Scatman's World

Scatman's World is the debut major label studio album (and second overall) by American musician Scatman John, recorded after the worldwide success of his debut single "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)". It is something of a concept album dealing with an imaginary Utopian society named "Scatland". He speaks about this at length in the liner notes: "If you're wondering where Scatland is, you don't have to look too far; it's between your deepest dreams and warmest wishes".

Scatman's World
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 1995
Recorded1994–95
StudioCatania Music Studios, Bottrop
Genre
Length45:14
LabelRCA
Producer
  • Antonio Nunzio Catania
  • Ingo Kays
Scatman John chronology
John Larkin
(1986)
Scatman's World
(1995)
Everybody Jam!
(1996)

Scatman's World was very popular internationally, particularly in Japan, where it reached No. 2 and stayed on the charts for 40 weeks, selling more than 1,560,000 copies overall, ranking among the top twenty best-selling albums of all time in that country recorded by non-Japanese artists. In the late 2010s, the title track “Scatman’s World” saw a resurgence in popularity due to becoming an internet meme.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Larkin & Antonio Nunzio Catania.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome to Scatland"Antonio Nunzio Catania, John Larkin0:49
2."Scatman's World"Catania, Larkin3:40
3."Only You"Catania, Larkin3:42
4."Quiet Desperation"Catania, Larkin3:51
5."Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)"Catania, Larkin3:30
6."Sing Now!"Catania, Larkin3:38
7."Popstar"Catania, Larkin4:13
8."Time (Take Your Time)"Catania, Larkin3:41
9."Mambo Jambo"Catania, Larkin3:30
10."Everything Changes"Catania, Larkin4:38
11."Song of Scatland"Catania, Larkin5:05
12."Hi, Louis"Catania, Larkin2:34
13."Scatman (Game Over Jazz)"Catania, Larkin5:03

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[16] Gold 185,000[17]
Japan (RIAJ)[18] Million 1,560,000[19]
Poland (ZPAV)[20] Gold 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[21] Gold 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Scatman John – Scatman's World". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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  11. "Swisscharts.com – Scatman John – Scatman's World". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  12. "1995年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 1995] (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  13. "Les Albums (CD) de 1995 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on July 11, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  14. "Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1995". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  15. "1996年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 1996] (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  16. "French album certifications – Scatman John – Scatman's World" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SCATMAN JOHN and click OK. 
  17. "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  18. 年度別ミリオンセラー一覧 1995年 [Million-certified Singles and Albums: 1995]. Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  19. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  20. "Polish album certifications – Scatman John – Scatman's World" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  21. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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