While recording Clube da Esquina alongside Milton Nascimento and Beto Guedes, Lô Borges was pressured by Odeon Records to release a solo album. Borges, only nineteen years old at the time, wrote the album very quickly, sometimes writing a song in the morning and recording it that night.[1] The album did not achieve much success at its release, although it gained cult status in the following decades. After the release of this album, Borges would not release another album until 1979's A Via Lactea.
The album cover is a picture of a pair of second-hand Adidas that Borges had been given by his cousin, hence the album's nickname "Disco do Tênis" (Sneaker Album). Photographer Cafi, who took the picture in front of his house, took the material to the label, which disliked it, having shown a similar reaction to the Clube da Esquina cover due to its depiction of two anonymous children. According to Borges, the sneakers symbolize his intention to hit the road after the album's release.[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Lô Borges unless otherwise noted.
