Misplaced Pages

A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
For the album by Rocketship, see Rocketship (band). 1967 studio album by Astrud Gilberto
A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness
Studio album by Astrud Gilberto
Released1967
Recorded20–23 September 1966, New York
GenreBossa nova
Length29:47
LabelVerve
ProducerCreed Taylor
Astrud Gilberto chronology
Look to the Rainbow
(1967) 		A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness
(1967) 		Beach Samba
(1968)
Walter Wanderley chronology
Rain Forest
(1966) 		A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness
(1967) 		Cheganca
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness is an album by Astrud Gilberto and Walter Wanderley, recorded in September 1966.

It was released by Verve Records at the height of the Bossa Nova craze in the United States, and featured the two most popular Bossa Nova musicians at the time: vocalist Astrud Gilberto and organist Walter Wanderley. A 1998 CD reissue added two songs recorded during the same sessions that yielded the album.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Certain Smile"Sammy Fain, Paul Webster1:27
2."A Certain Sadness"Carlos Eduardo Lyra, John Court3:08
3."Nega do Cabelo Duro"Reubens Soares, David Nasser2:18
4."So Nice (Summer Samba)"Marcos Valle, Paulo Valle, Norman Gimbel2:41
5."Você Já Foi à Bahia"Dorival Caymmi2:15
6."Portuguese Washerwoman"André Popp, Roger Antoine Lucchesi1:30
7."Goodbye Sadness (Tristeza)"Haroldo Lobo, Niltinho, Norman Gimbel3:33
8."Call Me"Tony Hatch3:20
9."Here's That Rainy Day"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke2:43
10."Tu Mi Delirio"César Portillo de la Luz3:38
11."It's a Lovely Day Today"Irving Berlin2:39
12."The Sadness of After" (CD bonus track)Edu Lobo, Norman Gimbel2:27
13."Who Needs Forever?" (CD bonus track)Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., Howard Greenfield2:48

Personnel

Technical

Also, João Gilberto (or possibly Marcos Valle) may have played guitar on tracks 2, 7, and 13.

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Astrud Gilberto Discography". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  3. ^ 1998 CD liner notes
Walter Wanderley
Albums
Astrud Gilberto
Discography
Albums
Singles
Other appearanceGetz/Gilberto (1964)
Categories:
A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness Add topic