Brazil (The Ritchie Family album)

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Brazil
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Studio album by
Released1975
Recorded Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Disco
Length35:33
Label 20th Century
Producer Jacques Morali
The Ritchie Family chronology
Brazil
(1975)
Arabian Nights
(1976)
Singles from Brazil
  1. "Brazil"
    Released: July 1975
  2. "I Want to Dance with You (Dance with Me)"
    Released: November 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Brazil is the debut studio album recorded by American female vocal trio the Ritchie Family, released in 1975 on the 20th Century label.

Contents

History

The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 13 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Another single, "Dance with Me", had moderate success on the charts.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and Beauris Whitehead, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Peanut Vendor" Marion Sunshine, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Moisés Simons 6:40
2."Frenesi" Alberto Domínguez 8:00
3."Brazil" Ary Barroso, Bob Russell 4:58
Total length:19:38
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Dance with Me"3:35
2."Life Is Fascination"3:05
3."Lady Champagne"2:25
4."Let's Pool"3:50
5."Pinball"3:00
Total length:15:55

Production

Charts

Chart (1975)Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 53
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 26
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
[2]
US
R&B

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US
Dan

[2]
1975"Brazil"11131
"Peanut Vendor" / "Frenesi"4
"I Want to Dance with You (Dance with Me)"847418

References

  1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The Ritchie Family > US Charts at AllMusic . Retrieved 2016-06-26.