Ozomatli (album)

Ozomatli
Studio album by Ozomatli
Released	June 16, 1998
Recorded	1997-1998
Genre	Funk, jazz, Latin, rock, hip hop, world fusion, merengue, Cumbia, Reggae
Length	49:47
Label	Almo Sounds
Producer	Ozomatli, T-Ray
Ozomatli chronology
Ozomatli (1998) Embrace the Chaos (2001)
Singles from Ozomatli
"Cut Chemist Suite" Released: April 13, 1999 "Super Bowl Sundae" Released: May 10, 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Ozomatli is the debut studio album by the Latin funk band Ozomatli, released on June 16, 1998 on Almo Sounds. The song "Cut Chemist Suite" was featured on the soundtrack for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

Track listing

1. "Como Ves" (Jesus Perez) – 3:57
2. "Cut Chemist Suite" (Willy Abers, Charlie Stewart) – 4:32
3. "Cumbia de los Muertos" (Raúl Pacheco, Asdru Sierra, Stewart) – 3:32
4. "¿Dónde Se Fueron?" (Pacheco, Sierra) – 4:18
5. "Eva" (Ulises Bella, Jose Espinoza, Pacheco) – 3:09
6. "O Le Le" (Abers, Bella, Carlos Guaico, Stewart) – 4:59
7. "Chango" (Justin Porée, Sierra) – 4:28
8. "Super Bowl Sundae" (Abers, Sierra, Stewart) – 4:45
9. "Aquí No Será" (Enrique Ramirez) – 4:19
10. "Chota" (Abers, Oskar Cartaya, Pacheco, Sierra, Stewart) – 3:47
11. "Coming War" (Abers, Bella, Pacheco, Sierra, Stewart) – 3:56
12. "La Misma Canción" (Pablo Castorena, Pacheco) – 4:05

Holland Bonus Tracks^[3]

13. "Cut Chemist Suite (Unplugged)" (Abers, Stewart) – 6:47
14. "Como Ves (Unplugged)" (Perez) – 2:58

Personnel

Ozomatli

• Wil-Dog Abers – bass, vocals
• Ulises Bella – clarinet, guitar, tenor saxophone, vocals
• Chali 2na – rap
• Cut Chemist – turntables
• Raúl Pacheco – guitar, vocals
• Justin Porée – percussion
• Asdru Sierra – trumpet, vocals
• Jiro Yamaguchi – tabla, cajón, other percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

• Jose Espinoza – alto saxophone
• Carlos Guaico – guitar, Fender Rhodes
• David Hidalgo – accordion
• Paul Livingstone – guitar
• Tony Lujan – trumpet
• William Marrufo – drums
• David Ralicke – trombone, baritone saxophone

Technical personnel

• John Ewing, Jr. – assistant engineer
• Jay Gordon – assistant engineer
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Tony Maxwell – direction
• Ozomatli – producing
• Anton Pukshansky – engineer, mixing
• Luis Ramirez – logo
• Tom Recchion – art direction, design
• Patrick Shevelin – mixing
• T-Ray – producing, mixing

Chart performance

Ozomatli made its way to Billboard's Latin charts, peaking at number 7 on the Latin Albums chart and at number 4 on the Latin Pop Albums chart. The album spent 71 and 50 weeks on these charts, respectively.^[4] Ozomatli also made an appearance on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, peaking at number 25.^[5]

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen. "Review: Ozomatli". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
2. Kun, Josh. "Album Reviews: Ozomatli". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
3. "Ozomatli (Holland Bonus Tracks)". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
4. "Ozomatli - Ozomatli". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
5. "Charts & Awards: Ozomatli". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 October 2009.