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1998 studio album by Ozomatli
Ozomatli Released June 16, 1998 (1998-06-16 ) Recorded 1997–98 Studio Genre Length 49 :44 Label Almo Sounds Producer
"Cut Chemist Suite" Released: December 1998
"Super Bowl Sundae" Released: May 10, 1999
Ozomatli is the debut studio album by the American rock band Ozomatli . It was released on June 16, 1998, through Almo Sounds . Recording sessions took place at NRG Studios and Music Grinder Studios in Los Angeles . Production was handled by T-Ray with Ozomatli serving as co-producers.
The album did not reach the Billboard 200 , however it peaked at number 7 on Top Latin Albums , number 4 on the Latin Pop Albums and number 25 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. Its lead single , "Cut Chemist Suite", was released in late 1998 and peaked at No. 42 on the US Dance Club Songs chart and later was featured on the soundtrack for 2001 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 . The follow-up single, "Super Bowl Sundae", was released on May 10, 1999.
Track listing [ edit ]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Como Ves" Jesus "Chuy" Perez 3:57 2. "Cut Chemist Suite" 4:32 3. "Cumbia de los Muertos" Raúl Pacheco Asdru Sierra Stewart 3:32 4. "¿Dónde Se Fueron?" 4:18 5. "Eva" Pacheco Ulises Bella Jose Espinoza 3:09 6. "O Le Le" Stewart Abers Bella Carlos Guaico 5:00 7. "Chango" 4:28 8. "Super Bowl Sundae" 4:45 9. "Aquí No Será" Enrique Ramírez 4:19 10. "Chota" Pacheco Sierra Stewart Abers Oskar Cartaya 3:47 11. "Coming War" Pacheco Sierra Stewart Abers Bella 3:55 12. "La Misma Canción" 4:02 Total length: 49:44
Special bonus tracks recorded live for "2 Meter Sessies" at NPS/VARA Radio, the Netherlands on May 15, 1999 Title Writer(s) 13. "Cut Chemist Suite" 6:47 14. "Como Ves" Perez 2:58
Personnel [ edit ]
Ozomatli
Raúl Pacheco – lead vocals , guitar , co-producer
Asdru Sierra – lead vocals, trumpet , co-producer
Ulises Bella – vocals , guitar, clarinet , bass clarinet , tenor saxophone , co-producer
Willy "Wil-Dog " Abers – vocals, bass , co-producer
Charles "Chali 2na " Stewart – rap vocals , co-producer
William Marrufo – vocals, drums , co-producer
Jose Espinoza – alto saxophone , co-producer
Jiro Yamaguchi – tabla , percussion , co-producer
Justin "El Niño" Porée – percussion, co-producer
Lucas "Cut Chemist " MacFadden – turntables , co-producer
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Todd "T-Ray " Ray – producer, mixing
Anton Pukshansky – engineering, mixing
Jay Gordon – engineering assistant
John Ewing Jr. – engineering assistant
Patrick Shevelin – mixing assistant
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Tony Maxwell – creative direction
Tom Recchion – art direction, design
Luis Ramirez – logo
Brian "B+ " Cross – photography
Andy Olyphant – A&R
Amy Blackman – management
Lisa Socransky – legal
Jenna Adler – booking
Additional personnel
Andy Mendoza – drums (tracks: 13, 14)
DJ Kid W.I.K. – turntables (tracks: 13, 14)
Jan Douwe Kroeske – program producer (tracks: 13, 14)
Gert De Bruijn – engineering (tracks: 13, 14)
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g h Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Ozomatli - Ozomatli Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 18, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g Kun, Josh (July 9, 1998). "Ozomatli: Ozomatli : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Wayback Machine .
^ Chick, Stevie (June 3, 1999). "NME.COM - Ozomatli - Ozomatli - 3 June 1999" . NME . Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved April 18, 2013 – via Wayback Machine .
^ Christgau, Robert . "Robert Christgau: CG: Ozomatli" . www.robertchristgau.com . Retrieved April 18, 2023 .
^ "Ozomatli Chart History (Top Latin Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ "Ozomatli Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ "Ozomatli Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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