La Cucaracha (album)

La Cucaracha is the ninth 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.

La Cucaracha
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2007
Length49:25 (Regular version)
52:01 (iTunes version)
LabelRounder Records, 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]

Track listing

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" (saxophone by David Sanborn)4:08
Total length:49:25
iTunes Exclusive Track
No.TitleLength
14."Bag of Fat" (iTunes exclusive track)2:36
Total length:52:01

Personnel

Ween
Additional musicians
Production
  • Andrew Weiss – production, engineering, mixing
  • Dean Ween – assistant engineer
  • Gabe Monago – quality control
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Charts

Album

2007 La Cucaracha The Billboard 200 No. 69

References



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