Vivo Sonhando
1962 bossa nova song by Antônio Carlos Jobim
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"Vivo Sonhando" (a.k.a. "Dreamer", translated literally as "I Live Dreaming") is a bossa nova song from 1962 with words and music by Antônio Carlos Jobim.[1] English lyrics were added later by Gene Lees.
| "Vivo Sonhando" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Os Cariocas | |
| from the album Mais Bossa Com Os Cariocas | |
| Released | 1963 |
| Genre | Bossa nova |
| Length | 2:35 |
| Label | Philips |
| Songwriter | Antônio Carlos Jobim |
In 1990, for a Brazilian album project, Susannah McCorkle received permission from Jobim to compose new lyrics in English, entitling her version, "Living on Dreams."[2]
The first recording of "Vivo Sonhando" was by Os Cariocas in 1963.[3] Jobim recorded an instrumental version the same year for his debut album, The Composer of Desafinado Plays, and recorded a vocal version in English on his 1980 album, Terra Brasilis.
Recorded versions
- Os Cariocas - Mais Bossa Com Os Cariocas (1963)[4]
- Antônio Carlos Jobim - The Composer of Desafinado Plays (1963),[5] and Terra Brasilis (1980)[6]
- Marcos Valle - Samba "Demais" (1963)[7]
- Leny Andrade - A Arte Maior de Leny Andrade (1963)
- Eumir Deodato – Inútil Paisagem – As Maiores Composições de Antonio Carlos Jobim (1964)[8]
- Stan Getz & João Gilberto (with Jobim) – Getz/Gilberto (1964)[9]
- Sergio Mendes & Art Farmer (with Jobim) – The Swinger from Rio (1964)[10]
- Dick Farney – Dick Farney (1965)
- Wanda Sá - Wanda Vagamente (1964),[11] and Softly (1965)[12]
- Sylvia Telles - Bossa Session: Sylvia Telles, Lúcio Alves, Roberto Menescal e Seu Conjunto (1964),[13] and The Music of Mr. Jobim (1966)[14]
- Dom Um Romão – Dom Um (1964)[15]
- Astrud Gilberto (with Jobim) - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965))[16]
- Walter Wanderley – O Autêntico Walter Wanderley (1965)[17]
- Billy Eckstine – Momento Brasileiro (1979)[18]
- Sarah Vaughan – Copacabana (1979)[19]
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Abraça Jobim (1981)[20]
- Susannah McCorkle – Sabia (1990)[21]
- Joe Henderson - Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim (1995)[22]
- João Donato - Só danço samba (1999)[23]
- Ivan Lins - Jobiniando (2001)[24]
- Jaques Morelenbaum, Paula Morelenbaum, and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Casa (2001)[25]
- Jim Tomlinson - Brazilian Sketches (2003)[26]
- Eliane Elias - Dreamer (2004)[27]
- Stacey Kent – Dreamer In Concert (2011)[28]
- Bebel Gilberto – Tudo (2014)[29]
- Vinicius Cantuária – Vinicius Canta Antonio Carlos Jobim (2015)[30]