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Brasil (The Manhattan Transfer album)






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Brasil
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1987
GenreAdult contemporary, Latin pop, Smooth jazz
Length41:12
LabelAtlantic
ProducerTim Hauser
The Manhattan Transfer chronology
Live
(1987)
Brasil
(1987)
The Offbeat of Avenues
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Musical Express5/10[1]

Brasil was The Manhattan Transfer's tenth studio album. It was released in 1987 on Atlantic Records.

This album was a new foray for the group into Brazilian music. During the recording sessions, they worked with many songwriters, including Ivan Lins, Milton Nascimento, Djavan and Atlantic Records Jazz recording artist Gilberto Gil. After the initial recording sessions, the songs were re-arranged and then fitted with English lyrics.

Awards[edit]

This album won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.

Charts[edit]

The song "Soul Food To Go" reached #25 on Billboard Magazine's Top Adult Contemporary chart. The stop-motion animated music video for "Soul Food To Go" was produced by Will Vinton Studios.[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Soul Food to Go" (Djavan, Doug Fieger) - 5:08
  2. "The Zoo Blues" (Djavan, Doug Fieger) - 3:55
  3. "So You Say" (Djavan, Amanda McBroom) - 4:47
  4. "Capim" (Djavan) - 4:58
  5. "Metropolis" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins, Brock Walsh) - 4:15
  6. "Hear the Voices" (Gilberto Gil, Tracy Mann) - 4:06
  7. "Agua" (Djavan, Brock Walsh) - 5:08
  8. "The Jungle Pioneer" (Márcio Borges, Milton Nascimento, Brock Walsh) - 3:30
  9. "Notes from the Underground" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins, Brock Walsh) - 5:45

Personnel[edit]

The Manhattan Transfer

Musicians and Guests

Production[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[3] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References / Sources[edit]

Specific

  1. ^ Dellar, Fred (2 January 1988). "Manhattan Transfer: Brasil / Sarah Vaughan: Brazilian Romance". New Musical Express. p. 25.
  • ^ Miller, Chuck (October 5, 2011). "K-Chuck Radio: Relax and feel good with a tasty mix of music…". Times Union. Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  • ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 957. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

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