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Wanna Buy a Monkey?
Compilation album by
Dan the Automator
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2002 (2002-02-19)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length56:18
LabelSequence Records
ProducerDan the Automator
Dan the Automator chronology
A Much Better Tomorrow
(2000) 		Wanna Buy a Monkey?
(2002) 		Dan the Automator Presents 2K7
(2006)

Wanna Buy a Monkey? is a compilation album by Dan the Automator.[2] It was released on Sequence Records in 2002.[3] It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,[4] as well as number 28 on the Independent Albums chart.[4] The album's title derives from a line in the film Cabin Boy.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork4.0/10[9]
PopMattersfavorable[10]
San Francisco Chronicle[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "Wanna Buy a Monkey? doesn't just collect a few of his rarer credits, but fits them into one of the best mix albums of the year."[1] Rob Mitchum of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.0 out of 10, writing: "Part of the problem lies in the musically segregated organization of the album, as the Automator's hip-hop selections are clumped into the front and back, while the indie-friendly picks comprise the creamy center."[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Intro"Fantômas1:23
2."Rockin' It"Brand Nubian3:33
3."Smoothness" / "Freestyle"Black Rob / Encore4:36
4."Positive Contact"Deltron 30304:08
5."Le soleil est près de moi" (Dan the Automator remix)Air6:35
6."Destiny"Zero 74:48
7."Seneca"Tortoise4:05
8."Firesuite"Doves2:04
9."Stroker Ace"Lovage3:57
10."The Rhumba"Bobby Digital3:39
11."Latin Simone" (Dan's Original)Gorillaz3:08
12."Bionix"De La Soul2:16
13."Don't Understand" (featuring Greg Nice)Masta Ace1:44
14."Don't Get It Twisted" (featuring Sadat X)Jigmastas2:28
15."X-Ecutioners (Theme) Song" (featuring Dan the Automator)The X-Ecutioners4:01
16."Clockwork"Dilated Peoples3:53
Total length:56:18

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 42
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 28

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bush, John. "Wanna Buy a Monkey?: A Mixtape Session - Dan the Automator". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Hall, Rashaun (February 23, 2002). "Wanna Buy a Monkey?". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (February 14, 2002). "Billboard Bits: 'Showtime,' CSNY/BNL, Sequence Records". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Heatseekers / Top Independent Albums". Billboard: 75. March 9, 2002.
  5. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (January 8, 2002). "Gorillaz, Black Rob Rarities Comped By The Automator". MTV. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Wanna Buy a Monkey? by Dan the Automator". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Dan the Automator [extended]". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Robinson, John (September 12, 2005). "Dan The Automator : Wanna Buy A Monkey?". NME. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Mitchum, Rob (March 17, 2002). "Dan the Automator: Wanna Buy a Monkey?". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  10. ^ Smith, Kevin (April 16, 2002). "Dan the Automator: Wanna Buy a Monkey?". PopMatters. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Setzen, Jon (March 15, 2002). "Electronic CD Reviews / Aim, Boards of Canada, Dan the Automator and more". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "Dan the Automator Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "Dan the Automator Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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