Hang On Little Tomato

Hang On Little Tomato is the second studio album by American band Pink Martini, released on October 19, 2004, by their own record label, Heinz Records. It has been certified gold in France, Canada, Greece, and Turkey.^[3] It was then certified double platinum in France by the UPFI in 2013.^[4] In 2014, it was awarded a platinum certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,^[5] denoting sales in excess of 400,000 copies across Europe.^[6] As of October 2013, it had sold 750,000 copies worldwide.^[7]

Hang On Little Tomato
Studio album by Pink Martini
Released	October 19, 2004
Recorded	April 2001 – June 2004
Studio	Kung Fu Bakery (Portland, Oregon)
Genre	Alternative pop world Latin jazz
Length	50:22
Label	Heinz
Producer	Thomas M. Lauderdale Adam Levey Robert Taylor
Pink Martini chronology
Sympathique (1997) Hang On Little Tomato (2004) Hey Eugene! (2007)
Singles from Hang On Little Tomato
"Una notte a Napoli" Released: 2004 "Let's Never Stop Falling in Love" Released: 2004 "Lilly" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BBC Music	Positive[2]

Overview

As a change from their first album, Pink Martini's second album Hang On Little Tomato features mostly original songs written by band members, and sung in six different languages (French, Italian, Japanese, Croatian, Spanish and English).

The song title is a reference to the Hunt's Ketchup ad campaign "Hang On, Little Tomato!" in a 1964 issue of Life magazine.^[8]

Track listing

All lyrics and music by China Forbes and Thomas M. Lauderdale, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Let's Never Stop Falling in Love"			3:02
2.	"Anna (El Negro Zumbón)"	Roman Vatro	Francesco Giordano	2:34
3.	"Hang On Little Tomato"	Patrick Abbey Forbes Lauderdale	Abbey Forbes Lauderdale	3:15
4.	"The Gardens of Sampson & Beasley"			4:00
5.	"Veronique"	Gregory Tozian Lauderdale	Tozian Lauderdale	3:17
6.	"Dansez-vous"	Robert Taylor Forbes	Taylor Forbes	2:51
7.	"Lilly"			2:41
8.	"Autrefois"			3:37
9.	"U Plavu Zoru"	Mario Lalich Lauderdale	David Eby Forbes Brian Davis Derek Rieth Taylor Gavin Bondy John Wager Douglas Smith Lauderdale	5:58
10.	"Clementine"			3:50
11.	"Una notte a Napoli"	Alba Clemente Johnny Dynell Forbes Lauderdale	Forbes Lauderdale	4:43
12.	"Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu" (originally performed by Hiroshi Wada & His Mahina Stars, 1964)	Michio Yamagami	Yoichi Suzuki	4:29
13.	"Aspettami"			3:35
14.	"Song of the Black Swan"		Heitor Villa-Lobos	2:10

• The 2004 Audiogram Canada CD release contains the bonus track "Sympathique (Version Inédite)" (Forbes/Lauderdale) - 03:32

Personnel

• China Forbes, Vocals
• Robert Taylor, Trombone, Trumpet
• Dan Faehnle, Guitar, Mandolin
• Maureen Love, Harp
• Brian Davis, Percussion, Conga, Tamborim
• Derek Rieth, Percussion, Bongos, Caxixi, Surdo, Shekere
• Gavin Bondy, Trumpet
• Thomas Lauderdale, Piano
• Timothy Nishimoto, Vocals
• Martín Zarzar, Percussion, Drums, Timbales
• Phil Baker, Bass Upright
• Timothy Jensen, Sax Baritone
• Michael Spiro, Conga
• Osao Murata, Organ
• Kazunori Asano, Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele
• Douglas Edwards Smith, Percussion, Timbales, Pandeiro, Vibraphone, Guiro
• Masumi Timson, Koto
• Hiroshi Wada, Slide Guitar
• Norman Leyden, Clarinet
• John Wager, Bass Upright
• Doug Peebles, Trombone
• Jason Stronquist, Trombone
• Julie Coleman, Violin
• Paloma Griffin, Violin
• Denise Huizenga, Violin
• Joel Belgique, Viola
• Mara Lise Gearman, Viola
• Tyler Neist, Viola
• Charles Noble, Viola
• Oreet Ranon, Cello
• Heather Blackburn, Cello
• Pansy Chang, Cello
• Phil Hansen, Cello
• Timothy Scott, Cello
• Dieter Ratzlaf, Cello

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Hang On Little Tomato Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 52 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 98 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 12 Greek Albums (IFPI)[12] 7 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13] 43 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 25 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 198 US Billboard 200[16] 122 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 7

Year-end charts 2004 year-end chart performance for Hang On Little Tomato Chart (2004) Position French Albums (SNEP)[18] 129 2005 year-end chart performance for Hang On Little Tomato Chart (2005) Position French Albums (SNEP)[19] 115

Certifications

Sales certifications for Hang On Little Tomato

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20]	Gold	50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[21]	Gold	10,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[22]	Gold	10,000^
Summaries
Europe (IMPALA)[23]	Platinum
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.