Description
Caetano Veloso sings great classics and new songs in Spanish, several recalled from his childhood; among them are boleros, rumbas, guarânias, and canções of Cuba (“Rumba Azul,” “Contigo en la Distancia,” “Maria la O,” “Mi Cocodrilo Verde”), Argentina (“Un Vestido y un Amor,” “Vete de Mi,” Piazzolla‘s “Vuelvo Al Sur,” and “Pecado,” the latter two in bossa style), Mexico (“Maria Bonita,” “La Golondrina”), Paraguay (“Recuerdos de Ypacarai”), Peru (“Fina Estampa”), Puerto Rico (“Capullito de Aleli,” “Lamento Borincano”), and Venezuela (“Tonada de Luna Llena”). A sensitive, delicate acoustic release in which Veloso’s precious vocal interpretations (without vibrato) are backed by string, wood, cello, and rhythmic sections. The instrumental arrangements (by Jaques Morelenbaum) are based less in the fundamental orchestrations of the ’40s and are more erudite.
Video: Caetano Veloso – Vete De Mi (Homero Expósito, Virgilio Expósito) 1994
Tracklist:
| 1 | Rumba Azul | 3:44 | |
| 2 | Pecado | 4:36 | |
| 3 | Maria Bonita | 3:04 | |
| 4 | Contigo En La Distancia | 3:13 | |
| 5 | Recuerdos De Ypacarai | 2:42 | |
| 6 | Fina Estampa | 3:34 | |
| 7 | Capullito De Aleli | 3:14 | |
| 8 | Un Vestido Y Un Amor | 4:06 | |
| 9 | Maria La O | 3:18 | |
| 10 | Tonada De Luna Llena | 3:10 | |
| 11 | Mi Cocodrilo Verde | 2:35 | |
| 12 | Lamento Borincano | 5:25 | |
| 13 | Vete De Mi | 2:36 | |
| 14 | La Golondrina | 2:41 | |
| 15 | Vuelvo Al Sur | 4:05 |
Credits:
- Arranged By – Caetano Veloso (tracks: 3), Jaques Morelenbaum (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6 to 15)
- Artwork, Photography By [Cover] – Carlos Fernando (4)
- Concept By – Caetano Veloso (tracks: 5), Jaques Morelenbaum (tracks: 5), Zeca Assumpção (tracks: 5)
- Executive-Producer – Beth Araújo
- Mixed By – Luís Paulo Serafim*
- Photography By [Back] – Anna Mariani
- Photography By [Cover] – Dimitri Lee
- Producer – Caetano Veloso
- Producer, Directed By, Mixed By – Jaques Morelenbaum
