Circuladô
1991 studio album by Caetano Veloso
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Circuladô is an album by the Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso.[2][3] It was released in 1991.[4] Circuladô was Veloso's third album to be widely distributed in the United States.[5]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Label | Elektra/Nonesuch[1] | |||
| Producer | Arto Lindsay | |||
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Production
The album was produced by Arto Lindsay, who also cowrote "Ela Ela".[6][7] It was recorded in New York and Rio de Janeiro.[8] "Circuladô de Fulô" was inspired by a Haroldo de Campos poem.[9] Melvin Gibbs played bass on the album; Ryuichi Sakamoto and Gilberto Gil also contributed.[10][11]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [13] |
| MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[4] |
The New York Times praised the "mixture of pointed observation and fatalistic acceptance [that] typifies Mr. Veloso's world view... More than a diarist or a social commentator, at his best he is a true poet."[14] Newsday called "Santa Clara, Padroeira da Televisão" "a stunning, satirical blend of spiritual imagery and media criticism."[8]
The Edmonton Journal wrote that "the music on Circulado takes an impressionistic course that's more quietly experimental, working touches of jazz improvisation among the guitar and percussion lines."[10] The Gazette stated that "there is folk, jazz, samba, bossa nova, new age and funk all rolled into one... Sensuous and seductive, the spirit of tropicalismo is alive and well."[15]
AllMusic wrote that "Itapuã" "is a modern elegy for the beautiful beach, where Veloso is backed by a contemporary arrangement for string quartet and rhythmic section."[12] Stephen Holden, of The New York Times, listed Circuladô as the second best album of 1992.[16]
In 2022, it was elected as one of the best Brazilian music albums of the last 40 years by a O Globo poll which involved 25 specialists, including Charles Gavin, Nelson Motta, and others.[17]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fora Da Ordem" | |
| 2. | "Circuladô de Fulô" | |
| 3. | "Itapuã" | |
| 4. | "Boas Vindas" | |
| 5. | "Ela Ela" | |
| 6. | "Santa Clara, Padroeira da Televisão" | |
| 7. | "Baião da Penha" | |
| 8. | "Neide Candolina" | |
| 9. | "A Terceira Margem do Rio" | |
| 10. | "O Cu do Mundo" | |
| 11. | "Lindeza" |