Super Taranta!
| Super Taranta! | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Gogol Bordello | ||||
| Released | July 10, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Gypsy punk | |||
| Length | 62:44 | |||
| Label | Side One Dummy | |||
| Producer | Victor Van Vugt/Gogol Bordello | |||
| Gogol Bordello chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 link |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.2/10 link |
| Q | |
| Robert Christgau | A+ link |
| Rolling Stone | |
Super Taranta! is the fourth album by gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello released on the July 10, 2007 on SideOneDummy records. This album was #14 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[1] "Ultimate" was #82 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[2]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Eugene Hütz; all music composed by Eugene Hütz and Gogol Bordello.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ultimate" | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Wonderlust King" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Zina-Marina" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Supertheory of Supereverything" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Harem in Tuscany (Taranta)" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Dub the Frequencies of Love" | 6:15 |
| 7. | "My Strange Uncles from Abroad" | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Tribal Connection" | 5:05 |
| 9. | "Forces of Victory" | 5:23 |
| 10. | "Alcohol" | 4:54 |
| 11. | "Suddenly... (I Miss Carpaty)" | 5:36 |
| 12. | "Your Country" | 4:15 |
| 13. | "American Wedding" | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Super Taranta!" | 6:44 |
| iTunes Bonus Track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 15. | "Masha" | 2:56 |
Production
- Produced by Victor Van Vugt and Gogol Bordello
- Recorded by Victor Van Vugt at Long View Farm Studios, March '07
- Additional recordings done at Grace Studios, NY and Integrated Studios, NY, March/April '07
- Assistant Engineers: Josh Sadlier-Brown, Integrated Studios and Ian Neil, Long View Farm Recording Studios
- Mixed by Victor Van Vugt and Eugene Hütz at Grace Studios, NY
- Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge
- Design by: Cindy Heller
- Photos by: Bela Borsodi, Keetja Allard, Danny North, Liubov Kulkova, Herman Dahlgren, Thomas Gobena, and Eric James Crawford
Personnel
The Band
- Eugene Hütz – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, fire buckets
- Eliot Ferguson – drums, backing vocals
- Thomas "Tommy T" Gobena – bass, backing vocals
- Oren Kaplan – guitar, backing vocals
- Sergey Ryabtsev – violin, backing vocals
- Yuri Lemeshev – accordion, backing vocals
- Pasha – accordion, backing vocals
- Pamela Jintana Racine – percussion, backing vocals
- Elizabeth Sun – percussion, backing vocals
Guests
- Pedro Erazo – additional vocals on "Forces of Victory"
- Piroshka Rac – additional vocals on "Suddenly... (I Miss Carpaty)"
- Slavic Soul Party – brass on "Zina-Marina" and "American Wedding"
- Ben Holmes – truba
- John Carlson – truba
- Jacob Garchik – baritone truba
- Curtis Hasselbring – trombone
- Matt Moran – bubanj
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3] | 26 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 38 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 52 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] | 67 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 67 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] | 99 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 115 |
Trivia
"American Wedding" is heard at the end of the Fargo (TV series) episode, "The Principle of Restricted Choice".
References
- ↑ ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007). "The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-20
- ↑ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gogol Bordello – Super Taranta!". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Gogol Bordello: Super Taranta!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Gogol Bordello – Super Taranta!". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Gogol Bordello – Super Taranta!". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gogol Bordello – Super Taranta!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Gogol Bordello Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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