Swing da Cor

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"Swing da Cor"
Daniela Mercury Swing da Cor single cover.jpg
Single by Daniela Mercury featuring Olodum
from the album Daniela Mercury
Released1991
Genre Axé
Length3:38
Label Eldorado
Songwriter(s) Luciano Gomes
Daniela Mercury featuring Olodum singles chronology
"Swing da Cor"
(1991)
"Menino do Pelô"
(1991)

"Swing da Cor" (Portuguese for "Swing of the Color") is a song written by Luciano Gomes and originally recorded in 1991 by the Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury, in her first solo album Daniela Mercury . The song is featuring Olodum, it was released as the first single of the album and made a huge success all over Brazil, reaching No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Brazil.

Contents

Formats and track listings

  1. "Swing da Cor" - 3:35
  2. "Swing da Cor" (Extended Mix) - 5:52
  3. "Swing da Cor" (Club Mix) - 5:01
  1. "Swing da Cor" - 3:35
  2. "Swing da Cor" (Extended Mix) - 5:52

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References

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  2. "Daniela Mercury – Swing Da Cor". Discogs. Retrieved 7 January 2015.