Faluas do Tejo

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Faluas do Tejo
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Studio album by
Madredeus
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)
RecordedFebruary 2004
StudioXangrilá Studios, Lisbon
Genre Folk, world music
Length43:33
Label EMI, Valentim de Carvalho
Producer Pedro Ayres Magalhães
Madredeus chronology
Um Amor Infinito
(2004)
Faluas do Tejo
(2005)
Metafonia
(2008)

Faluas do Tejo (English: "Faluas of the Tagus") is the eighth studio album by Portuguese group Madredeus. It was released on 14 February 2005 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho. [1]

Contents

It is the last Madredeus album with vocalist Teresa Salgueiro and musicians José Peixoto and Fernando Júdice.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Recording

Faluas do Tejo was recorded in February 2004 at the Xangrilá Studios in Lisbon, Portugal, in the same recording sessions as the group's previous album, Um Amor Infinito . The mixing was done at the Garate Studios in San Sebastian, Spain, in March 2004.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Lisboa, Rainha do Mar"Pedro Ayres MagalhãesMagalhães5:07
2."Fado das Dúvidas"MagalhãesMagalhães4:01
3."Adoro Lisboa"MagalhãesFernando Júdice4:57
4."Névoas da Madrugada"José PeixotoPeixoto3:48
5."Faluas do Tejo"MagalhãesMagalhães4:58
6."No Meu Jardim-Sementes à Terra"Carlos Maria TrindadeTrindade3:17
7."O Cais Distante"Rui MachadoPeixoto4:29
8."Na Estrada de Santiago"MagalhãesMagalhães4:32
9."Lá de Fora"TrindadeTrindade4:28
10."O Canto da Saudade (PAM)"MagalhãesMagalhães3:56
Total length:43:33

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's inner notes. [3]

Madredeus

Production

Charts

Weekly charts
ChartPeak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 71
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [6] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [7] 63

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