João Gilberto (album)

João Gilberto
Studio album by
Released1973 (1973)
GenreBossa nova
Length49:30
LabelPolydor Records
ProducerRachel Elkind
João Gilberto chronology
João Gilberto en México
(1970)
João Gilberto
(1973)
The Best of Two Worlds
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

João Gilberto is a bossa nova album by João Gilberto, originally released in Brazil as a vinyl LP in 1973 and reissued on CD in 1988. João Gilberto released another album named João Gilberto in 1961, as well as several EPs with only his name as title. The minimal instrumentation – just Gilberto's guitar and voice, plus Sonny Carr's very sparse percussion – and the relentless beat give the album a hypnotic feel. The album's sound engineer was famous electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos. This album is often referred to as João Gilberto's "white album", in a reference to The Beatles' White Album.

It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as 47th of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Águas de Março"Tom Jobim5:23
2."Undiú"João Gilberto6:37
3."Na Baixa do Sapateiro"Ary Barroso4:43
4."Avarandado"Caetano Veloso4:29
5."Falsa Baiana"Geraldo Pereira3:45
6."Eu Quero um Samba"Janet de Almeida, Haroldo Barbosa4:46
7."Eu Vim da Bahia"Gilberto Gil5:52
8."Valsa (Como são Lindos os Youguis) (Bebel)"João Gilberto3:19
9."É Preciso Perdoar"Carlos Coqueijo, Alcivando Luz5:08
10."Izaura"Herivelto Martins, Roberto Roberti5:28

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Joao Gilberto - João Gilberto". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
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