Jorge Ben
The comeback: Trio Mocotó's percussion, strings by José Briamonte and Rogério Duprat, and a run of songs that were already hits for other singers.
Jorge Ben Jor, 1969
- Released
- November 1969
- Studio
- C.B.D., Rio de Janeiro, and Scatena, São Paulo
- Label
- Philips
- Producer
- Manoel Barenbein
- Length
- 38:35
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Made after Philips re-signed him in early 1969, this was recorded in Rio and São Paulo with the percussion trio Trio Mocotó, who had been playing with him since 1967, and orchestral arrangements by José Briamonte and, on two songs, the Tropicália arranger Rogério Duprat. Several of the songs were hits before the record appeared: Wilson Simonal had taken País Tropical to the top of the Brazilian charts, Os Originais do Samba had Cadê Tereza, and Gal Costa had Que Pena.
The second side moves through a loose sequence about angels and outlaws: Take It Easy My Brother Charles, Descobri que Eu Sou um Anjo and the closing Charles, Anjo 45. It reached number three on Billboard's Rio album chart in 1970. Veja's critic disliked Briamonte's strings and loved Duprat's; AllMusic's Thom Jurek later called it a classic. It got its first American release only in 2008, and its first American vinyl pressing in 2018.
Track listing
- Crioula3:30
- Domingas3:35
- Cadê Teresa?3:26
- Barbarella3:19
- País Tropical4:16
- Take It Easy My Brother Charles2:36
- Descobri que Eu Sou um Anjo4:05
- Bebete Vãobora2:38
- Quem Foi que Roubou a Sopeira de Porcelana Chinesa que a Vovó Ganhou da Baronesa?3:10
- Que Pena3:05
- Charles, Anjo 454:55
Personnel
- Jorge Ben vocals, guitar
- Trio Mocotó percussion, vocals
- José Briamonte arrangements
- Rogério Duprat arrangements on Barbarella and Descobri que Eu Sou um Anjo
More from Jorge Ben Jor
Ben (1972), A Tábua de Esmeralda (1974), África Brasil (1976), Ao Vivo no Rio (1991)
Sources
- Jorge Ben (album), Wikipedia
- Brute Force: A Look at Jorge Ben's Recorded Work, Revive (2011-12)