Wanna Buy a Monkey?
2002 compilation album by Dan the Automator
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Wanna Buy a Monkey? is a compilation album by Dan the Automator.[2] It was released on Sequence Records in 2002.[3] It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,[4] as well as number 28 on the Independent Albums chart.[4] The album's title derives from a line in the film Cabin Boy.[5]
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| Released | February 19, 2002[1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 56:18 | |||
| Label | Sequence Records | |||
| Producer | Dan the Automator | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| NME |  [8] |
| Pitchfork | 4.0/10[9] |
| PopMatters | favorable[10] |
| San Francisco Chronicle | [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "Wanna Buy a Monkey? doesn't just collect a few of his rarer credits, but fits them into one of the best mix albums of the year."[1] Rob Mitchum of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.0 out of 10, writing: "Part of the problem lies in the musically segregated organization of the album, as the Automator's hip-hop selections are clumped into the front and back, while the indie-friendly picks comprise the creamy center."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | Fantômas | 1:23 |
| 2. | "Rockin' It" | Brand Nubian | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Smoothness" / "Freestyle" | Black Rob / Encore | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Positive Contact" | Deltron 3030 | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Le soleil est près de moi" (Dan the Automator remix) | Air | 6:35 |
| 6. | "Destiny" | Zero 7 | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Seneca" | Tortoise | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Firesuite" | Doves | 2:04 |
| 9. | "Stroker Ace" | Lovage | 3:57 |
| 10. | "The Rhumba" | Bobby Digital | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Latin Simone" (Dan's Original) | Gorillaz | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Bionix" | De La Soul | 2:16 |
| 13. | "Don't Understand" (featuring Greg Nice) | Masta Ace | 1:44 |
| 14. | "Don't Get It Twisted" (featuring Sadat X) | Jigmastas | 2:28 |
| 15. | "X-Ecutioners (Theme) Song" (featuring Dan the Automator) | The X-Ecutioners | 4:01 |
| 16. | "Clockwork" | Dilated Peoples | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 56:18 | ||
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] | 42 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 28 |