Ben (Jorge Ben album)

1972 studio album by Jorge Ben

Ben

Studio album by

Jorge Ben

Released| 1972
Genre| Samba rock, samba
Length| 36:40
Language| Brazilian Portuguese
Label| Philips
Producer| Paulinho Tapajós
Jorge Ben chronology
| Negro É Lindo
(1971)  | Ben
(1972)  | 10 Anos Depois
(1973)

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Ben is the ninth album by Brazilian artist Jorge Ben, released in 1972.[1] The album has one of Jorge Ben's most famous songs, "Taj Mahal", and "Fio Maravilha", paying homage to Flamengo's iconic striker Fio Maravilha.

## "Taj Mahal" and Rod Stewart

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Ben filed a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming Rod Stewart's 1978 song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" had been derived from "Taj Mahal". The case was "settled amicably" according to Ben.[2] Stewart admits "unconscious plagiarism" of Ben's tune in his 2012 autobiography.[3]

## Track listing

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All songs composed by Jorge Ben.

No.| Title| English translation| Length

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1.| "Morre o Burro Fica o Homem"| The Donkey Dies, the Man Remains| 2:06
2.| "O Circo Chegou"| The Circus Has Arrived| 2:44
3.| "Paz e Arroz"| Peace and Rice| 2:03
4.| "Moça"| Girl| 4:58
5.| "Domingo 23"| Sunday 23rd| 3:48
6.| "Fio Maravilha"| Fio Maravilha| 2:13
7.| "Quem Cochicha o Rabo Espicha"| Whoever Gossips Gets their Tail Stretched| 3:27
8.| "Caramba!... Galileu da Galileia"| Wow!... Galileo of Galilee| 2:28
9.| "Que Nega É Essa"| What a [Black] Girl| 3:32
10.| "As Rosas Eram todas Amarelas"| The Roses Were All Yellow| 3:52
11.| "Taj Mahal"| Taj Mahal| 5:29

## References

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1. ^ Jorge Ben Jor's official website: "Jorge Ben Jor - Discos". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
2. ^ Interview with Ben Jor Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Expatica.com
3. ^ Stewart, Rod. Rod: The Autobiography (2012): 225-226

## Further reading

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* Irvin, Jim; McLear, Colin, eds. (2007). "Jorge Ben: Ben". The Mojo Collection (4th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 286\. ISBN 978-1847676436.

## External links

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* Ben at Discogs (list of releases)

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Jorge Ben

Studio albums|

* Samba Esquema Novo
* Ben É Samba Bom
* Sacundin Ben Samba
* Big Ben
* O Bidú: Silêncio no Brooklin
* Jorge Ben
* Fôrça Bruta
* Negro É Lindo
* Ben
* 10 Anos Depois
* A Tábua de Esmeralda
* Solta o Pavão
* Gil e Jorge
* África Brasil

Live albums|

* Jorge Ben à l'Olympia

Songs|

* "Mas que Nada"
* "Take It Easy My Brother Charles"
* "Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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