The Girl from Ipanema
Jobim's bossa nova song, which opens his album with Sinatra.
Frank Sinatra, from Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
- Written by
- Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel
- Released
- 1967
- Length
- 3:00
- Album
- Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Jobim wrote the music in 1962, and Vinicius de Moraes wrote the Portuguese lyric. The original title was Menina que Passa, and the song was written for the musical Dirigivel. It was inspired by Heloisa Pinheiro. Norman Gimbel wrote the English lyric.
The Getz/Gilberto single of 1964, with Astrud Gilberto, reached number five on the US Hot 100 and won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. Sinatra recorded his version with Jobim in January and February 1967 as the opening track of their album.
More songs by Frank Sinatra
I've Got You Under My Skin, Fly Me to the Moon, Strangers in the Night, My Way, Theme from New York, New York, It Was a Very Good Year, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Sources
- The Girl from Ipanema, Wikipedia
- Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, Wikipedia