Charango (album)

Charango
Studio album by
Released2 July 2002
StudioMorcheeba Heads Quarter
GenreTrip hop
Label
Producer
  • Paul Godfrey
  • Ross Godfrey
  • Pete Norris
Morcheeba chronology
Fragments of Freedom
(2000)
Charango
(2002)
Parts of the Process
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Blender[1]
Pitchfork3.6/10 link
Rolling Stone link

Charango is the fourth studio album[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

The Japanese version includes a bonus track, "I'd Rather Kill Us (Than Watch You Leave)",[5] also present on the "Way Beyond" single.[6]

  1. ^ Mullen, John. "Morcheeba Charango". Blender. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Charango - Morcheeba". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ Listing of the Charango album on Discogs.com, (accessed 12 March 2015).
  4. ^ Listing for the Charango album in the UK Chart archive (accessed 12 March 2015).
  5. ^ "Charango - Morcheeba: CD - GEMM.com". GEMM. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    -"Morcheeba / モーチーバ 「チャランゴ」". Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Way Beyond [Japan Single]". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 February 2014.