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The album includes Prado's Mambo No. 5. In December 1950, Bob Goddard in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat described the album as "scorching" and concluded: "It's utterly impossible to sit still while any of this is going on." [1] In a 2024 ranking of the 600 greatest Latin American albums, Pérez Prado Plays Mucho Mambo for Dancing was ranked No ...
The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and sat at number one for thirty one weeks on the UK Dance Singles Chart. [4] It received multiple music certifications, including a double platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry. [5] It was nominated for Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 2024. [6]
In the United Kingdom, two versions went to number one in 1955. The first was the rendition by Prado, which reached number one for two weeks. [6] Less than a month later, the take by the British trumpeter Eddie Calvert reached number one for four weeks. [6] Al Hirt included it on his 1965 album, They're Playing Our Song. [7]
Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) [nb 1] was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. [2] His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No. 5", earning him the nickname "The King of the Mambo".
"Mambo No. 5" is an instrumental mambo and jazz dance song originally composed and recorded by Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado in 1949 and released the next year. [1] German singer Lou Bega sampled the original for a new song released under the same name on his 1999 debut album, A Little Bit of Mambo. [2]
Marilyn Winters covered the entire floor in her one-woman show, as did Carmen Cruz. The Palladium became a showcase for the chachachá, merengue, and the pachanga. These became as popular as the mambo. At its height, the Palladium attracted Hollywood and Broadway stars, especially on Wednesday nights, which included a free dance lesson.
"Patricia" is a popular song by Pérez Prado with lyrics by Bob Marcucci, published in 1958. The song is best known in an instrumental version by Prado's orchestra that became the last record to ascend to No.1 on the Billboard Jockeys and Top 100 charts, both of which gave way the next week to the then newly-introduced Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1]
"Show" (唱, Shō, lit. "chant") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Ado, released on September 6, 2023, by Virgin Music. Written by Tophamhat-Kyo with additional writing credits from producers Giga and TeddyLoid, the song was used by Universal Studios Japan to promote their Halloween event, Halloween Horror Nights.