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Astrud Gilberto had begun tackling '60s vocal pop crossovers on her Windy album from earlier in 1969, but her final record (of three) from that year found her stretching out not just on material but on arrangements. The production and arrangements by Brooks Arthur and Albert Gorgoni, respectively, attempt to push Gilberto into the type of groovy "now sound" that everyone from Harry Nilsson to Andy Williams was employing in the late '60s. Of course, Gilberto was an easy fit for this type of sound, and the only missteps here come when the songs don't fit her occasionally limited talents. "Light my Fire" is at the top of that list, while the Bee Gees' "Holiday" and Nilsson's "Don't Leave Me, Baby" appear very high as well. Highlights do crop up, with the opener "Beginnings" working very well except for its long coda, and the one Brazilian song, "Let Go (Canto de Ossanha)" charting the perfect balance between timeless pop and late-'60s crossover appeal.
© John Bush /TiVo
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ROBERT LAMM, ComposerLyricist - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Robin Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JOHN DENSMORE, ComposerLyricist - Jim Morrison, ComposerLyricist - Ray Manzarek, ComposerLyricist - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Robert Krieger, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Gimbel, ComposerLyricist - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Vinicius De Moraes, ComposerLyricist - Baden Powell, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dorothea Joyce, ComposerLyricist - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Michael Leonard, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Brooks, Producer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Margo Guryan, ComposerLyricist - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andre Previn, Composer - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Alan Jay Lerner, Author - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - FRANCIS LAI, ComposerLyricist - Keller, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Elie Barouh, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
HARRY NILSSON, ComposerLyricist - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David White, ComposerLyricist - Astrud Gilberto, MainArtist - Artie Kaplan, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Brooks, Producer - Albert Gorgoni, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Astrud Gilberto had begun tackling '60s vocal pop crossovers on her Windy album from earlier in 1969, but her final record (of three) from that year found her stretching out not just on material but on arrangements. The production and arrangements by Brooks Arthur and Albert Gorgoni, respectively, attempt to push Gilberto into the type of groovy "now sound" that everyone from Harry Nilsson to Andy Williams was employing in the late '60s. Of course, Gilberto was an easy fit for this type of sound, and the only missteps here come when the songs don't fit her occasionally limited talents. "Light my Fire" is at the top of that list, while the Bee Gees' "Holiday" and Nilsson's "Don't Leave Me, Baby" appear very high as well. Highlights do crop up, with the opener "Beginnings" working very well except for its long coda, and the one Brazilian song, "Let Go (Canto de Ossanha)" charting the perfect balance between timeless pop and late-'60s crossover appeal.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:54
- Main artists: Astrud Gilberto
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2013 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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