Chega de Saudade (album)

Chega de Saudade
Studio album by
João Gilberto
ReleasedApril 14, 1959 (1959-04-14)
Recorded1959
Genre
Length22:37
LabelOdeon
ProducerAntônio Carlos Jobim
João Gilberto chronology
Chega de Saudade
(1959) 		O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Chega de Saudade is the debut album by Brazilian musician João Gilberto and is often credited as the first bossa nova album. The title can be translated roughly as "enough with longing", though the Portuguese word saudade carries with it more complex meaning.

In 2001, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In the same year, it was made an inaugural member of the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.[2] It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as the fourth best Brazilian album in history.[3]

By the time of the album's release, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo stated that Gilberto "is one of the most musical of our popular singers, a certainty which broadly compensates for his lack of volume. In this regard, it is worth noting his interpretation of 'Desafinado'. Besides, he reveals an unorthodox good taste for the choice of melodies recorded in this first LP and a sobriety in interpretation we have rarely observed".[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chega de Saudade"Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes2:01
2."Lôbo Bôbo"Carlos Lyra and Ronaldo Bôscoli1:20
3."Brigas, Nunca Mais"Jobim and Moraes2:05
4."Hô-Bá-Lá-Lá"Gilberto2:15
5."Saudade Fêz Um Samba"Lyra and Bôscoli2:01
6."Maria Ninguém"Lyra2:21
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Desafinado"Jobim and Newton Mendonça1:58
8."Rosa Morena"Dorival Caymmi2:04
9."Morena Boca de Ouro"Ary Barroso1:58
10."Bim-Bom"Gilberto1:16
11."Aos Pés da Cruz"Marino Pinto and Zé da Zilda1:34
12."É Luxo Só"Barroso and Luiz Peixoto1:56

References

  1. ^ Chega de Saudade at AllMusic
  2. ^ The Latin Recording Academy (27 August 2001). "Inaugural Latin Grammy(R) Hall of Fame Inductees Announced" (Press release). Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da música brasileira" (in Portuguese). Umas Linhas. 2007-12-20. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  4. ^ Leite, Edmundo (31 August 2012). "Alguns discos clássicos já nascem grandes". Acervo Estadão (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. Retrieved 28 January 2016.