Um Homem na Cidade (transl.A Man in the City) is an album by fado singer Carlos do Carmo. It was released in 1977 on the Trova label. Carmo was accompanied on the album by guitarists António Chainho and Raul Nery. The author of all the poems is J.C. Ary dos Santos.[1][2] It was a concept album featuring an array of poems about Lisbon by Ary dos Santos.[3] The album became one of the greatest successes of do Carmo's long career,[4] and was described by Nery as being "one of the most significant albums in the whole fado discography".[5] Um Homem na Cidade evinced a new, innovative style of fado.[6]

Um Homem na Cidade
Studio album by
Released1977
GenreFado
LabelTrova, Polygram
Carlos do Carmo chronology
Uma Canção para a Europa
(1976)
Um Homem na Cidade
(1977)
Dez Fados Vividos
(1978)

The title track became one of do Carmo's most popular hits.[7]

Track listing

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Side A

  1. "Um Homem na Cidade" (Jose Luis Tinoco, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  2. "Cacilheiro" (Paulo de Carvalho, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  3. "Fado do Campo Grande" (Antonio Vitorino de Almeida, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  4. "O Amarelo da Carris" (Jose Luis Tinoco, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  5. "Namorados da Cidade" (Fernando Tordo, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  6. "Nova Feira da Ladra" (Frederico de Brito, J.C. Ary dos Santos)

Side B

  1. "O Homem das Castanhas" (Paulo de Carvalho, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  2. "Rosa da Noite" (Joaquim Luis Gomes, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  3. "Fado Varina" (Moniz Pereira, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  4. "Fado dos Azulejos" (Martinho d'Assuncao, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  5. "Fado da Pouca Sorte" (Fernando Tordo, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
  6. "Balada Para uma Velhinha" (Martinho d'Assuncao, J.C. Ary dos Santos)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Carlos do Carmo – Um Homem Na Cidade". Discogs. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Um Homem Na Cidade". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Elliott, Richard (2010). "Taking Place: the Role of the City in Fado". Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 85–86. doi:10.4324/9781315094175. ISBN 978-1138246867.
  4. ^ "Carlos do Carmo é o primeiro português a conquistar um Grammy". Blitz (in Portuguese). 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ Elliott 2010.
  6. ^ Côrte-Real 1996, p. 164.
  7. ^ "Carlos do Carmo: National Day of Mourning honors the 'Voice of Lisbon' – Portugal". Portuguese American Journal. January 3, 2021.