Tanto Tempo

Tanto Tempo
Studio album by
Bebel Gilberto
Released25 April 2000
Genre
Length45:45
LabelZiriguiboom
ProducerSuba
Bebel Gilberto chronology
De Tarde, Vendo O Mar
(1991) 		Tanto Tempo
(2000) 		Tanto Tempo Remixes
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
DownBeat[4]
The Guardian[5]
Muzik[6]
Pitchfork8.4/10[7]
Q[8]

Tanto Tempo (lit. "So Much Time") is an album by Brazilian bossa nova singer Bebel Gilberto. Tanto Tempo was produced by Serbian producer Suba and co-produced by Béco Dranoff for the Ziriguiboom imprint of Crammed Discs. Suba died from smoke inhalation while saving the newly recorded album from a studio fire. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[1]

Brazilian electronic artist Amon Tobin's "Nova", from the album Permutation, is the backing track of "Samba da Benção".

Commercial performance

In 2011 it was awarded a platinum certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 400,000 copies throughout Europe.[9] As of 2009 it has sold 309,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[10] and as of 2004 it was reported that it has reached over a million copies sold worldwide.[11]

Track listing

  1. "Samba da Bênção" (lyrics: Vinicius de Moraes, music: Baden Powell) - 4:47
  2. "August Day Song" (music & lyrics: Bebel Gilberto (Isabel Gilberto de Oliveira), Nina Miranda, Chris Franck) - 4:37
  3. "Tanto Tempo" (lyrics: Bebel Gilberto, music: Bebel Gilberto, Suba, Gilberto Gil (sample)) - 3:01
  4. "Sem Contenção" (lyrics: Bebel Gilberto, music: Bebel Gilberto, Gerry Arling, Richard Cameron) - 3:10
  5. "Mais Feliz" (lyrics: Cazuza (Agenor Miranda Araújo Neto), music: Bebel Gilberto, Dé (André Palmeira Cunha)) - 4:17
  6. "Alguém" (lyrics: Bebel Gilberto, Roberto "Béco" Dranoff, music: Bebel Gilberto, Suba) - 4:04
  7. "So Nice (Summer Samba)" (lyrics: Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel, music: Marcos Valle) - 3:32
  8. "Lonely" (lyrics: Bebel Gilberto, music: Bebel Gilberto, Roberto Garza) - 2:24
  9. "Bananeira" (lyrics Gilberto Gil, music: João Donato) - 3:26
  10. "Samba e Amor" (music & lyrics: Francisco "Chico" Buarque De Hollanda) - 3:28
  11. "Close Your Eyes" (lyrics: Dinho Ouro Preto, Bebel Gilberto, Roberto "Béco" Dranoff, music: Suba, Patricia Ermel) - 4:14
  12. "No Return" - 4:45 (Bonustrack) - Included on German "Special Remix Edition"[12]

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 24
US World Albums (Billboard)[14] 2

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[17] Gold 140,000[16]
United States — 309,000[10]
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,000,000[11]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Tanto Tempo – Bebel Gilberto". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ Singer, Brett (3 February 2009). "Bebel Gilberto: Tanto Tempo". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Bebel Gilberto: Tanto Tempo". DownBeat. Vol. 67, no. 11. November 2000. pp. 67–68.
  5. ^ Sweeting, Adam (23 August 2002). "Bebel Gilberto: Tanto Tempo". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ^ Jones, Bob (August 2000). "Bebel Gilberto: Tanto Tempo". Muzik. No. 63. p. 102.
  7. ^ Juzwiak, Richard M. "Bebel Gilberto: Tanto Tempo". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Bebel Gilberto: Tanto Tempo". Q. No. 194. September 2002. p. 106.
  9. ^ "Impala award winners". IMPALA. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b Ayers, Michael D. (20 August 2009). "Bebel Gilberto Goes 'All In' With Verve". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  11. ^ a b Smith, Gary (17 July 2004). "The Bossa's Daughter". NPR. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Bebel Gilberto – Tanto Tempo (2003, Vinyl) - Discogs". Discogs.
  13. ^ "Bebel Gilberto Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  14. ^ "Bebel Gilberto Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  15. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Bebel Gilberto – Tanto Tempo". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  16. ^ Smith, Gary (23 February 2002). "Boom Town". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  17. ^ "French album certifications – Bebel Gilberto – Tanto Tempo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.