Abraçaço
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| Released | 2012 | |||
| Genre | MPB, alternative rock | |||
| Label | Universal Records | |||
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Abraçaço (transl. Big Hug) is an album by Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Caetano Veloso, released in 2012 on Universal Records.[1][2][3]
In November 2013, the album won the Latin Grammy of Best Singer-Songwriter Album.[4] The song "Um Abraçaço" was also nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Song. In the following year, a live version of the song "A Bossa Nova é Foda" was nominated for 2014 Latin Grammy's song of the Year and Best Brazilian Song.[5]
The album was elected the best 2012 Brazilian album by Rolling Stone Brasil[6] and "A Bossa Nova é Foda" was considered by the same magazine as the third best Brazilian song of the same year.[7]
Track listing
- "A Bossa Nova É Foda" - 3:54
- "Um Abraçaço" - 3:50
- "Estou Triste" - 5:13
- "O Império da Lei" - 4:07
- "Quero Ser Justo" - 3:52
- "Um Comunista" - 8:33
- "Funk Melódico" - 4:38
- "Vinco" - 5:40
- "Quando o Galo Cantou" - 3:46
- "Parabéns" - 3:06
- "Gayana" - 4:25
Personnel
- Caetano Veloso - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Banda Cê
- Pedro Sá - electric guitar, background vocals
- Ricardo Dias Gomes - bass, keyboards, background vocals
- Marcelo Callado - drums, percussion background vocals
- Special guests
- Thalma de Freitas, Nina Becker, Lan Lan & Alinne Moraes - background vocals on "Parabéns"
- Moreno Veloso - bass and cymbals on "Gayana"
- Production
- Moreno Veloso - production, recording, mixing
- Pedro Sá - production
- Daniel Carvalho - recording, mixing
- Felipe Fernandes, Leo Moreira, Pedro Tambellini - recording/mixing assistants
- Ricardo Garcia - mastering at Magic Master, Rio de Janeiro
- Additional personnel
- Arrangements: Caetano Veloso, Pedro Sá, Ricardo Dias Gomes & Marcelo Callado
- Art direction and photography: Fernando Young and Tonho Quinta-Feira
- Styling: Felipe Veloso
- Review of texts: Luiz Augusto
- Graphics coordinator: Geysa Adnet
- Artistic Direction (Universal Music): Paul Ralphes
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[8] | 15 |
References
- ^ Crítica: 'Abraçaço' é um 'discaço' no tempo lógico da incerteza Archived 2013-04-28 at archive.today. Yahoo!Notícias/Agência O Globo, 30 November 2012
- ^ Abraçaço: O novo álbum de Caetano Veloso. Visto Livre magazine
- ^ Caetano Veloso dá um "abraçaço" à música como prenda de Natal. Público, 17 December 2012
- ^ "Caetano Veloso conquista Grammy Latino de melhor álbum de compositor". Folha de S.Paulo. Grupo Folha. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Nominados - 15a Entrega Anual del Latin Grammy". Latin Grammy Awards official website (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Os Melhores Discos Nacionais de 2012". Rolling Stone Brasil. Spring. 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "As Melhores Músicas Nacionais de 2012". Rolling Stone Brasil. Spring. 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Caetano Veloso – Abraçaço (album)". Hung Medien.
