Bonga Wanga is the fourth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on July 15, 1990. Under the label, Kubota released his first single, "Be Wanabee" in October 1990, followed by "Mama Udongo" in March 1991. The lead single "Be Wanabee" charted at number 16 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart. "Bonga Wanga" became Kubota's first album to peak number one on the Oricon Albums chart. The album also became certified million.Toshi Kubota Overview. All Music Guide. Retrieved on August 5, 2012 That album contains several English lyrics.
In 1991, Kubota went on the Bonga Wanga Tour. In July 1991, Kubota release his concert videotape/DVD "Bonga Wonga Spring Tour 1991".FUNKY LIVE PERFORMANCE 5 日本一のBONGA WANGA男's TOUR'91 完全収録盤 [DVD]. Amazon Japan. Retrieved on September 24, 2012
Track listing
Personnel Backing Vocals – 501, Fonzi Thornton, Lynn Davis, Michelle Cobbs, Tawatha Agee, Toshinobu Kubota, Yoichiro Kakizaki Bass – Bootsy Collins, Tom Barney, Tracy Wormworth Drums – Anton Fig, William House Engineer – Bruce Miller, Bruce Buchanan, Bruce Calder, Gerard Julien, James Kuoriak, Lolly Grodner, Mike Fossenkemper, Rich July, Susan Morrison Engineer [Mastering] – Ted Jensen Engineer [Technical] – Bruce Manning, Leticia Mulzac, Robin Thomas Executive Producer – Hitoshi Ishitani, Yasohachi Itoh Guitar – Bootsy Collins, Charlie Singleton, Chris Udell, Randy Bowland, William Patterson Keyboards, Programmed By – Yoichiro Kakizaki Lyrics By – Brother Tom, Toshinobu Kubota Mixed By – Bruce Miller, Larry Fergusson Music By – Toshinobu Kubota, Yoichiro Kakizaki Orchestrated By – Toshinobu Kubota, Yoichiro Kakizaki Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Don Alias Producer – Toshinobu Kubota Programmed By [Synclavier] – John Mahoney, Laura Janisse
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart ReleaseChartPeak positionSales totalJuly 15, 1990Oricon Weekly Chart11,000,000+Oricon Yearly Album Chart8
See also 1990 in Japanese music
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