{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = A Little Bit of Mambo | type = studio | artist = Lou Bega | cover = littlebitofmambo.JPG | alt = | released = {{start date|df=yes|1999|7|19}} | recorded = 1999 | studio = | genre = * Latin pop * mambo | length = 43:04 | label = * Lautstark * BMG * RCA | producer = * Frank Lio * Goar B * Donald Fact | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Ladies and Gentlemen | next_year = 2001 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = studio | cover = Littlebitofmambo2.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = French edition }} {{Singles | name = A Little Bit of Mambo | type = studio | single1 = Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...) | single1date = 19 April 1999 | single2 = I Got a Girl | single2date = 30 August 1999 | single3 = Tricky Tricky | single3date = 7 December 1999 | single4 = Mambo Mambo | single4date = 5 June 2000 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r428220|first=Jose F.|last=Promis}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev2score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/10/01/little-bit-mambo/|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=1 October 1999|access-date=24 October 2022|archive-date=18 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018094910/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,270953,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev3 = ''Los Angeles Daily News'' | rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOUND+CHECK.-a083621827|title=Sound Check|publisher=Los Angeles Daily News Archived at The Free Library|last=Shuster|first=Fred|date=10 September 1999|accessdate=21 June 2013|archive-date=27 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427111638/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOUND+CHECK.-a083621827|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev4score = {{rating|1.5|4}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-02-ca-39531-story.html |title=Listen Up, Elves! |last=WRITERS |first=CALENDAR |date=1999-12-02 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2018-01-17 |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035}}</ref> | rev5=''The Village Voice'' | rev5score={{rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv200-00.php | title=Cleanup Time | work=Village Voice | date=7 March 2000 | accessdate=22 September 2016 | author=Christgau, Robert}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} '''''A Little Bit of Mambo''''' is the debut studio album by German musician Lou Bega released in 1999, propelled by the success of the single "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)".
==Track listing== {{track listing | headline = International edition track listing | title1 = Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...) | length1 = 3:39 | title2 = Baby Keep Smiling | length2 = 3:10 | title3 = Lou's Café | length3 = 0:59 | title4 = Can I Tico Tico You | length4 = 2:52 | title5 = I Got a Girl | length5 = 3:13 | title6 = Tricky, Tricky | length6 = 3:24 | title7 = Icecream | length7 = 3:48 | title8 = Beauty on the TV-Screen | length8 = 4:03 | title9 = 1+1=2 | length9 = 4:02 | title10 = The Most Expensive Girl in the World | length10 = 3:44 | title11 = The Trumpet Part II | length11 = 6:03 | title12 = Behind Stage | length12 = 1:17 | title13 = Mambo Mambo | length13 = 3:00 }}
*The Japanese edition has "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" (Light Mix) as track 14, featuring Stephen Powell.
{{track listing | headline = French edition track listing | title1 = Mambo Mambo | note1 = radio version | length1 = 3:00 | title2 = Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...) | length2 = 3:39 | title3 = Baby Keep Smiling | length3 = 3:10 | title4 = Lou's Cafe | length4 = 0:59 | title5 = Can I Tico Tico You | length5 = 2:52 | title6 = I Got a Girl | length6 = 3:13 | title7 = Tricky, Tricky | length7 = 3:24 | title8 = Icecream | length8 = 3:48 | title9 = Beauty on the TV-Screen | length9 = 4:03 | title10 = 1+1=2 | length10 = 4:02 | title11 = The Most Expensive Girl in the World | length11 = 3:44 | title12 = The Trumpet | length12 = 6:03 | title13 = Behind Stage | length13 = 1:17 | title14 = Mambo Mambo | note14 = original version | length14 = 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 Zequinha 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== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for ''A Little Bit of Mambo'' ! scope="col"| Chart (1999–2000) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|19|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|17|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|43|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Lou Bega|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|17|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|France|8|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Germany|3|id=3028|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Hungary|1|year=1999|week=39|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 January 2026}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|28|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Norway|3|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|91|date=19990912|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|20|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Lou Bega|album=A Little Bit of Mambo|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|UK2|50|date=19990912|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Lou Bega|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2021}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+1999 year-end chart performance for ''A Little Bit of Mambo'' ! scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1999/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=15 November 2021}}</ref> | 53 |- ! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1999|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1999|website=austriancharts.at|accessdate=15 November 2021}}</ref> | 15 |- ! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1999 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=8 September 2016}}</ref> | 47 |- ! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1999/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1999|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=15 November 2021}}</ref> | 23 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=15 November 2021}}</ref> | 61 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2000 year-end chart performance for ''A Little Bit of Mambo'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184459/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html|archivedate=September 6, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 29, 2022}}</ref> | 116 |- ! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2000|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2000|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=15 November 2021}}</ref> | 63 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=15 November 2021}}</ref> | 36 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''A Little Bit of Mambo''}} {{certification Table Entry|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|region=Australia|award=Platinum|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|accessdate=12 May 2020}} {{certification Table Entry|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|region=Austria|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|accessdate=12 May 2020}} {{certification Table Entry|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=1999|certyear=2001|certmonth=1|accessdate=12 May 2020}} {{certification Table Entry|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|region=France|award=Gold|number=2|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|accessdate=12 May 2020}} {{certification Table Entry|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|region=Germany|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|relmonth=7|accessdate=12 May 2020}} {{certification Table Entry|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|region=Mexico|award=Platinum+Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|accessdate=12 May 2020}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|award=Gold|salesamount=7,500|salesref=<ref name="Singapore"/>|certref=<ref name="Singapore">{{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19991031-1.2.34.2?qt=&q=|title=Mambo Tidbits|access-date=6 April 2025|date= 31 October 1999|newspaper=The New Paper|page=31}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|award=Gold|certref=<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=8480486392|page=948}}</ref>}} {{certification Table Entry|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|region=Switzerland|award=Platinum|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|accessdate=12 May 2020}} {{certification Table Entry|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|salesamount=3,300,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/lou-bega-mambo-no-5-history|publisher=Vanity Fair|title=Lou Bega Knows Why You’re Still Dancing to “Mambo No. 5”|date=19 July 2019|first=Steven|last=Perlberg|accessdate=30 January 2024}}</ref>}} {{certification Table Summary}} {{certification Table Entry|title=A Little Bit of Mambo|artist=Lou Bega|type=album|region=Europe|award=Platinum|certyear=1999|relyear=1999|accessdate=12 May 2020}} {{certification Table Bottom}}
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