Milagre dos Peixes

Milagre dos Peixes (transl. Miracle of the Fishes) is an album by Brazilian singer and composer Milton Nascimento released in 1973 by EMI/Odeon (now Universal Music Group). The album (released on one 12-inch LP and one 7-inch EP) comprises 11 songs, 8 of which are instrumental.

Milagre dos Peixes
Studio album by Milton Nascimento
Released	April 2, 1973
Recorded	1971–1972
Genre	MPB
Length	40:56
Label	EMI, Universal
Producer	Fernando Brant
Milton Nascimento chronology
Clube da Esquina (1972) Milagre dos Peixes (1973) Native Dancer (1974)

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Recording

Three of the eight instrumental tracks initially featured lyrics, but were censored by the Brazilian military regime; Nascimento elected to remove the lyrics rather than alter them.

Reception

In 2007, Rolling Stone Brasil ranked it 63rd in its list of the 100 greatest Brazilian records.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Os Escravos de Jó" ("Slaves of Job")	Nascimento, Fernando Brant	3:12
2.	"Carlos, Lúcia, Chico e Tiago"	Nascimento	6:03
3.	"Milagre dos Peixes" ("Miracle of the Fishes")	Nascimento, Brant	2:51
4.	"A Chamada" ("The Call")	Nascimento	4:18
Total length:			16:24

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Pablo Nº 2"	Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos	3:13
6.	"Tema dos Deuses" ("Theme of the Gods")	Nascimento	3:23
7.	"Hoje é Dia de El Rey" ("Today is El Rey's Day")	Nascimento, Márcio Borges	6:55
8.	"A Última Sessão de Música" ("The Last Music Session")	Nascimento	2:18
Total length:			15:49

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Cadê" ("Where")	Nascimento, Ruy Guerra	3:58
Total length:			3:58

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Sacramento"	Nascimento, Nelson Angelo	1:52
11.	"Pablo"	Nascimento, Bastos	2:53
Total length:			4:45