Courage (Milton Nascimento album)

Courage
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedDecember 19, 1968 and February 26 & 27, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length33:45
LabelA&M/CTI
SP 3019
ProducerCreed Taylor
Milton Nascimento chronology
Milton Nascimento (Travessia)
(1967)
Courage
(1969)
Milton Nascimento
(1969)

Courage is an album by the Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Milton Nascimento, recorded in 1968 and released on the CTI label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

AllMusic called the album "a masterpiece, a gorgeously executed tour through his early songs... To some admirers, Courage remains his best record, period".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Milton Nascimento except where noted

  1. "Bridges (Travessia)" (Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees) - 3:52
  2. "Vera Cruz" - 3:12
  3. "Tres Pontas" - 2:45
  4. "Outubro (October)" (Brant, Nascimento) - 4:12
  5. "Courage" (Nascimento, Paul Williams) - 3:25
  6. "Rio Vermelho" (Danilo Caymmi, Nascimento) - 3:23
  7. "Gira Girou (Round and Round)" - 3:26
  8. "Morro Velho" - 4:28
  9. "Catavento" - 2:31
  10. "Canção do Sal" - 3:07

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ^ CTI Records discography accessed February 13, 2012
  2. ^ a b Ginell, R. S. AllMusic Review accessed February 13, 2012.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 495–496.