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1973 studio album by Incredible Bongo Band
Bongo Rock
Studio album by Incredible Bongo Band
Released1973 (1973)
StudioCan Base Studios, Vancouver, Canada
GenreFunk
Length33:17
LabelPride
Producer
Incredible Bongo Band chronology
Bongo Rock
(1973) 		The Return of the Incredible Bongo Band
(1974)

Bongo Rock is the debut studio album by Incredible Bongo Band, released in 1973. It peaked at number 197 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. It includes the band's version of the Jerry Lordan-written song "Apache".

Background

Michael Viner, who was an executive at MGM Records, started the project Incredible Bongo Band. He was asked to provide music to the soundtrack for the film The Thing with Two Heads; he and Perry Botkin Jr. recorded the songs "Bongo Rock" and "Bongolia". After that, they decided to create the album Bongo Rock.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Tiny Mix Tapes

Jeff Tamarkin of AllMusic wrote, "Interesting as it is to hear how the bongo-centric beats were toyed with by the hip-hoppers, the original recordings stand up on their own as classically kitschy cheese-rock." He added, "Bongos aren't the only sound heard, naturally, and fans of both lounge-rock and that crisp, reverby guitar sound prominent in old spy movies and Ventures records will dig what the IBB were all about." Alan Ranta of Tiny Mix Tapes stated that "'Apache' may be the most recognizable, but there is still a rich field of extractable samples to be had for the next generation."

Track listing

Bongo Rock track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let There Be Drums"2:41
2."Apache"Jerry Lordan4:53
3."Bongolia"Perry Botkin Jr.2:15
4."Last Bongo in Belgium"6:55
5."Dueling Bongos"
  • Perry Botkin Jr.
  • Michael Viner
2:58
6."In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"Doug Ingle7:43
7."Raunchy '73"3:24
8."Bongo Rock '73"2:39
Total length:33:17

Charts

Chart performance for Bongo Rock
Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 197
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard) 58

References

  1. ^ Ranta, Alan. "Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. Huey, Steve. "Incredible Bongo Band". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Top LP's & Tape". Billboard: 64. August 25, 1973.
  4. Patrin, Nate (December 11, 2018). "Breaks With Tradition: "Apache"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Bongo Rock - Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band / Incredible Bongo Band". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  6. "Soul LP's". Billboard: 23. September 1, 1973.

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