Índia
1973 studio album by Gal Costa
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Índia is the fourth studio album by Brazilian singer Gal Costa, released on 1973 by Philips Records. Its major hits were "Índia", "Volta" and "Desafinado".[2][3][4]
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| Released | 1973 | |||
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| Genre | MPB | |||
| Length | 38:34 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Guilherme Araújo[1] | |||
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Music
Índia is an MPB album, with influences from tropicália,[5] folk, psychedelic, jazz, funk and rock.[6][7]
Artwork
The artwork depicts Gal Costa semi-nude with indigenous Brazilian vests. It was originally censored by the Brazilian military government, but the full artwork was released by Costa in 2015. She stated in her Instagram: "To our delight, including mine".[8][9]
Release
The album was released on 1973 by Philips Records, and reissued with the original uncensored cover in 2017, by Mr Bongo Records.[7][10]
Reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Índia" | José Asunción Flores, Manuel O. Guerrero, José Fortuna | 6:59 |
| 2. | "Milho Verde" | Zeca Afonso, traditional | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Presente Cotidiano" | Luiz Melodia | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Volta" | Lupicínio Rodrigues | 3:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "Relance" | Caetano Veloso, Pedro Novis | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Da Maior Importância" | Caetano Veloso | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Passarinho" | Tuzé de Abreu | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Pontos de Luz" | Jards Macalé, Waly Salomão | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Desafinado" | Tom Jobim, Newton Mendonça | 2:40 |
Personnel
- Guilherme Araújo — production
- Edú Mello e Souza — studio directing
- Luigi Hoffer — technician, mixing
- Marcus Vinicius — technician, mixing
- Ary Carvalhaes — mixing
- Gilberto Gil — musical directing, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Antonio Guerreiro — photograph
- Waly Salomão — artwork
- Dominguinhos — accordion
- Toninho Horta — electric guitar
- Luiz Alves — contrabass
- Roberto Silva — drums
- Chico Batera — percussion and special effects
- Rogério Duprat — arrangement
- Arthur Verocai — arrangement ("Pontos de Luz", "Presente Cotidiano")
- Mario Tavares — strings ("Índia")
- Tenório Jr. — organ ("Volta")
- Roberto Menescal — acoustic guitar ("Desafinado")
- Wagner Tiso — organ ("Pontos de Luz" e "Presente Cotidiano")
- Chacal — percussion ("Milho Verde")