zeus B. Held Garry Hughes Nick Fisher Julio Palacios Raúl Orellana Jaime Stinus Alex de la Nuez
Azúcar Morenochronology
The Sugar Mix Album (1990) Mambo (1991) Ojos Negros (1992)
Alternative cover
Japanese edition

Mambois the fifth studio album bySpanishduoAzúcar Moreno,released onCBS-Epicin 1991.

The duo's two previous studio albumsCarne De MelocotónandBandidohad resulted in the release of two remix albums,Mix in SpainandThe Sugar Mix Album.Mambowas their first studio album on which the influences from contemporary dance music genres likehouse music,R&Bandhip hopwere fully integrated in the original production; the track "Feria" even saw the sisters making their debut as rappers. The album was also the first not to be entirely recorded in Spain or predominantly produced by their longtime collaborator Julio Palacios - it had no less than ten producers.

The lead single "Torero!", although as typically flamenco-flavoured as their international breakthrough single "Bandido", was in fact written and produced by Englishmen Nick Fisher and Garry Hughes and GermanZeus B. Heldand was recorded in London. Fisher and Hughes have since gone on to collaborate with numerous artists in theelectronica/experimental/world musicgenres under the moniker Echo System, includingBjörk,The Shamen,Salif Keita,GarbageandPop Will Eat Itself."Torero!" was in 1992 covered in Turkish under the title "Yetti Artik" ( "That's it" in Turkish) byTarkan,one of Turkey's biggest stars both domestically and internationally. The song was included on his debut albumYine Sensiz( "Again without you" in Turkish).

Follow-up single and title track "Mambo" was written and produced by Enrique "Kiki" Garcia andHector Almaguer,both longtime collaborators withGloria EstefanandMiami Sound Machineand writers of numerous hits forJulio Iglesias,ChayanneandJosé Luis Rodríguez."Mambo" was Azúcar Moreno's first recording made inMiami,the United States and also the first to includeCubaninfluences, of which there would be plenty on the following albumsOjos NegrosandEl Amor.In the United States the single reached #6 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Further singles issued fromMamboinclude a cover ofNino Segarra's "Tu Quieres Más (Porque Te Amo)" (#12, US Hot Latin Tracks), "Lujuria" and "Ahora O Nunca", the latter composed by the team behind "Bandido". Just like theBandidoalbum,Mamboalso featured a number of flamenco/dance cover versions of songs from a wide variety of genres; the 60ssoulclassic "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher",originally recorded byJackie Wilson,theMexicanstandard "Bésame Mucho"from the 1940s,The Rolling Stones' 1966 hit "Paint It, Black"and"El Cóndor Pasa",a PeruvianAndean folk tunecovered bySimon & Garfunkelon their final studio albumBridge Over Troubled Waterin 1970.

Mambo,which sold double platinum in Azúcar Moreno's native Spain, became their proper breakthrough album not only in Latin America but also on the Japanese market where all their albums have been released ever since. The Japanese edition ofMambowas issued with different cover art and the CD included two tracks from their previous studio albumsCarne De MelocotónandBandido,"Aunque Me Falte El Aire" and "Bandido", as bonus features. The ten track vinyl edition issued in most parts of the world omitted "Feria", "Paint It Black" and the alternate mixes of "Torero!" and "Mambo". In the United States the album reached #5 on Billboard's Latin Pop chart.

"Mambo" and "Tu Quieres Más (Porque Te Amo)" were both included on Azúcar Moreno's first greatest hits albumMucho Azúcar – Grandes Éxitos,released in 1997.

Track listing

CD

1. "Mambo" (Hector Almaguer,Enrique "Kiki" Garcia) - 3:47
2. "Lujuria" (Javier Losada, Julián Ruiz) - 4:50
3. "Torero!" (Nick Fisher, Garry Hughes, lyrics: Luis G. Escolar) - 4:36
4. "Tu Quieres Más (Porque Te Amo)" (Pedro Arroyo) - 4:26
5. "Ahora O Nunca" (José L. Abel, Raúl Orellana, Jaime Stinus) - 3:53
6. "Feria" (Javier Losada, Julián Ruiz) - 3:16
7. "Bailaor (Bolero)" (Ayram, C. Biondi, C. Tarantola, M. Biondi, Spanish lyrics: Pedro L. Rito) - 3:36
8. "Tus Besos Me Matan" (J. Miguel Evora, Isidoro Muñoz) - 4:33
9. "Loca Reloca" ( "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher") (Gary Lee Jackson, Raynard Miner, Paul Smith, Spanish lyrics: Luis G. Escolar) - 4:20
10. "Bésame Mucho"(Consuelo Velázquez) - 4:26
11. "Paint It, Black"(Mick Jagger,Keith Richards,Spanish lyrics: José Carreras) - 4:48
12. "El Cóndor Pasa"(Jorge Milchberg, Daniel A. Robles, Spanish lyrics: Manuel Clavero) - 4:15
13. "Torero!" (Single Version) (Nick Fisher, Gary Hughes, lyrics: Luis G. Escolar) - 3:57
14. "Mambo" (CD Mix) (Hector Almaguer,Enrique "Kiki" Garcia) - 4:09

LP

Side A

1. "Mambo" (Hector Almaguer,Enrique "Kiki" Garcia) - 3:47
2. "Lujuria" (Javier Losada, Julián Ruiz) - 4:50
3. "Torero!" (Nick Fisher, Garry Hughes, Spanish lyrics: Luis G. Escolar) - 4:36
4. "Tu Quieres Más (Porque Te Amo)" (Pedro Arroyo) - 4:26
5. "Ahora O Nunca" (José L. Abel, Raúl Orellana, Jaime Stinus) - 3:53

Side B

1. "Bailaor (Bolero)" (Ayram, C. Biondi, C. Tarantola, M. Biondi, Spanish lyrics: Pedro L. Rito) - 3:36
2. "Tus Besos Me Matan" (J. Miguel Evora, Isidoro Muñoz) - 4:33
3. "Loca Reloca" ( "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher") (Gary Lee Jackson, Raynard Miner, Paul Smith, Spanish lyrics: Luis G. Escolar) - 4:20
4. "Bésame Mucho"(Consuelo Velázquez) - 4:26
5. "El Cóndor Pasa"(Jorge Milchberg, Daniel A. Robles, Spanish lyrics: Manuel Clavero) - 4:15

Production

• Enrique "Kiki" Garcia -record producer( "Mambo" )
• Hector Almaguer- record producer ( "Mambo" )
• Julian Ruiz - record producer ( "Lujuria", "Feria", "Paint It, Black" )
• Zeus B. Held- producer ( "Torero!" )
• Nick Fisher - producer ( "Torero!" )
• Garry Hughes - producer ( "Torero!" )
• Raúl Orellana - producer ( "Ahora O Nunca" )
• Jaime Stinus - producer ( "Ahora O Nunca" )
• Julio Palacios - producer ( "Tu Quieres Más (Porque Te Amo)", "Bailaor (Bolero)", "Tus Besos Me Matan", "Loca Reloca", "Besame Mucho", "El Condor Pasa" )
• Alex de la Nuez - producer ( "Bailaor (Bolero)", "El Condor Pasa" )
• Recorded at Studio Center West (Miami) ( "Mambo" ), Doublewironics (Madrid), Eastcote Studios (London) ( "Torero!" ), Estudios Sincronia (Madrid) and "El Camión" (Barcelona).

External links

• Allmusic discography
• Discogs discography
• Rateyourmusic discography
• Discogs, Fisher/Hughes, Echo System