La Cucaracha (album)

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La Cucaracha
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2007
RecordedMarch–April 2007
GenreAlternative rock, experimental rock
Length49:25 (Regular version)
52:01 (iTunes version)
LabelRounder, Chocodog Records
ProducerAndrew Weiss
Ween chronology
The Friends EP
(2007)
La Cucaracha
(2007)
At the Cat's Cradle, 1992
(2008)
Singles from La Cucaracha
  1. "Your Party"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
The A.V. ClubA−[4]
Blender[5]
Drowned in Sound4/10[6]
NME5/10[7]
Pitchfork Media6.2/10[8]
The Skinny[9]
Time Off[10]
Uncut[11]

La Cucaracha is the ninth and final studio album released by the American alternative rock band Ween. The album was available streaming on the band's MySpace page October 16–19, 2007, and it was released on October 23. It was named the 2007 Album of the Year by Magnet magazine. A bonus track, "Bag of Fat," was available as an iTunes exclusive with the purchase of the entire album.

On some versions of the album, "My Own Bare Hands" is titled "With My Own Bare Hands" and "Sweetheart" is titled "Sweetheart in the Summer".

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by Gene Ween and Dean Ween.

La Cucaracha
No.TitleLength
1."Fiesta"2:13
2."Blue Balloon"3:51
3."Friends"4:06
4."Object"2:36
5."Learnin' to Love"2:24
6."My Own Bare Hands"2:45
7."The Fruit Man"4:00
8."Spirit Walker"3:21
9."Shamemaker"2:38
10."Sweetheart"3:15
11."Lullaby"3:20
12."Woman and Man"10:48
13."Your Party"4:08
Total length:49:25
iTunes Exclusive Track
No.TitleLength
14."Bag of Fat"2:36
Total length:52:01

Personnel[edit]

Ween
Additional musicians
Production
  • Andrew Weiss – production, engineering, mixing
  • Dean Ween – assistant engineer
  • Gabe Monago – quality control
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Aaron Tanner - art direction, design

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for La Cucaracha
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 84
US Billboard 200 69

References[edit]

  1. ^ "La Cucaracha by Ween". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Ween: La Cucaracha Album Review".
  4. ^ "Ween: La Cucaracha".
  5. ^ Blender review
  6. ^ "Album Review: Ween - la Cucaracha". Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  7. ^ NME review
  8. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  9. ^ "Ween - la Cucaracha | the Skinny".
  10. ^ Time Off review
  11. ^ Uncut December 2007 issue, page 119
  12. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 298.

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