I Love Brazil!

I Love Brazil!
Studio album by Sarah Vaughan
Released	1977
Recorded	October 31–November 7, 1977
Genre	Bossa nova, vocal jazz
Length	54:43
Label	Pablo
Producer	Aloísio de Oliveira
Sarah Vaughan chronology
Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet (1974) I Love Brazil! (1977) How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978)

I Love Brazil! is a 1977 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by prominent Brazilian musicians Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi, and Antônio Carlos Jobim.

This was Vaughan's first album of bossa nova/MPB, it was followed by Copacabana (1979), and Brazilian Romance (1987).^[1] It was also her first album for Pablo Records.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn said that "Sarah Vaughan's recordings during the last phase of her magnificent career weren't always up to her usual standards, but this late-'70s set focusing on Brazilian music was a superb exception.... The backing and rhythms weren't Americanized pap, but an accurate reflection of contemporary Brazil's sound at the time."^[1]

The album garnered a Grammy nomination.

1. "If You Went Away (Preciso Aprender a Ser Só)" (Ray Gilbert, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 4:25
2. "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 2:58
3. "Roses and Roses (Das Rosas)" (Dorival Caymmi, Gilbert) - 3:23
4. "Empty Faces (Vera Cruz)" (Lani Hall, Milton Nascimento) - 6:26
5. "I Live to Love You (Morrer de Amor)" (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert) - 3:54
6. "The Face I Love (Seu Encanto)" (Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, M. Valle) - 3:29
7. "Courage (Coragem)" (Nascimento, Cootie Williams) - 3:42
8. "The Day It Rained (Chuva)" (Pedro Camargo, Durval Ferreira, Gilbert) - 4:40
9. "A Little Tear (Razão de Viver)" (Deodato, Gilbert, P.S. Valle) - 4:07
10. "Like a Lover (Cantador)" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta) - 4:45
11. "Bridges (Travessia)" (Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees) - 4:12
12. "Someone to Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Vocë)" (Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Lees) - 3:26

Tracks 11 and 12 are CD reissue bonus tracks.^[3]

• Sarah Vaughan - vocals
• Dorival Caymmi - vocals (3)
• Milton Nascimento - acoustic guitar, vocals (4,7,11)
• Dori Caymmi - acoustic guitar, vocals (10)
• Nelson Angelo - electric guitar (4,7,11)
• Hélio Delmiro - electric guitar (1-3,6,8-9,12)
• Danilo Caymmi - flute (4,7,11)
• Paulo Jobim - flute (4,7,11)
• Mauricio Einhorn - harmonica (8)
• Antônio Carlos Jobim - piano (2,12)
• José Roberto Bertrami - electric piano (1-3,6,8-9), organ (4,7,11)
• Edson Frederico - orchestration (1-3,5-6,8-9,12), piano (5)
• Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass (1-2,6,9,12)
• Claudio Bertrami - acoustic bass (3,8)
• Novelli - electric bass (4,7,11)
• Wilson das Neves - drums (1-3,6,8-9,12)
• Robertinho Silva - (4,7,11)
• Ariovaldo - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12)
• Chico Batera - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12)
• Luna - percussion (12)
• Marçal - percussion (12)

Production

• Durval Ferreira - creative director
• Sheldon Marks - design, layout design
• Norman Granz - design, layout design, liner notes
• Mário Jorge Bruno - engineer
• Tamaki Beck - mastering
• Aloísio de Oliveira - producer