| Fado Curvo | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 May 2003 | |||
| Genre | Fado | |||
| Length | 42:06 | |||
| Label | World Connection, Warner Music Portugal | |||
| Producer | Carlos Maria Trindade | |||
| Mariza chronology | ||||
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Fado Curvo is the second studio album by Portuguese fado singer Mariza, released on 6 May 2003.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| BBC | Positive [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| PopMatters | Positive [4] |
| The Times | [5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
Fado Curvo became Mariza's first album to feature on Billboard's World Albums chart, where it peaked at number 6 in June 2003. [7] The album is a certified quadruple platinum record in Portugal: [8] by December 2004, it had sold 80,000 copies in the country, which awarded the album the double platinum. [9]
Reactions to the album were positive, with critics underlining its experimental nature and the blending of traditional songs with contemporary arrangements and compositions. [10] [11] The great range of emotions expressed in Fado Curvo was noted by critics, that considered it to be a breakaway from one of the old traditions of fado, that is to focus on sadness. [12]
Mike Joyce of The Washington Post said that even listeners not well acquainted with fado would not be indifferent to Mariza's voice, that he qualified as being "a dark, rich, commanding contralto". [11]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Silêncio da Guitarra" (José Luis Gordo/Zé Negro (Fado tradicional)) | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Cavaleiro Monge" (Fernando Pessoa/Mário Pacheco) | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Feira de Castro" (Paulo Abreu Lima/Rui Veloso) | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Vielas de Alfama" (Maximiano de Sousa/Artur Ribeiro) | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Retrato" (Eugénio de Andrade/Tiago Machado) | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Fado Curvo" (Carlos Maria Trindade) | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Menino do Bairro Negro" (José Afonso) | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Caravelas" (Florbela Espanca/Tiago Machado) | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Entre o Rio e a Razão" (Gil do Carmo/Fernando Araújo) | 1:58 |
| 10. | "O Deserto" (Carlos Maria Trindade) | 5:35 |
| 11. | "Primavera" (David Mourão Ferreira/Pedro Rodrigues) | 4:42 |
| 12. | "Anéis do Meu Cabelo" (António Botto/Tiago Machado) | 1:54 |
| Total length: | 42:06 | |
| Chart (2003–2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] | 45 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [14] | 116 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] | 38 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) [16] | 2 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) [17] | 6 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal (AFP) [18] | 6× Platinum | 240,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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