Mambo! (album)

For the Azúcar Moreno album, see Mambo (album).
Mambo!
Studio album by
Yma Sumac
Released1954
RecordedAugust 1954[1]
GenreExotica, world, mambo
Length30:37
LabelCapitol
Yma Sumac chronology
Inca Taqui
(1953) 		Mambo!
(1954) 		Legend of the Jivaro
(1957)
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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]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bo Mambo"Billy May, Moisés Vivanco3:17
2."Taki Rari"Vivanco1:47
3."Gopher"Vivanco2:14
4."Chicken Talk"Vivanco3:03
5."Goomba Boomba"May4:12
6."Malambo No. 1"Vivanco2:53
7."Five Bottles of Mambo"May, Vivanco2:49
8."Indian Carnival"Vivanco2:04
9."Cha Cha Gitano"Vivanco3:48
10."Jungla"May2:25
11."Carnavalito Boliviano"Vivanco2:05

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

"Gopher" is featured prominently in the 1998 Canadian-American made-for-television black comedy film, Dead Husbands.[5] "Malambo No. 1" was featured on season 5 of the American reality competition television series, RuPaul's Drag Race.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mambo". sunvirgin.com. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  2. ^ "Mambo". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
  3. ^ "Yma Sumac – Mambo! (1954, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  4. ^ "Yma Sumac – Mambo! (1955, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  5. ^ "Dead Husbands (TV Movie 1998) Soundtrack". IMDb.
  6. ^ Kiley, Rachel (April 8, 2022). "Detox Says Production Changed Season 5 Lipsync Song to Favor Jinkx Win". Pride.