O Canto da Cidade
Encyclopedia
O Canto da Cidade is the second album by Brazil
ian axé
/MPB
singer Daniela Mercury
, released in 1992 in Brazil and on March 23, 1993 in North America
and Europe
through Sony Music.
The album sold over two million copies in Brazil alone (which made Mercury the first artist to receive a double-diamond certification in her country) and was considered by journalist André Domingues one of the best MPB albums ever. O Canto da Cidade is Mercury's album with most number-one songs (four in total; "O Canto da Cidade", "O Mais Belo dos Belos", "Batuque" and "Você Não Entende Nada") and is recognized as the album responsible for taking axé to mainstream audiences in Brazil.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian axé
Axé music
Axé is a popular music genre originating in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil approximately in 1986, fusing different Afro-Caribbean genres, such as Marcha, Reggae, and Calypso. It also includes influences of Afro-Brazilian music such as Frevo, Forró and Carixada. The most important creator of this music...
/MPB
Música Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
singer Daniela Mercury
Daniela Mercury
Daniela Mercury , is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian axé, samba-reggae and MPB singer, songwriter and record producer. Since her breakthrough, Mercury has become one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide...
, released in 1992 in Brazil and on March 23, 1993 in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
through Sony Music.
The album sold over two million copies in Brazil alone (which made Mercury the first artist to receive a double-diamond certification in her country) and was considered by journalist André Domingues one of the best MPB albums ever. O Canto da Cidade is Mercury's album with most number-one songs (four in total; "O Canto da Cidade", "O Mais Belo dos Belos", "Batuque" and "Você Não Entende Nada") and is recognized as the album responsible for taking axé to mainstream audiences in Brazil.
Track listing
- "O Canto da CidadeO Canto da Cidade (song)"O Canto da Cidade" is an axé song co-written and performed by Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury. It is the title track and main single of her second studio album, which was released in 1992...
" (Daniela Mercury, Tote Gira) – 3:22 - "Batuque" (Rey Zulu, Genivaldo Evangelista) – 3:21
- "Você Não Entende Nada" / "Cotidiano" (incidental song) (Caetano VelosoCaetano VelosoCaetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
, Chico BuarqueChico BuarqueFrancisco Buarque de Hollanda , popularly known as Chico Buarque , is a singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet...
) – 3:04 - "Bandidos da América" (Jorge Portugal) – 3:25
- "Geração Perdida" (Daniela Mercury, Ramon Cruz, Toni Augusto) – 4:11
- "Só Pra te Mostrar" (featuring Herbert ViannaHerbert ViannaHerbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist mainly known for his work with rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.- Biography :...
) (Herbert Vianna) – 3:57 - "O Mais Belo dos Belos (A Verdade do Ilê/O Charme da Liberdade)" (Guiguio, Valter Farias, Adailton Poesia) – 3:31
- "Rosa Negra" (Jorge Xaréu) – 3:21
- "Vem Morar Comigo" (Daniela Mercury, Durval Lelys) – 3:35
- "Exótica das Artes" (Armandinho Macedo, Edmundo Caroso) – 3:29
- "Rimas Irmãs" (Carlinhos BrownCarlinhos BrownCarlinhos Brown is a Brazilian musician from Salvador, Bahia. He was born in Candeal Pequeno, a small neighbourhood in the Brotas area of Salvador de Bahia...
) – 3:42 - "Monumento Vivo" (Moraes Moreira, Davi Moraes) – 3:06
Awards
- Prêmio Sharp - Special award for best song ("O Canto da Cidade")
- Prêmio Sharp - Award for best female singer (regional)
Sales and certifications
External links
- About the album in Mercury's official website
- [ A review of the album] at Allmusic