Tamboo!
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| Studio album by Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening, exotica | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Tamboo! is an album by Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra. It was released in 1955 on the Capitol label (catalog nos. T-655).[1][2]
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on January 28, 1956, peaked at No. 6, and remained on that chart for two weeks.[3][4]
AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Jo-Ann Greene wrote: "It's brilliantly done, and helped to broaden American minds and widen musical views."[2]
Track listing
[edit]Side 1
- "Simba"
- "Oasis of Dakhla"
- "Maracaibo"
- "Tehran"
- "Pantan"
- "Havana"
Side 2
- "Mozambique"
- "Wotuka"
- "Cuchibamba"
- "Batumba"
- "Rio"
- "Zambezi"
References
[edit]- ^ "Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra* – Tamboo!". Discogs. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tamboo!". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 27. ISBN 0823076318.
- ^ "The Billboard Buying and Programming Guide: Best Selling Packaged Records". The Billboard. January 28, 1956. p. 36.
