Amor Louco

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Amor Louco
Fellini Amor Louco.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1990
(re-released in 2001)
Recorded1989
Genre Post-punk, samba rock
Label Wop-Bop Records (CD re-release by RDS)
Producer R. H. Jackson
Fellini chronology
3 Lugares Diferentes
(1987)
Amor Louco
(1990)
Amanhã É Tarde
(2002)
Cadão Volpato chronology
3 Lugares Diferentes
(1987)
Amor Louco
(1990)
Amanhã É Tarde
(2002)

Amor Louco (Portuguese for Mad Love) is the fourth studio album by Brazilian post-punk band Fellini. It was released on February 15, 1990 by now-defunct independent record label Wop-Bop Records and re-released in CD form in 2001 by another independent label, RDS. It was originally Fellini's last album, due to their break-up in the following year; however, they reunited in 2001 and released another album, Amanhã É Tarde . After his absence from the previous album, Jair Marcos returned as the guitarist, thus having Fellini's original line-up once more.

Contents

Amor Louco is characterized for the diminished "scuzzy" post-punk-esque instrumentation, instead adopting a more light-hearted style reminiscent of samba rock, bossa nova and MPB. It is also their first album to feature lyrics written in English, them being "Chico Buarque Song" and "Love Till the Morning".

The track "LSD" narrates an experience frontman Cadão Volpato had when he used lysergic acid diethylamide. [1] [2] [3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Cadão Volpato; all music is composed by Jair Marcos,Thomas Pappon, Ricardo Salvagni and Cadão Volpato.

No.TitleEnglish titleLength
1."Chico Buarque Song" 4:21
2."Amor Louco"Mad Love2:31
3."Clepsidra"Water Clock3:21
4."Cidade Irmã"Sister City4:29
5."LSD" 3:21
6."Você É Música"You Are Music2:22
7."Love Till the Morning" 4:45
8."Grandes Ilusões"Great Illusions3:41
9."Samba das Luzes"The Lights' Samba4:04
10."Città più Bella"Most Beautiful Town4:51
11."Kandinsky Song" 3:13
12."É o Destino"It's Destiny3:43
13."Aeroporto"Airport2:23

Notes

Personnel

Fellini
Additional personnel
Miscellaneous staff

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