Samba Esquema Novo

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Samba Esquema Novo
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Studio album by
Released10 January 1963
Genre Bossa nova, samba rock
Length28:47
Label Philips
Producer Armando Pittigliani
Jorge Ben chronology
Samba Esquema Novo
(1963)
Ben É Samba Bom
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Samba Esquema Novo is the 1963 debut album by Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Jorge Ben. It includes the original recording of the international hit "Mas que Nada".

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Release and reception

By the time of the album's release, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo believed it would soon disappear from the stores, just like his previous 78 RPM releases. [3]

In 2007, it was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history. [4] American critic Rodney Taylor wrote of the album: "His first album, which translates to 'New Style Samba,' sets out his ambitions. Spritely, percussive guitar anchors the songs, and Ben's smooth/rough voice puts them across. Horns, percussion and strings color the tunes, but never pull the focus from Ben. 'Mas que Nada' ranks as one of the most popular songs in the world." [5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jorge Ben except where noted

  1. "Mas que Nada" – 3:02
  2. "Tim Dom Dom" – 2:21 (João Mello / Clodoaldo Brito)
  3. "Balança Pema" – 1:29
  4. "Vem Morena" – 1:59
  5. "Chove Chuva" – 3:06
  6. "É Só Sambar" – 2:06
  7. "Rosa, Menina Rosa" – 2:15
  8. "Quero Esquecer Você" – 2:22
  9. "Uála Uálalá" – 2:09
  10. "A Tamba" – 3:04
  11. "Menina Bonita Não Chora" – 2:07
  12. "Por Causa de Você, Menina" – 2:47

Personnel

According to AllMusic: [6]

Charts

Chart performance for Samba Esquema Novo
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [7] 109

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Hull, Tom (May 3, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  3. Leite, Edmundo (31 August 2012). "Alguns discos clássicos já nascem grandes". Acervo Estadão (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. "Os 100 maiores discos da música brasileira" (in Portuguese). Umas Linhas. 2007-12-20. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  5. Hull, Tom (8 December 2012). "December 2012 Notebook". tomhull.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. https://www.allmusic.com/album/samba-esquema-novo-r516276/credits
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