| Mel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | MPB, samba | |||
| Length | 28:29 | |||
| Label | PolyGram [1] | |||
| Producer | Perinho Albuquerque, Maria Bethânia [2] | |||
| Maria Bethânia chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Mel is a studio album by Brazilian singer Maria Bethânia, released in 1979. [3]
The New York Times praised the title track, writing that Bethânia "declaims the highly poetic, startlingly sexual words as if singing a national anthem, and yet the song remains sly and infectious." [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mel" | Caetano Veloso, Waly Salomão | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Ela e Eu" | Caetano Veloso | 2:21 |
| 3. | "Cheiro de Amor" | Paulo Sérgio Valle, Ribiero | 2:21 |
| 4. | "Da Cor Brasileira" | Ana Terra | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Loucura" | Lupicínio Rodrigues | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Gota de Sangue" | Ângela Ro Ro | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Grito de Alerta" | Luiz Gonzaga Jr. | 2:30 |
| 8. | "Lábios de Mel" | Waldir Rocha | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Amando Sobre Os Jornais" | Chico Buarque | 2:20 |
| 10. | "Nenhum Verão" | Túlio Mourão | 2:42 |
| 11. | "Infinito Desejo" | Luiz Gonzaga Jr. | 2:45 |
| 12. | "Queda d'Água" | Caetano Veloso | 1:07 |
| Total length: | 28:29 | ||
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