Araçá Azul
His most experimental record, made in a week and returned to shops in large numbers.
Caetano Veloso, 1972
- Released
- November 1972
- Studio
- Eldorado Studio, São Paulo
- Label
- Philips
Araçá Azul, Portuguese for blue Cattley guava, was recorded in São Paulo over a single week at Eldorado Studio, then the only studio in Brazil with 8-channel recording. Caetano made it alone, with a technician and an assistant, with the permission of the PolyGram president André Midani, and recorded Épico on a São Paulo avenue. It is influenced by Brazilian concrete poetry and by Walter Franco, and Ivan Cardoso photographed the cover.
The first pressing is dated November 1972 and it was widely sold only from January 1973. The public rejected it, and it remains his lowest-selling album and the most returned LP of its period. Critics were kinder. Rolling Stone Brasil placed it 97th among the 100 best Brazilian albums, and PopMatters' John Bohannon compared it to Godard's Breathless. AllMusic's Philip Jandovský was cooler, calling it a good record for a fan of experimental music or someone in the right mood.
Track listing
- Viola, Meu Bem0:52
- De Conversa / Cravo e Canela5:40
- Tu Me Acostumbraste2:55
- Gilberto Misterioso4:45
- De Palavra em Palavra1:17
- De Cara / Eu Quero Essa Mulher4:11
- Sugar Cane Fields Forever10:00
- Julia / Moreno3:17
- Épico4:05
- Araçá Azul1:20
Personnel
- Caetano Veloso vocals
- Lanny Gordin electric guitar on De Cara / Eu Quero Essa Mulher
More from Caetano Veloso
Domingo (1967), Caetano Veloso (1968), Transa (1972), Jóia (1975), Qualquer Coisa (1975), Bicho (1977), Estrangeiro (1989), Tropicália 2 (1993), Fina Estampa (1994), Livro (1997), A Foreign Sound (2004), Cê (2006), Zii e Zie (2009)
Sources
- Araçá Azul, Wikipedia
- Araçá Azul, Discogs