Charango (album)
2002 studio album by Morcheeba
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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. The album included a number of guest appearances such as Lambchop frontman Kurt Wagner, rapper Slick Rick, singer Miriam Stockley and bass guitar player Pino Palladino. The album became one of the band's most successful, reaching the top ten in the UK charts.[3]
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| Released | 2 July 2002 | |||
| Studio | Morcheeba Heads Quarter | |||
| Genre | Trip hop | |||
| Length | 47:20 | |||
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The Japanese version includes a bonus track, "I'd Rather Kill Us (Than Watch You Leave)",[4] also present on the "Way Beyond" single.[5]
Singles
Singles released included "Otherwise" and "Way Beyond". A limited edition 12" of a remixed "Women Lose Weight" was released in the UK and US. A planned third single "Undress Me Now" was abandoned despite the filming of a promotional video for the song.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slow Down" |
| 4:12 |
| 2. | "Otherwise" |
| 3:43 |
| 3. | "Aqualung" |
| 3:24 |
| 4. | "São Paulo" |
| 4:32 |
| 5. | "Charango" (featuring Pace Won) |
| 4:03 |
| 6. | "What New York Couples Fight About" (featuring Kurt Wagner) |
| 6:16 |
| 7. | "Undress Me Now" |
| 3:25 |
| 8. | "Way Beyond" |
| 3:34 |
| 9. | "Women Lose Weight" (featuring Slick Rick) |
| 4:18 |
| 10. | "Get Along" (featuring Pace Won) |
| 3:48 |
| 11. | "Public Displays of Affection" |
| 3:09 |
| 12. | "The Great London Traffic Warden Massacre" |
| 3:04 |
| Total length: | 47:20 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "I'd Rather Kill Us (Than Watch You Leave)" |
| 4:52 |
| Total length: | 52:12 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 | |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 19 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 28 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 10 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 11 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[11] | 19 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] | 11 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] | 6 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] | 17 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] | 18 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 4 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[17] | 7 |
