I Love Brazil!

1977 studio album by Sarah Vaughan

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?
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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.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview 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.

## Track listing

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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]

## Personnel

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. "I Love Brazil!". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 199\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. ^ "I Love Brazil [Bonus Tracks]". Allmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2012.

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Sarah Vaughan

* Albums
* Singles

Studio albums|

* Sarah Vaughan (1950 album)
* Sarah Vaughan (1955 album)
* In the Land of Hi-Fi
* After Hours
* Sassy
* Swingin' Easy
* Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin
* Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin
* Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows
* No Count Sarah
* Vaughan and Violins
* Close to You
* Dreamy
* The Divine One
* The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan
* Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan
* After Hours
* You're Mine You
* Sarah + 2
* Sarah Sings Soulfully
* Snowbound
* Sweet 'n' Sassy
* Star Eyes
* Sarah Slightly Classical
* Vaughan with Voices
* Pop Artistry of Sarah Vaughan
* The Lonely Hours
* ¡Viva! Vaughan
* Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook
* The New Scene
* It's a Man's World
* Sassy Swings Again
* A Time in My Life
* Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand
* Feelin' Good
* Send in the Clowns
* I Love Brazil!
* How Long Has This Been Going On?
* The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1
* The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2
* Copacabana
* Songs of the Beatles
* Send in the Clowns
* Crazy and Mixed Up
* The Planet Is Alive...Let It Live!
* Brazilian Romance

Live albums|

* At Mister Kelly's
* After Hours at the London House
* Sassy Swings the Tivoli
* Live in Japan
* Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet
* Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live
* Gershwin Live!
* One Night Stand – The Town Hall Concert 1947
* In the City of Lights
* Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More
* Divine Lady of Song

Compilation albums|

* Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi

Other album appearances|

* 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
* Back on the Block

Extended plays|

* Hot Jazz
* The Divine Sarah Sings

Songs|

* "Tenderly"
* "Nature Boy"
* "It's Magic"
* "Black Coffee"
* "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)"
* "Thinking of You"
* "Vanity"
* "How Important Can It Be?"
* "Whatever Lola Wants"
* "Mr. Wonderful"
* "The Banana Boat Song"
* "Passing Strangers"
* "Broken Hearted Melody"
* "Misty"
* "Eternally"
* "A Lover's Concerto"
* "Autumn in New York"
* "Body and Soul"
* "Dancing in the Dark"
* "Don't Blame Me"
* "Everything I Have Is Yours"
* "I've Got a Crush on You"
* "If You Could See Me Now"
* "Moonlight in Vermont"
* "My Funny Valentine"
* "Poor Butterfly"
* "Send In the Clowns"
* "Someone to Watch Over Me"
* "With These Hands"

Related topics|

* The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan
* Sarah: Dedicated to You
* Unmarked Van: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan

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