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Chupacabra 
Studio album by Imani Coppola Released October 28, 1997 Genre Pop, Hip Hop, Alternative rock Label Columbia Producer Michael Mangini Imani Coppola chronology Chupacabra
(1997)Come and Get Me... What?!
(2000)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Chupacabra is the debut album by Imani Coppola, released on October 28, 1997. The title refers to the legendary chupacabra (literally "goat sucker"), a creature believed through some parts of the Americas to drink the blood of livestock.[2] Ann Powers wrote in The New York Times that Coppola's album was buoyed by "fanciful raps and supple vocals as she establishes her identity as a modern-day flower child with common sense."[3]
Among the album's tracks, the song "Legend of a Cowgirl" became a hit on MTV.[4] According to Coppola, the rap song, which includes a sample of Donovan's "Sunshine Superman",[5] started as an idea she had for a movie about women who "love 'em and leave 'em and ride off into the sunset."[2] Part of Coppola's marketing included a music video for “Legend of a Cowgirl” that received heavy rotation on MTV.[6] The video showed Coppola in dream sequences as a biker chick, a catsuit-wearing alien-type and a diva in heels and a huge afro.[6] In one scene Coppola dismounts her bike, marches up to a hitchhiking cowboy and kisses him.[6] In another scene Coppola, clad in a skintight, shiny black catsuit, is surrounded by nearly-naked dancing men in silver bodypaint and Speedos.[6] "It was very uncomfortable 'cause we had no room and their penises and their bums are just flopping around," says Coppola.[6] "It was like, 'Whoops, sorry. Didn't mean to touch you!' But they were all gay, so it didn't really matter. They were cute though. It was a shame."[6]
Contents
Track listing
All tracks by Imani Coppola, Mike Mangini except where noted
- "I'm a Tree" 3:33
- "Legend of a Cowgirl" (Imani Coppola, Donovan Leitch, Mangini) 3:47
- "Naked City (Love to See U Shine) 4:26
- "It's All About Me, Me, and Me" 4:12
- "Piece" 3:48
- "Karma and the Blizzard" 4:37
- "One of These Days" 3:20
- "Pigeon Penelope" 3:19
- "Soon (I Like It)" 4:10
- "Forget Myself" 3:49
- "La Da Da" 20:47 ["My Day" (Hidden Track)]
Singles
- "Legend Of A Cowgirl"
- "I'm A Tree"
Personnel
- Amanda Busto – Vocals (bckgr)
- Imani Coppola – Guitar (Acoustic), Fiddle, Guitar, Strings, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Choir, Chorus, Fender Rhodes, Illustrations
- Jeff Coppola – Vocals
- Tom Coyne – Mastering
- Dave Crafa – Guitar
- DJ Nastee – DJ
- David Drafa – Guitar
- Skoti Alain Elliott – Bass, Engineer, Mixing
- Sharon Kearney – Guitar, Mixing Assistant, Assistant
- Kiku – Art Direction, Design
- Mike Mangini – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Percussion, Strings, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Mixing
- Nastee – DJ
- Carl Rushing – Programming, Vocals
- Matthew Scannell – Guitar
- Nina Schultz – Photography
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Lilith Fair. "Imani Coppola" 1998.
- ^ New York Times. "Pop CD's; Take a Little Sass, Add Sunshine" by Ann Powers. November 4, 1997.
- ^ "All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop" By Vladimir Bogdanov. Published 2003 by Backbeat Books
- ^ Time Out. "Loose canon" by Steve Smith. November 8, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f Toronto Sun. "Singer/violinist Imani strikes gold without even trying" by Jane Stevenson. December 11, 1997.
Categories:- 1997 albums
- Imani Coppola albums
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