Música de Rua

Música de Rua
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1994
GenreAxé, MPB
LabelEpic (Sony Music)
ProducerLiminha
Daniela Mercury chronology
O Canto da Cidade
(1992)
Música de Rua
(1994)
Feijão com Arroz
(1996)
Singles from Música de Rua
  1. "Música de Rua"
    Released: 1994
  2. "O Reggae e o Mar"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Domingo no Candeal"
    Released: 1995
  4. "Rosa"
    Released: 1995
  5. "Por Amor Ao Ilê"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Música de Rua (Portuguese for "Street Music") is the third album by the Brazilian axé and MPB singer Daniela Mercury, released in 1994 through Sony Music.[2][3][4]

Música de Rua was released right after the massive success of Mercury's previous album, O Canto da Cidade (1992). It was very well received by the public, and spreading two number-one singles ("Música de Rua" e "O Reggae e o Mar"). However, Música de Rua was not very well received by the critics who pointed out that the album sounded too similar to Mercury's previous and accused it of being a copycat of her own work. Música de Rua was Mercury's most authorial work until the release of Canibália in 2009. Camille Paglia called "Rap Repente" "'absolutely thrilling ... It's like a mini-opera!'"[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Música de Rua"Pierre Onassis, Daniela Mercury3:24
2."Vulcão da Liberdade"Tonho Matéria3:33
3."Alegria Ocidental"Mercury, Liminha3:08
4."Tem Amor"Mercury, Liminha4:19
5."Saudade"Angelique Kidjo, John Hebrail/Portuguese version: Mercury3:27
6."Rosa"Onassis3:30
7."O Reggae e o Mar"Rey Zullo, Mercury3:16
8."Rap Repente"Mercury, Ramiro, David, Beto, Cesário, Toni3:32
9."Domingo no Candeal"Lucas Santana, Quito Ribeiro3:43
10."Sempre te Quis"Herbert Vianna4:20
11."Folia de Rei"Carlinhos Brown, Alain Tavares2:53
12."Por Amor ao Ilê"Guiguio2:57
13."Música de la Calle (Spanish version)"Pierre Onassis, Daniela Mercury3:22

Release history

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Region Date
Brazil July, 1994
North America October 11, 1994
Europe

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[6] 2× Platinum 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Daniela Mercury - Musica de Rua Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Daniela Mercury Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Lannert, John (Oct 19, 1996). "DANIELA IS BACK". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 42. p. 47.
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (29 July 1997). "Deep Roots And High Energy". The New York Times. p. C12.
  5. ^ Gavin, James (17 Sep 2019). "A Brazilian Swirl of Songs and Ideas". The New York Times. p. C6.
  6. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Daniela Mercury – Música de Rua" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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