Mingos & Os Samurais

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Mingos & Os Samurais
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Studio album by
Rui Veloso
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990 (1990-08-07)
RecordedJanuary–June 1990
StudioPaço d'Arcos Studio, Paço de Arcos
Genre Rock, rock and roll, soft rock
Length79:06
Label EMI - Valentim de Carvalho
Producer Rui Veloso, Carlos Tê
Rui Veloso chronology
Rui Veloso Ao Vivo
(1988)		Mingos & Os Samurais
(1990)		 Auto da Pimenta
(1991)

Mingos & Os Samurais (sometimes spelled Mingos e os Samurais) is the fifth studio album by Portuguese musician Rui Veloso, released on 7 August 1990 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho. [1] [2] It is a concept album that tells the story of a small suburban band during the 1960s and the 1970s.

Contents

It is Veloso's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums of all time in Portugal. The album reached number one in the Portuguese album charts and was at the top for 24 weeks. [3] It was certified 7× platinum by the AFP and sold 280,000 copies by early 1992, [4] which was at that time a sales record for a Portuguese artist. [5] The singles "Não Há Estrelas no Céu" and "A Paixão (Segundo Nicolau da Viola)" were very successful as well.

History

The idea for the album was formed in 1982. After the financial independence achieved from his self-titled 1986 album, Veloso got the means to record a double-album about the life of a small suburban band in the 1960s and the 1970s.

"Não Há Estrelas no Céu" was the last song recorded for the album.

Commercial performance

Mingos & Os Samurais was hugely successful in Portugal. It reached number one in the Portuguese album charts two weeks after its release and was number-one for a total of 24 weeks. [1] [3] It was certified 7× platinum by the AFP and sold 280,000 copies by early 1992. [4]

Legacy

In 2009, Mingos & Os Samurais was ranked the 4th greatest Portuguese album of the 1990s by Portuguese music magazine Blitz. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carlos Tê and Rui Veloso.

Disc 1

No.TitleLength
1."Irmãos de Sangue"3:27
2."O que eu quero ser quando for grande"4:20
3."No dia da Comunhão Solene"3:41
4."O prometido é devido"4:09
5."Não há estrelas no céu"3:22
6."Twist é Sedução I"2:32
7."Conceição"2:34
8."No extremo do Salão"3:54
9."Mago do BIlhar"4:38
10."Sámapatti"3:31
11."Tuna Recreativa"2:51
12."A Gente vai na digressão"3:17
Total length:41:16

Disc 2

No.TitleLength
1."Fio de Beque"3:14
2."Morena de Azul"4:20
3."Psicadélico Desesperado"2:51
4."Zira"4:46
5."Baile de Paróquia"4:53
6."A Paixão (Segundo Nicolau da Viola)"3:46
7."Twist é Sedução II"3:28
8."No dia em que o Meno Rock morreu"2:30
9."Um trolha d'areosa"3:48
10."Embalagem de damas (epilogo)"4:14
Total length:37:50

Charts

Weekly charts
ChartPeak position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)1

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Portugal (AFP) [3] 7× Platinum280,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 Music & Media, vol. 8, issue 2; January 12, 1991.
  2. ↑ "Rui Veloso". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Tenente, Fernando (11 April 1991). "CD Spurs Sales Growth In Portugal" (PDF). Billboard. p. 38. Retrieved 30 September 2020– via World Radio History.
  4. 1 2 Tenente, Fernando (11 April 1992). "CD Spurs Sales Growth in Portugal But Units Decrease 8% From '90" (PDF). Billboard . Retrieved 18 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Roriz, Emanuel (2018-05-03). "Rui Veloso - Carreira a pente fininho". Revista RUA (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. ↑ PÚBLICO. ""Blitz" elege os 25 melhores álbuns portugueses das últimas quatro décadas". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-27.


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