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Amoroso
Studio album by
João Gilberto
Released1977
Recorded1976
GenreBossa nova
Length44:48
72:51 (CD Rerelease, combined with Brasil)
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerHelen Keane, Tommy LiPuma
João Gilberto chronology
Getz/Gilberto '76
(1976) 		Amoroso
(1977) 		João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Amoroso (Italian pronunciation: [amoˈroːzo]) is an album by João Gilberto, released in 1977.[2] It is an album that uses an orchestral arrangement to produce the Brazilian sound of bossa nova. The album features Gilberto on vocals and guitar, backed by a large, but not overpowering, arrangement. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance".[3]

Track listing

  1. "'S Wonderful"
  2. "Estate"
  3. "Tin Tin Por Tin Tin"
  4. "Besame Mucho"
  5. "Wave"
  6. "Caminhos Cruzados"
  7. "Triste"
  8. "Zingaro"

The latter four songs were written and composed by fellow bossa nova legend Antônio Carlos Jobim and adapted by Gilberto. The string section was arranged by Claus Ogerman.

CD Rerelease with "Brasil"

The compact disc re-release of the album is paired on a single disc with the 1981 album Brasil, with the Amoroso cover and the tiles of both albums.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Amoroso/Brasil Review by Scott Yanow". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ McCann, Bryan (2018). João Gilberto and Stan Getz's Getz/Gilberto. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 123.
  3. ^ "João Gilberto". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 12 March 2024.


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