Viva! La Woman

Viva! La Woman is an album by Cibo Matto released in 1996 by Warner Bros. Records. The genre has been described as "urban trip-hop". The album received mostly favorable reviews.[citation needed] Some reviewers dismissed the album as "kitschy", a fact that disappointed the band.
Warner Bros. signed Cibo Matto after their self-titled EP caught the label's attention. The tracks reflected the band's live performances, with pre-recorded samples and loops. Yuka Honda has expressed regret that she did not stand up for herself when others discouraged her from replacing the samples and loops with new recordings.
The album's songs all include food in some way, sometimes as a metaphor.[citation needed] Yuka Honda explains: "Food is something you can't escape. It's there every day." The band would frequently go to restaurants after rehearsal, and "Cibo Matto grew out of those restaurant times."
"Apple" (Cibo Matto) – 4:01
"Beef Jerky" (Cibo Matto) – 2:28
"Sugar Water" (Cibo Matto, Ennio Morricone) – 4:29
"White Pepper Ice Cream" (Cibo Matto) – 5:10
"Birthday Cake" (Cibo Matto) – 3:15
"Know Your Chicken" (Cibo Matto) – 4:21
"Theme" (Cibo Matto) – 10:49
"The Candy Man" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 3:11
"Le Pain Perdu" (Cibo Matto) – 3:29
"Artichoke" (Cibo Matto, Kudsi Erguner) – 6:41
"Jive" (Cibo Matto) – 0:18