Cibo Matto / Viva! La Woman
Artist Cibo Matto
Album Title: Viva! La Woman
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Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: Trip Hop
Format CD
Released 01/16/1996
Label Warner Bros. Records
Catalog No 9 45989-2
Bar Code No 0 9362-4589-2 3
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Apple (4:01)
2. Beef Jerky (2:28)
3. Sugar Water (4:29)
4. White Pepper Ice Cream (5:10)
5. Birthday Cake (3:15)
6. Know Your Chicken (4:21)
7. Theme (10:49)
8. The Candy Man (3:11)
9. Le Pain Perdu (3:29)
10. Artichoke (6:41)
11. Jive (0:18)
Date Acquired 05/15/1997
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 14.00

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Notes

Track 11, "Jive" is not listed in the booklet.
Recorded @ Sunset Sound Factory, Electric Ladyland Studio, and some other places.
Except vocals on "White Pepper Ice Cream" and "The Candy Man," horns, voices recorded @ Yuka's thumb-sucking crib.
Mastered @ Gateway Studios.
"Le Pain Perdu" contains a sample of "Caravan," performed by Duke Ellington, used courtesy of Sony Music
"Sugar Water" contains the following samples: "Hung Up," performed by Paul Weller, used courtesy of Go! Discs Ltd.; "Sospesi Nel Ciero," performed by Ennio Morricone, used courtesy of Cam/Srl Recordings
"Theme" contains a sample of "Tin Tin Deo," performed by Machito and his Afro Cuban Jazz Ensemble, used courtesy of Charly Records Ltd.
"Beef Jerky" contains a sample of "Vivre Pour Vivre," performed by Francis Lai, courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
©℗1996 Warner Bros. Records, Inc., a Time Warner Company. Made in U.S.A.

Art Direction, Design – Mike Mills
Brass [Some Horn] – Rick Lee
Cover, Illustration – Thomas Thurnauer
Design [Design Assistance By] – Garland Lyn
Effects [Beneath Low End Sonics] – Tchad Blake
Finger Snaps [Vagabond Snaps] – Cibo Matto
Illustration [Booklet Illustrations] – Miho
Keyboards [Pushing Buttons, Key Boarding], Guitar [Beach], Voice [Coughs] – Yuka Honda
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By [Blended And Mixed By] – Tchad Blake
Organ [Organ De Plaisir] – Bernie Worrell
Other [Heavy Duty Shepherding] – Mitchell Froom
Percussion [Banging And Shaking] – Dougie Bowne
Performer [Oral Titillation] – Marc Anthony Thompson
Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Dave Aron
Photography By [Basement Photo] – Lance Acord
Producer – Mitchell Froom, Tchad Blake
Producer [With] – Cibo Matto
Recorded By – Tchad Blake
Saxophone [Sx] – Jay Rodriguez
Sequenced By [Programming] – Yuka
Technician [Assistant At Electric Ladyland] – Mike Lee
Technician [Other Nursing By] – Jesse Habkell, Mike Piersante
Technician [Tchad Right Hand] – John Paterno
Trombone [Lip Service (bone)] – Joshua Roseman
Trumpet [Lip Service (pet)] – Dave Douglas
Vocals [Singing, Howling, Moaning, Sighing], Handclaps [Thigh Tapping] – Miho Hatori
Written-By [Music Recipes By] – Cibo Matto (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 10)

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Analyzed: Cibo Matto / Viva! La Woman
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR10      -0.20 dB   -12.18 dB       4:01 01-Apple
DR9        -0.20 dB   -13.06 dB       2:29 02-Beef Jerky
DR9        -0.20 dB   -10.14 dB       4:29 03-Sugar Water
DR10      -0.20 dB   -12.94 dB       5:10 04-White Pepper Ice Cream
DR10      -0.20 dB   -12.10 dB       3:16 05-Birthday Cake
DR10      -0.20 dB   -11.37 dB       4:21 06-Know Your Chicken
DR10      -0.20 dB   -15.09 dB     10:50 07-Theme
DR10      -0.20 dB   -11.88 dB       3:11 08-The Candy Man
DR10      -0.20 dB   -10.87 dB       3:29 09-Le Pain Perdu
DR14      -0.20 dB   -17.51 dB       6:42 10-Artichoke
DR24      -4.96 dB   -35.04 dB       0:18 11-Jive
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Number of tracks:  11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 540 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Heather Phares
Fresh and funky, female and Japanese, the trip-hop/rap duo Cibo Matto has been the recipient of a lot of hype. Fortunately, it's well-founded; all trendiness aside, Viva! La Woman is an innovative and catchy mix of eclectic samples and stream-of-consciousness lyrics. The likes of Paul Weller, Ennio Morricone, and Duke Ellington combine with observations like "My weight is three hundred pounds/My favorite is beef jerky" (from "Beef Jerky") and "Shut up and eat! You know my love is sweet!" from ("Birthday Cake") in a fun and refreshing way. The tone of the album varies with each song; on tracks like "Sugar Water" and "Artichoke," Cibo Matto plays it spooky and ethereal, while "Birthday Cake" and the single "Know Your Chicken" find them as a couple of cryptic Beastie Girls, tossing off wacky non sequiturs over found soundscapes. Cibo Matto cooks up a tasty appetizer of their talent with Viva! La Woman. Like their tongue-in-cheek cover of "The Candy Man," Cibo Matto makes everything they bake satisfying and delicious. A diverse and entertaining album, Viva! La Woman leaves the listener hungry for more of their crazy food for thought.
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