La Cucaracha (album)
La Cucaracha is the ninth studio album released by the American alternative rock band Ween. The album was available streaming on the band's MySpace page October 16–19, 2007, and it was released on October 23. It was named the 2007 Album of the Year by Magnet magazine. A bonus track, "Bag of Fat," was available as an iTunes exclusive with the purchase of the entire album.
| La Cucaracha | ||||
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| Released | October 23, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | March-April 2007 | |||
| Genre | Cod reggae, stoner rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 49:25 (Regular version) 52:01 (iTunes version) | |||
| Label | Rounder, Chocodog Records | |||
| Producer | Andrew Weiss | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| The A.V. Club | A-[4] |
| Blender |  [5] |
| Drowned in Sound | 4/10[6] |
| NME | 5/10[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.2/10[8] |
| The Skinny | [9] |
| Time Off | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
On some versions of the album, "My Own Bare Hands" is titled "With My Own Bare Hands" and "Sweetheart" is titled "Sweetheart in the Summer".
Track listing
All tracks written by Gene Ween and Dean Ween.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fiesta" | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Blue Balloon" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Friends" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Object" | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Learnin' to Love" | 2:24 |
| 6. | "My Own Bare Hands" | 2:45 |
| 7. | "The Fruit Man" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Spirit Walker" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Shamemaker" | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Sweetheart" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Lullaby" | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Woman and Man" | 10:48 |
| 13. | "Your Party" (saxophone by David Sanborn) | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 49:25 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Bag of Fat" (iTunes exclusive track) | 2:36 |
| Total length: | 52:01 | |
Personnel
- Ween
- Additional musicians
- Chuggy Carter
- David Sanborn
- Bunny Sigler
- Gloria Galante
- Debbie Richard
- Emma Kummrow
- Olga Konopelsky
- Igor Szwec
- Larry Gold
- Production
- Andrew Weiss – production, engineering, mixing
- Dean Ween – assistant engineer
- Gabe Monago – quality control
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Aaron Tanner - art direction, design
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 69 |
References
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