A Terceira Lâmina is the fourth solo album by Brazilian musician Zé Ramalho. It was released in 1981 and it helped increase his popularity.[1] As its two predecessors, the album mixes Northeast Brazil and rock influences.[2]
| A Terceira Lâmina | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | MPB | |||
| Length | 35:15 43:46 (Remastered version) | |||
| Label | Epic (CBS – Sony Music) | |||
| Producer | Zé Ramalho and Mauro Motta | |||
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The opening track, "Canção Agalopada", features soprano Maria Lúcia Godoy and was based on a poem by Ramalho which was featured in his 1977 book Apocalipse (Apocalypse), and which uses the cordel forms martelo agalopado and galope à beira-mar.[2][3] From this same book, Ramalho developed the trilogy "Beira-Mar", "Beira-Mar – Capítulo II" and "Beira-Mar – Capítulo Final", which appear, respectively on the albums A Peleja do Diabo com o Dono do Céu (1979), A Força Verde (1982) and Eu Sou Todos Nós (1998).[4][3]
In a 2020 analysis for his blog at G1, Mauro Ferreira called the album "incisive", but compared it unfavorably to Ramalho's two previous efforts.[5]
The title track, according to Ramalho, "talks about the third child, my third phase - and the view of the third World War".[6]
Track listing
edit- "Canção agalopada" (Galoped Song) (featuring Maria Lúcia Godoy) – 5:00
- "Filhos de Ícaro" (Sons of Icarus) – 3:00
- "A terceira lâmina" (The Third Blade) – 4:16
- "Um pequeno xote" (A Small Schottische) – 2:13
- "Atrás do balcão" (Behind the Bar) – 4:02
- "Galope rasante" (Rising Galop) – 3:36
- "Kamikaze" – 3:20
- "Violar" (It's a verb, means lit. To Acoustic Guitar, but the idea is To play the acoustic guitar) – 1:23
- "Cavalos do cão" (Horses of the Devil) (featuring Elba Ramalho) – 3:24
- "Ave de prata" (Silver Bird) – 2:45
- "Dia dos adultos" (Adults' Day) – 2:16
2003 re-issue bonus tracks
edit- "Dia dos adultos" (Adults' Day) – 2:16
- "Eternas Ondas" (Eternal Waves) – 3:51
- "A terceira lâmina" (The Third Blade) – 2:56
- "Mestiça" (Mestizo) – 2:59
All music by Zé Ramalho.
Personnel
edit- Zé Ramalho – Acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, triangle, bass drum, lead vocals
- Elba Ramalho — lead vocals on "Cavalos do Cão"
- Maria Lúcia Godoy — operatic vocals on "Canção Agalopada"
- José Severo da Silva — accordion on "Um Pequeno Xote"
- Miguel Cidras — string arrangement on "A Terceira Lâmina"
- Frederico Mendes — cover picture
Personnel per source.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Zé Ramalho". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b Soares, Dirceu (5 April 1981). "Sonoridade agradável e muito chope". Folha de S.Paulo (76376). São Paulo: Grupo Folha: 44. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b Luciano, Aderaldo (13 August 2014). "35 anos de A Peleja Do Diabo Com O Dono Do Céu". Jornal GGN (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "A Peleja do Diabo com o Dono do Céu". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in Portuguese). Itaú Cultural. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b Ferreira, Mauro (10 May 2020). "Discos para descobrir em casa – 'A terceira lâmina', Zé Ramalho, 1981". G1 (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Almeida, Miguel de (31 May 1980). "Amelinha e Zé Ramalho no parque, com "Frevo Mulher"". Folha de S.Paulo. 18686. Grupo Folha: 30. Retrieved 10 April 2021.