Charango (album)

Charango
Studio album by Morcheeba
Released	2 July 2002
Studio	Morcheeba Heads Quarter
Genre	Trip hop
Label	Sire Reprise Warner Bros.
Producer	Paul Godfrey Ross Godfrey Pete Norris
Morcheeba chronology
Fragments of Freedom (2000) Charango (2002) Parts of the Process (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Blender	[1]
Pitchfork	3.6/10 link
Rolling Stone	link

Charango is the fourth studio album[2] by English electronic music group Morcheeba, released in the first week of July 2002 through Warner Bros. Records. It also appeared as a limited edition 2-CD version with a second CD containing instrumental versions of all the tracks.[3] The album included a number of guest-appearances ranging from the singer Kurt Wagner, rapper Slick Rick, singer Miriam Stockley and bass guitar player Pino Palladino. The album became one of the most successful ones for the band, reaching the top ten in the UK charts.[4]

The Japanese version includes a bonus track, "I'd Rather Kill Us (Than Watch You Leave)",[5] also present on the "Way Beyond" single.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slow Down"	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards	4:12
2.	"Otherwise"	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards	3:43
3.	"Aqualung"	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards	3:24
4.	"São Paulo"	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards	4:32
5.	"Charango" (featuring Pace Won)	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards	4:03
6.	"What New York Couples Fight About" (featuring Kurt Wagner)	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards Kurt Wagner	6:16
7.	"Undress Me Now"	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards Kurt Wagner	3:25
8.	"Way Beyond"	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards	3:34
9.	"Women Lose Weight" (featuring Slick Rick)	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards Slick Rick	4:18
10.	"Get Along" (featuring Pace Won)	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards	3:48
11.	"Public Displays of Affection"	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards	3:09
12.	"The Great London Traffic Warden Massacre"	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards Nick Ingman	3:04
Total length:			47:20

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"I'd Rather Kill Us (Than Watch You Leave)"	P. Godfrey R. Godfrey S. Edwards	4:52
Total length:			52:12

Australian Tour Edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Sea" (Live)	5:37
2.	"Otherwise" (Live)	3:52
3.	"Public Displays of Affection" (Live)	2:49
4.	"What New York Couples Fight About" (Live)	6:20
5.	"Blindfold" (Live)	4:35
6.	"Way Beyond" (Live)	3:10
Total length:		26:22

Singles

Singles released included "Otherwise"[7] and "Way Beyond".[8] A limited edition 12" of a remixed "Women Lose Weight" was released in the UK and US.[9] A planned third single "Undress Me Now" was abandoned despite the filming of a promotional video for the song.[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Charango

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	19
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	28
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	11
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16]	19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17]	11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18]	6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19]	17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20]	18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	7

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Charango

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[23]	182
UK Albums (OCC)[24]	196

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25]	Gold	35,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26]	Gold	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Mullen, John. "Morcheeba Charango". Blender. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
2. "Charango - Morcheeba". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
3. Listing of the Charango album on Discogs.com, (accessed 12 March 2015).
4. Listing for the Charango album in the UK Chart archive (accessed 12 March 2015).
5. "Charango - Morcheeba: CD - GEMM.com". GEMM. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
   -"Morcheeba / モーチーバ 「チャランゴ」". Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
6. "Way Beyond [Japan Single]". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
7. Listing for the Otherwise single at Discogs.com, (accessed 12 March 2015).
8. Listing for the Way Beyond single on Discogs.com, (accessed 12 March 2015).
9. Listing for the Women Lose Weight 12" on Discogs.com, (accessed 12 March 2015).
10. Listing for the Undress Me Now promo on Discogs.com, (accessed 12 March 2015).
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16. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2002. 31. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
17. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Morcheeba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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21. "Swisscharts.com – Morcheeba – Charango". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
23. "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on 2 September 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
24. "UK Year-End Charts 2002". UKChartsPlus. p. 4. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
25. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
26. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Charango')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
27. "British album certifications – Morcheeba – Charango". British Phonographic Industry.