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{{Infobox album

| name = Super Taranta!

| type = Album

| artist = Gogol Bordello

| cover = Super_Taranta!.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 10, 2007

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk punk, Punk rock, Gypsy punk, Dub music

| length = 62:44

| label = SideOneDummy

| producer = Victor Van Vugt, Gogol Bordello

| prev_title = Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Trans-Continental Hustle

| next_year = 2010

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 80/100 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/super-taranta!/gogol-bordello link]

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1074646|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = Pitchfork Media

| rev2Score = 5.2/10 [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10454-super-taranta/ link]

| rev3 = Q

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev4 = Robert Christgau

| rev4Score = A+ [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=13807 link]

| rev5 = Rolling Stone

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070809092312/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15258703/review/15605635/super_taranta link]

| noprose = yes

}}

Super Taranta! is the fourth album by Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. It was released on July 10, 2007 by SideOneDummy Records, produced by the band and Victor Van Vugt. The album charted in several countries, including reaching #67 in the UK and #115 on the US Billboard 200. "Wonderlust King" was released as the album's only single, in August 2007.

Reception

The album was ranked #14 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007,ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071220102329/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/7 "The Top 50 Albums of 2007"] Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-20 and the track "Ultimate" was #82 on the magazine's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.No byline (December 11, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215210745/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/21 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21

Super Taranta! has a score of 80/100 on the review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{Citation|title=Super Taranta! by Gogol Bordello|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/super-taranta!/gogol-bordello|language=en|access-date=2021-03-19}} Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album an A+ rating, calling Gogol Bordello "the world's most visionary band".{{Cite web|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Gogol Bordello|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Gogol+Bordello|access-date=2021-03-19|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_lyrics = Eugene Hütz

| all_music = Eugene Hütz and Gogol Bordello

| title1 = Ultimate

| length1 = 3:29

| title2 = Wonderlust King

| length2 = 3:58

| title3 = Zina-Marina

| length3 = 4:19

| title4 = Supertheory of Supereverything

| length4 = 2:56

| title5 = Harem in Tuscany (Taranta)

| length5 = 3:33

| title6 = Dub the Frequencies of Love

| length6 = 6:15

| title7 = My Strange Uncles from Abroad

| length7 = 5:19

| title8 = Tribal Connection

| length8 = 5:05

| title9 = Forces of Victory

| length9 = 5:23

| title10 = Alcohol

| length10 = 4:54

| title11 = Suddenly... (I Miss Carpaty)

| length11 = 5:36

| title12 = Your Country

| length12 = 4:15

| title13 = American Wedding

| length13 = 3:38

| title14 = Super Taranta!

| length14 = 6:44

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes Bonus Track

| title15 = Masha

| length15 = 2:56

}}

Production

Produced by Victor Van Vugt and Gogol Bordello
Recorded by Victor Van Vugt at Long View Farm Studios, March '07
Additional recordings done at Grace Studios, NY and Integrated Studios, NY, March/April '07
Assistant Engineers: Josh Sadlier-Brown, Integrated Studios and Ian Neil, Long View Farm Recording Studios
Mixed by Victor Van Vugt and Eugene Hütz at Grace Studios, NY
Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge
Design by Cindy Heller
Photos by Bela Borsodi, Keetja Allard, Danny North, Liubov Kulkova, Herman Dahlgren, Thomas Gobena, and Eric James Crawford