Lunatic (Kongos album)

Lunatic

Studio album by Kongos

Released

December 28, 2012 (original)
October 2013 (US self-release)
January 27, 2014 (iTunes re-release)
February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25) (re-release)

Recorded

2012 at Tokoloshe Studios in South Africa

Genre

Length

51:36

Label

Tokoloshe (independent)
Epic (2014 re-release)

Producer

Kongos

Kongos chronology

Kongos
(2007)

Lunatic
(2012)

Egomaniac
(2016)

Singles from Lunatic

"I'm Only Joking"
Released: 2011
"Come with Me Now"
Released: 2011
"I Want to Know"
Released: 2012
"Escape"
Released: 2012
"Sex on the Radio"
Released: 2012

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Alternative Addiction	^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]

Lunatic is the second studio album by South African-American rock band Kongos. It was released independently by Tokoloshe on December 28, 2012. After signing with Epic Records, they re-released the album on February 25, 2014.

Track listing

Original Release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come with Me Now"	John J. Kongos	3:32
2.	"Sex on the Radio"	Dylan Kongos	3:57
3.	"Escape"	Jesse	4:34
4.	"Kids These Days"	Daniel Kongos	3:56
5.	"As We Are"	John J.	4:43
6.	"I Want to Know"	Jesse	3:55
7.	"Hey I Don't Know"	Jesse	4:01
8.	"Traveling On"	Dylan	4:32
9.	"Take Me Back"	John J.	4:46
10.	"It's a Good Life"	Jesse	3:59
11.	"I'm Only Joking"	Jesse Kongos	3:45
12.	"This Time I Won't Forget"	John J.	5:46

Epic Reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Only Joking"	Jesse Kongos	3:45
2.	"Come with Me Now"	John J. Kongos	3:32
3.	"I Want to Know"	Jesse	3:55
4.	"Escape"	Jesse	4:34
5.	"Kids These Days"	Daniel Kongos	3:56
6.	"As We Are"	John J.	4:43
7.	"Sex on the Radio"	Dylan Kongos	3:57
8.	"Hey I Don't Know"	Jesse	4:01
9.	"Traveling On"	Dylan	4:32
10.	"Take Me Back"	John J.	4:46
11.	"It's a Good Life"	Jesse	3:59
12.	"This Time I Won't Forget"	John J.	5:46

Personnel

Adapted from the Lunatic liner notes.^[5]

Kongos

Johnny: accordion, piano, vocals, synths, programming
Jesse: drums, lead vocals, guitars, bass, synths, programming
Dylan: vocals, bass, pedal-steel guitar, guitars, lead vocals on tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12
Danny: guitars, slide guitar, vocals

Artwork

KONGOS: artwork
Danny Kongos: photography

Production

KONGOS: producer, recording, mixing
Jesse Kongos: mastering

Additional musician

John Kongos: executive producer, additional back-up vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	39
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[7]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[8]	19
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[9]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Top Rock Albums^[10]	53
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[11]	38

References

↑ "Reviews for Lunatic by Kongos". Metacritic. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Lunatic - Kongos". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
↑ "Review of "Lunatic" by KONGOS". Alternative Addiction. March 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
↑ Mokoena, Tshepo (September 18, 2014). "Kongos: Lunatic review – John Kongos’s sons aim for the world". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
↑ Lunatic (liner notes). Kongos. Epic. 2014.
↑ "Kongos – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kongos. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
↑ "Kongos – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Kongos. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
↑ "Kongos – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Kongos. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
↑ "Kongos – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Kongos. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
↑ "Top Rock Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2015. (subscription required)

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