Sim e Não ("Yes and No") is the fifth album released by Brazilian band Nando Reis e os Infernais. It marks the first time Reis did not write songs under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.[1] He commented that "It wasn't easy. I have always been seen as an artist connected to drugs and alcohol and that wasn't for nothing. I had this as a stimulant for my creative process. For a while, it had its benefits. But, with all that dependence and addiction, it started to be bad."[2]
| Sim e Não | ||||
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| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
| Producer | Nando Reis | |||
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Two songs from the album were inspired by people close to Nando Reis: "Sim e Não" (inspired by his ex-girlfriend Nani) and "Espatódea" (inspired by his daughter Zoe).[3] Commenting on the latter, Reis said once Zoe asked him when he would compose "O mundo é bão, Zoézinha"(lit. "The World Is Good, Little Zoe", but "good" is spelled as in the Brazilian hillbilly dialect), in a reference to the song "O Mundo É Bão, Sebastião!", which Reis had written for his son Sebastião.[2] "I tried to postpone it, but she didn't fell for that. Then I did this song ("Espatódea"). Unlike my other children, there is a particularity in our case: she's red-haired. And the son touches this bond of ours. "Espatodea" is a tree that has an orange flower. Zoé's hair has an intense orange color because she's very white."[2]
"Monoico" brings "a torrent of erotic images in which a man and a woman mix up until the difference between genres make no difference at all. Reis referred to it as "a manifesto".[1]
Track listing
edit- Sim ("Yes") – 3:56
- Sou Dela ("I'm Hers") – 4:58
- N – 3:33
- Monóico ("Monoicous") – 4:20
- Os Seus Olhos ("Your Eyes") – 3:44
- Santa Maria ("Saint Maria") – 3:21
- Espatódea ("Spathodea") – 3:45
- Para Luzir O Dia ("To Shine the Daylight") – 3:37
- Como se O Mar ("As The Sea") – 4:08
- Pra Ela Voltar ("For Her To Come Back") – 2:56
- Caneco 70 ("Trophy 70") – 6:32
- Ti Amo ("I Love You") – 5:21
Personnel
edit- Nando Reis — lead vocals and acoustic guitar
- Felipe Cambraia — bass
- Carlos Pontual — guitar
- Alex Veley — keyboards
- Diego Gameiro — drums
- Carlito Carvalhosa — cover art
References
edit- ^ a b c Anjos, Márvio dos (15 May 2006). "O dilema de Nando Reis". Folha de S.Paulo. Grupo Folha. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Entrevista - Nando Reis". ISTOÉ Gente. Editora Três. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Felitti, Chico (29 October 2012). "Somente Só" [Only Alone]. Folha de S.Paulo. Serafina (in Portuguese). São Paulo: 56, 58.
- ^ Nando Reis – A história de "N". YouTube. 28 March 2018. Event occurs at 0:53–1:23. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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