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Loco (Fun Lovin' Criminals album)

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Loco
Studio album by
Fun Lovin' Criminals
ReleasedMarch 6, 2001 (2001-03-06)
RecordedMay – September 2000
Studio
GenreAlternative hip-hop
Length58:46
LabelChrysalis
ProducerFun Lovin' Criminals
Fun Lovin' Criminals chronology
Mimosa
(1999) 		Loco
(2001) 		Bag of Hits
(2002)
Singles from Loco
  1. "Loco"
    Released: February 2001
  2. "Bump"/"Run Daddy Run"
    Released: September 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
laut.de[2]
NME[3]
The Guardian[4]

Loco is the third studio album by American rap rock band Fun Lovin' Criminals. It was released on March 6, 2001 via Chrysalis Records. Recording sessions took place at The Magic Shop in New York and at Hyperbolic Studios in Maui. Production was handled by the band themselves, with Tim Latham serving as additional producer.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Where the Bums Go"2:57
2."Loco"3:53
3."The Biz"3:01
4."Run Daddy Run"3:45
5."Half a Block"4:19
6."Swashbucklin' in Brooklyn"3:45
7."Bump"3:42
8."Microphone Fiend"5:32
9."My Sin"3:36
10."Underground"4:46
11."She's My Friend"3:34
12."There Was a Time"4:41
13."Dickholder"2:30
14."Little Song"8:45
Total length:58:46
Notes

Personnel

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  • Fun Lovin' Criminals – songwriters (tracks: 1–7, 9–14), producers, arrangers, mixing, art direction
    • Huey Morgan – vocals (tracks: 1–11, 13, 14), guitar, sound effects (track 1), talkbox (track 9), vocoder (track 12)
    • Brian "Fast" Leiser – bass guitar (tracks: 1, 10, 11, 13, 14), grand piano (tracks: 2, 5, 10–12, 14), electric piano (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14), Arp string synth (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 9, 14), horns (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14), triangle (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 12), programming (tracks: 2–9, 12), bass keyboards (tracks: 3, 5), sound effects (tracks: 3, 4, 6–8), pianette (track 6), vocoder (track 7), harpsichord (track 9), Hammond organ (track 10), Prophet-5 (track 11)
    • Maxwell "Mackie" Jayson – drums, percussion (tracks: 2, 5–11, 13, 14), timbales (track 9), sound effects (track 10)
  • Descemer Bueno – backing vocals (track 2)
  • Xiomara Laugart – backing vocals (track 2)
  • Tim Latham – slap bass (track 2), additional producer, recording, mixing
  • Danny Madden – additional vocals (track 3)
  • MC Large – additional vocals (track 3)
  • Simone Hines – additional vocals (track 3), backing vocals (track 6)
  • Mateo DiFontaine – sound effects (track 4)
  • Peter Levin – electric piano (track 8)
  • Simi – strings (track 8)
  • Luke Mon – trombone (track 8)
  • Juan Garcia – recording assistant
  • Reto Peter – recording assistant
  • Ben Holt – mixing assistant
  • Jay Rae – mixing assistant
  • Gerb – art direction
  • Matt Weber – photography
  • Paulo Netto – photography

Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 35
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 39
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 80
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 45
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 86
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 5

References

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  1. ^ Carlson, Dean. "Loco - Fun Lovin' Criminals | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  2. ^ Cordas, Alexander. "Kleines Kunstwerk aus Soul, Funk und Hip Hop". laut.de (in German). Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Beaumont, Mark (September 12, 2005). "Fun Lovin' Criminals : Loco". NME. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (February 23, 2001). "Felonious funk". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Loco" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Loco" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Loco" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  8. ^ "Fun Lovin' Criminals: Loco" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Loco". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Loco" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Loco". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Loco". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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