Description
Brazilian samba singer Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos’ career began in 1965 and took off as the decade went on. While she released her first single as Maria Da Graça, she soon shortened her name further to Gal Costa, and found herself working with a vibrant new generation of singer-songwriters in her country, like Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and his sister Maria Bethânia. She recorded an album of breezy bossa nova duets with Veloso in 1967, which served as both of their debut albums.
Soon after, Costa became a part of the revolutionary musical movement known as Tropicália. And by 1969, Gal was one of the most potent and popular voices in that group, scoring nationwide hits like “Divino, Maravilhoso” and “Não Identificado” while also pushing her sound to the extremes of psychedelic rock. (See the second album she released that year, Gal, for a dose of some of the era’s wildest sound.) As Caetano Veloso put it in his memoir Tropical Truth, Costa’s voice transformed from soft and dulcet to “incorporating vocal sounds that included both Janis Joplin’s grunts and the cries of James Brown.”
Gal Costa (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos, 26 September 1945 – 9 November 2022) was a Brazilian singer of popular music. She was a principal figure of the tropicalia music scene in Brazil in the late 1960s and appeared on the acclaimed compilation Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses (1968).
Video: Gal Costa – Cabelo (Jorge Ben Jor/Arnaldo Antunes) 1990
Tracklist:
DISCO 1
| 1 | Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida (Roberto Frejat/Cazuza) |
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| 2 | Um Dia de Domingo com Tim Maia (Michael Sullivan/Paulo Massadas) |
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| 3 | Chuva de Prata featuring Roupa Nova (Ed Wilson/Ronaldo Bastos) |
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| 4 | Vaca Profana (Caetano Veloso) |
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| 5 | O Último Blues (Chico Buarque) |
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| 6 | Me Faz Bem (Milton Nascimento/Fernando Brant) |
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| 7 | Sorte com Caetano Veloso (Celso Fonseca/Ronaldo Bastos) |
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| 8 | Se Eu Quiser Falar Com Deus (Gilberto Gil) |
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| 9 | São Coisas Nossas (Ainda Sem Compositor) |
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| 10 | A Verdadeira Baiana (Caetano Veloso) |
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| 11 | Alguém Me Disse (Jair Amorim/Evaldo Gouveia) |
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| 12 | Cabelo (Jorge Ben Jor/Arnaldo Antunes) |
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| 13 | Nua Idéia (Leila XII) (João Donato/Caetano Veloso) |
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| 14 | Brasil (Cazuza/George Israel/Nilo Romero) |
DISCO 2
| 15 | Caminhos Cruzados (Tom Jobim/Newton Mendonça) |
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| 16 | Nada Mais (Lately) (Stevie Wonder/Vrs. Ronaldo Bastos) |
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| 17 | Samba E Amor (Chico Buarque) |
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| 18 | Tema de Amor de Gabriela com Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim) |
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| 19 | Bahia Minha Preta (Caetano Veloso) |
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| 20 | Nuvem Negra (Djavan) |
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| 21 | Begin The Beguine (Cole Porter/Vrs. Haroldo Barbosa) |
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| 22 | Tropicália (Caetano Veloso) |
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| 23 | Onde Está O Dinheiro (José Maria de Abreu/Francisco Matoso/Paulo Barbosa) |
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| 24 | Atrás da Porta (Chico Buarque/Francis Hime) |
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| 25 | Pra Você (Ainda Sem Compositor) |
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| 26 | Calling You (Bob Telson) |
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| 27 | Falando de Amor (Tom Jobim) |
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| 28 | Anos Dourados (Tom Jobim/Chico Buarque) |
