Jardim Elétrico (transl. Electric Garden) is the fourth album by the Brazilian Tropicália/psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) on Polydor Records. The title in English means Electric Garden. Five of the songs from this album were originally intended to be released on the album Tecnicolor, but that album was not released until 2000.
| Jardim Elétrico | ||||
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| Released | March 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1970–1971 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 38:37 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Arnaldo Baptista | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album also saw Arnaldo Baptista take over as the band's producer, a position he would maintain until he left the band in 1973.
It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil at #72 on the 100 best Brazilian albums in history list.[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Top Top" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sergio Dias, Liminha | Rita Lee | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Benvinda" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee | Arnaldo Baptista | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Tecnicolor" | Lee and Sérgio Dias | 3:46 | |
| 4. | "El Justiciero" | Baptista, Lee and Dias | 3:52 | |
| 5. | "It's Very Nice pra Xuxu" | Baptista and Dias | 4:49 | |
| 6. | "Portugal de Navio" | Baptista, Lee, Dias and Liminha | 2:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Virgínia" | Dias | 3:27 | |
| 8. | "Jardim Elétrico" | Baptista, Lee and Dias | 3:14 | |
| 9. | "Lady, Lady" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias, Liminha | Dias | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Saravá" | Lee and Dias | 4:25 | |
| 11. | "Baby" | Caetano Veloso - Version: Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias | Lee | 3:38 |
Personnel
edit- Os Mutantes
- Arnaldo Baptista: vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8), keyboards
- Rita Lee: vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11), percussion
- Sérgio Dias: vocals (tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), guitars
- Liminha: bass, backing vocals, vocal (track 6)
- Dinho Leme: drums
with:
- Rogério Duprat: orchestral arrangements
References
edit- ^ Jardim Elétrico at AllMusic
- ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da música brasileira" (in Portuguese). Umas Linhas. 2007-12-20. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2009-04-20.