Representing the Mambo

{{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |Template:Short description|noreplace}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Let It Roll1988Shake Me Up1991studioRepresenting the MamboLittle Feat - Representing the Mambo.jpgLittle Feat1990Skywalker Ranch, Marin County, California, U.S.Country rock, blues50:49Warner Bros.George Massenburg, Bill Paynex|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Representing the Mambo is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1990. It peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard 200 and was supported by a North American tour.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> "Texas Twister" and "Rad Gumbo" were released as singles.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Production

The majority of the album was recorded at Skywalker Ranch, following a week's worth of work in Los Angeles.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The album cover art is by Neon Park.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Craig Fuller, Bill Payne, and Paul Barrère sing on Representing the Mambo.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

"Those Feat'll Steer Ya Wrong Sometimes" is about a band member failing to get out of a speeding ticket.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> "Teenage Warrior" is about gang warfare in Los Angeles.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Critical reception

Template:Album ratings The Calgary Herald wrote that "one or two tunes sound interesting (the album has a Steely Dan-like studio polish to it), but nothing holds up to even cursory scrutiny."<ref name=CH/> The Sun-Sentinel opined that "though the band still packs a tremendous one-two punch with its rich mix of country rock and blues, the crackle that marked Let it Roll, as well as previous releases, is nowhere to be found."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Chicago Sun-Times praised "the evocative, cinematic title cut."<ref name=CS/>

The Ottawa Citizen noted that "there are hints of the post-psychedelic country-rock of Little Feat's infancy, which usually rings stale."<ref name=OC/> The St. Petersburg Times determined that "some of the new album treads closely to standard rock-radio fare."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Times deemed Representing the Mambo "a more full-tilt slice of Southern rock-a-boogie funk."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Track listing

1. "Texas Twister" (Barrère, Kibbee, Payne, Tackett) – 4:45
2. "Daily Grind" (Barrère, Fuller, Payne) – 5:06
3. "Representing the Mambo" (Barrère, Park, Payne, Tackett) – 5:54
4. "Woman in Love" (Barrère, Payne, Tackett) – 3:49
5. "Rad Gumbo" (Barrère, Clayton, Gradney, Kibbee, Park, Payne) – 3:29
6. "Teenage Warrior" (Barrère, Fuller, Payne, Tackett) – 4:53
7. "That's Her, She's Mine" (Barrère, Clayton, Payne) – 4:09
8. "Feelin's All Gone" (Fuller) – 4:59
9. "Those Feat'll Steer Ya Wrong Sometimes" (Barrère, Fuller, Hayward, Payne, Tackett) – 5:01
10. "The Ingenue" (Barrère, Fuller, Payne, Tackett) – 4:22
11. "Silver Screen" (Barrère, Payne, Tackett) – 4:22

Personnel

Band members

• Paul Barrère – guitar, vocals (lead on 1, 4, 5, 7; co-lead on 10)
• Sam Clayton – percussion, vocals (co-lead on 10)
• Craig Fuller – vocals (lead on 2, 6, 8, 9), guitar
• Kenny Gradney – bass
• Richie Hayward – drums, vocals
• Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals (lead on 3, 11)
• Fred Tackett – guitar, trumpet

Additional personnel

• Renee Armand – backing vocals ("Those Feat'll Steer Ya Wrong Sometimes")
• Peter Asher – dialogue ("Representing the Mambo")
• Michael Brecker – saxophone ("The Ingenue")
• Sharon Celani – backing vocals and dialogue ("Representing the Mambo")
• Marilyn Martin – backing vocals ("Representing the Mambo" and "Silver Screen"), dialogue ("Representing the Mambo")
• Neon Park – dialogue ("Representing the Mambo")
• Shaun Murphy – backing vocals ("That's Her She's Mine")

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