Groove Armada
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| - | "'''Mambo Italiano'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] [[songwriter|written]] by [[Bob Merrill]] in 1954. His [[arrangement]] was based on an [[Italy|Italian]] [[folk music|folk]] song of unknown origin. The biggest selling version, [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] by [[Rosemary Clooney]], [[record chart|charted]] in 1954 in the [[United States]] and reached [[chart-topper|number one]] in the [[UK Singles Chart]] early in 1955. The [[gramophone record|record]] was [[record producer|produced]] by [[Mitch Miller]]. | + | '''Groove Armada''' are an English [[electronic music duo]], composed of [[Andy Cato]] and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles "[[At the River]]", "[[I See You Baby]]" and "[[Superstylin']]". The duo have released nine studio albums, four of which have charted in the [[UK Albums Chart]] top 50. |
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| - | Clooney's second consecutive number one [[hit record|hit]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] after "[[This Ole House]]" the previous year, was the fourth foreign language title to reach that [[record chart|chart]]'s pinnacle. The previous three were "[[The Song from Moulin Rouge]]", "[[Cara Mia]]" and "[[Oh Mein Papa]]". | + | |
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| - | In the [[francophone]] world the song was popularised in translation by [[Dario Moreno]]. Other versions have been recorded by [[Dean Martin]], [[Alma Cogan]] (1955) and [[Bette Midler]]. | + | |
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| - | In the 1960 [[film]], ''[[It Started in Naples]]'', [[Sophia Loren]] performed a [[burlesque]] show version of "Mambo Italiano". | + | |
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| - | The 1988 [[Jonathan Demme]] film, ''[[Married to the Mob]]'', featured Clooney's version playing while the opening credits rolled. | + | |
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| - | In 2000 it was remixed and re-released by [[Shaft (band)|Shaft]], reaching #12 on the UK Singles Chart. The bands [[Groove Armada]] and [[Basement Jaxx]] have each recorded their own [[electronic music]] versions of the song. A [[Russian language|Russian]] version of "Mambo Italiano" was recorded by [[Philipp Kirkorov]] in 2001, and appeared on his album ''Vchera, Segodriya, Zavtra''. A [[sampling (music)|sample]] from Clooney's version was used in the song "Imma Tell" by [[Tech N9ne]] in 2002. The song was also sampled in "Mambo", performed by VIP featuring [[Sin (rapper)|Sin]], from Sin's and VIP's 2006 [[mixtape]] "Rane Vol. 1". | + | |
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Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles "At the River", "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'". The duo have released nine studio albums, four of which have charted in the UK Albums Chart top 50.
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