| La Booga Rooga | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 37:19 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Glyn Johns | |||
| Andy Fairweather Low chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| Rate Your Music |  [3] |
La Booga Rooga was the second solo album by Andy Fairweather Low, and was released by A&M Records in 1975.[1]
It was Fairweather Low's most successful album, with an eclectic musical styling. The opening track was a cover of Clarence Williams' 1933 penned track "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It",[1] which incorporated steel guitar playing by B. J. Cole.[4] Another offering, "Champagne Melody", was styled as lounge music, whilst the album's funk-driven title track became a minor UK hit in March 1976, when covered by an Australian female vocal group, The Surprise Sisters.[5]
The album also contained Fairweather Low's biggest selling single, "Wide Eyed and Legless",[1] which reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart at Christmas time in 1975.[6] However, his earlier single release of "La Booga Rooga" in September that year, failed to chart.[7][6] Leo Sayer covered "La Booga Rooga" on his 1978 album, Leo Sayer.[8]
- ^ a b c d William Ruhlmann. "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 1 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "La Booga Rooga by Andy Fairweather Low (Album): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ La Booga Rooga (record sleeve). UK: A&M Records. 1975.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 542. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 192. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Andy Fairweather Low - La Booga Rooga / Halfway To Everything - A&M - UK - AMS 7192". 45cat. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Joe Viglione. "Leo Sayer - Leo Sayer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.