Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | SimbaWritten-By – Les Baxter |
2:43 |
| 2 | Oasis Of DakhlaWritten-By – Les Baxter |
3:38 |
| 3 | MaracaiboWritten-By – Les Baxter |
2:54 |
| 4 | TehranWritten-By – Les Baxter |
2:24 |
| 5 | PantanWritten-By – Les Baxter |
2:27 |
| 6 | HavanaWritten-By – Les Baxter |
3:05 |
| 7 | MozambiqueWritten-By – Les Baxter |
4:09 |
| 8 | WotukaWritten-By – Les Baxter |
2:23 |
| 9 | CuchibambaWritten-By – Les Baxter |
2:17 |
| 10 | BatumbaWritten-By – Les Baxter |
3:14 |
| 11 | RioWritten-By – Les Baxter |
3:12 |
| 12 | ZambeziWritten-By – Les Baxter |
3:20 |
| Bonus Tracks | ||
| 13 | TabooWritten-By – Al Stillman, Lecuona* |
2:40 |
| 14 | TemptationWritten-By – A. Freed*, N.H. Brown* |
2:25 |
| 15 | NightingaleWritten-By – G. Rosner*, X. Cugat* |
1:50 |
| 16 | The Left Arm Of BuddhaWritten-By – Les Baxter |
1:56 |
| 17 | The Poor People Of ParisLyrics By – Monnot*, Rouzaud*Written-By – Lawrence* |
2:32 |
| 18 | Unchained MelodyWritten-By – Alexander North*, Hy Zaret |
2:32 |
| 19 | April In PortugalLyrics By – Kennedy*, Galhardo*Written-By – Raul Ferrão* |
2:42 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Comet Records
- Copyright (c) – Comet Records
Credits
- Liner Notes – Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Notes
Recorded in 1955 / 1956Written credits for Taboo are given to S.K. Stillman & Margarita Lecuona but the song was actually composed by Margarita Lecuona and Al Stillman with lyrics by Sydney King Russell (often credited as S.K. Russell).
"April in Portugal"'s composer was misspelled on sleeve as Ferraro. Unchained melody's composer Hy Zaret was misspelled on sleeve as Zareth.
"Tamboo!" originally released on LP (Capitol Records, T-655, 1955).
"The Poor People of Paris" originally released on 7" (Capitol Records, EAP 1-730, 1956).
℗&© 2006 Comet Records
Comes in a Digipak-like sleeve.
Artist on spine and CD: Les Baxter
Artist on front cover: Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 8 026575 161221
- Rights Society: SIAE
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T655, T-655 | Les Baxter, His Chorus And Orchestra | Tamboo! (LP, Album, Mono) | Capitol Records, Capitol Records | T655, T-655 | US | 1955 |
| T 655 | Les Baxter, His Chorus And Orchestra | Tamboo! (LP, Album, Mono) | Capitol Records | T 655 | Canada | 1956 |
| T655, T-655 | Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra* | Tamboo! (LP, Album, Mono, RE) | Capitol Records, Capitol Records | T655, T-655 | US | Unknown |
| H 655 | Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra* | Tamboo! (10", Album, Mono) | Capitol Records | H 655 | New Zealand | Unknown |
| T655, T-655 | Les Baxter, His Chorus And Orchestra | Tamboo! (LP, Album, Mono, Promo) | Capitol Records, Capitol Records | T655, T-655 | US | 1955 |











