Charango (album) explained

Charango
Type:studio
Artist:Morcheeba
Cover:Morcheeba - Charango.jpg
Released:2 July 2002
Studio:Morcheeba Heads Quarter
Genre:Trip hop
Label:
Producer:
  • Paul Godfrey
  • Ross Godfrey
  • Pete Norris
Prev Title:Fragments of Freedom
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Parts of the Process
Next Year:2003

Charango is the fourth studio album[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)! scope="col"
Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 182
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 196

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charango - Morcheeba . . February 1, 2014.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Morcheeba-Charango/release/40270 Listing
  3. http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/CHARANGO/ Listing
  4. Web site: Charango - Morcheeba: CD - GEMM.com . GEMM . February 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202155713/http://www.gemm.com/store/MUNDO/item/MORCHEEBA-CHARANGO-CD/700178939 . 2014-02-02 . dead .
    -Web site: Morcheeba / モーチーバ 「チャランゴ」 . Warner Music Japan . February 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150501175716/http://wmg.jp/artist/morcheeba/WPCR000011290.html . May 1, 2015 . dead .
  5. Web site: Way Beyond [Japan Single] ]. Allmusic . February 1, 2014.
  6. http://www.discogs.com/Morcheeba-Otherwise/master/55778 Listing
  7. http://www.discogs.com/Morcheeba-Way-Beyond/release/670645 Listing
  8. http://www.discogs.com/Morcheeba-Women-Lose-Weight/master/86769 Listing
  9. http://www.discogs.com/Morcheeba-Undress-Me-Now/release/150965 Listing
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040902000408/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html. September 2, 2004. Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002. Jam!. 28 March 2022.
  11. Web site: UK Year-End Charts 2002 . . 4 . 8 July 2022.