Egomaniac
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 2016
GenreAlternative rock
Length43:49
LabelEpic
Kongos chronology
Lunatic
(2014)
Egomaniac
(2016)
1929, Pt. 1
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Egomaniac is the third studio album by South African rock band Kongos. It was released through Epic Records on June 10, 2016. Egomaniac is the first and last album signed with Epic Records. After the single "Take It from Me" was released, the label changed their minds and decided not to support the radio campaign, thus stopping the album's active promotion. Because of this, Kongos decided to stop working with the label, but it wasn't until two years later that the contract with Epic Records was terminated. John Joseph Kongos said, "We have already been suffocated by this label. It's killed a process of everything for us and we've lost energy in it. They have killed music for us."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Take It from Me"Jesse KongosJesse Kongos3:10
2."The World Would Run Better"Danny KongosDanny Kongos3:00
3."I Want It Free"Johnny Kongos, Jesse KongosDylan Kongos, Johnny Kongos3:45
4."Underground"Dylan KongosDylan Kongos3:17
5."Autocorrect"Jesse KongosJesse Kongos3:23
6."Where I Belong"Danny KongosDanny Kongos3:08
7."Birds Do It"Johnny KongosJohnny Kongos3:15
8."2 in the Morning"Danny KongosDanny Kongos3:12
9."Look at Me"Jesse KongosJohnny Kongos3:52
10."I Don't Mind"Dylan KongosDylan Kongos3:26
11."Hey You, Yeah You"Dylan KongosDylan Kongos3:00
12."Repeat After Me"Johnny KongosJohnny Kongos3:49
13."If You Could"Jesse KongosJesse Kongos3:32
Total length:43:49

Personnel

Kongos
  • Dylan Kongos – vocals, bass, lead guitar (3,10), synths (4,11), programming, backing vocals
  • Johnny Kongos – accordion, piano, synths, programming, vocals
  • Jesse Kongos – drums, programming, vocals
  • Danny Kongos – guitars, slide guitar, vocals

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 41
US Billboard 200[5] 80

References

  1. Monger, James Christopher. "Review of Egomaniac". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. Harris, Keith. "Album review Egomaniac". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "Bus Call – Episode 2 "Repeat After Me"". YouTube. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. "Kongos Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  5. "Kongos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2016.


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