Elis & Tom is a bossa nova album, released in 1974, recorded by Brazilian singer Elis Regina and singer-songwriter Antônio Carlos Jobim.
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | February 22 - March 9, 1974 | |||
| Studio | MGM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States | |||
| Genre | Bossa nova | |||
| Length | 37:46 | |||
| Label | Philips (Original 1974 LP) Trama/Universal Music (30th Anniversary Edition) Verve Records (United States release) Decca (United Kingdom release) | |||
| Producer | Aloysio de Oliveira (Original 1974 edition) Cesar Camargo Mariano (30th Anniversary Edition) | |||
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| Antônio Carlos Jobim chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Recorded over a 16-day period at MGM Studios in Los Angeles, California, the album was an old wish of Regina, who always wanted to record a full album of Jobim's songs with him. This finally came true in 1974, when Elis was celebrating her 10th anniversary as an artist of Philips Records. The label approved the project as a gift for her.
In 2004, the 30th anniversary of the initial release, a remastered special edition was released on DVD Audio which included a 5.1 multi-channel surround mix from the original master tapes.[2]
The production and recording of this album are depicted in the 2022 documentary film Elis & Tom, Só Tinha de Ser com Você, by Roberto de Oliveira and Nelson Motta.[3]
Reception edit
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awards the album 4.5 stars and states that "This beautiful — and now legendary — recording date between iconic Brazilian vocalist Elis Regina and composer, conductor, and arranger Tom Jobim is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian pop recordings."[4]
It was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Brazilian albums of all time.[5] The album was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007.[6] On September 2012 it was voted by the audience of Radio Eldorado FM, of Estadao.com and of Caderno C2+Música (both the latter belong to newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo) as the fourth-best Brazilian album ever.[7]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Águas de março" | Antônio Carlos Jobim | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Pois É" | Jobim, Chico Buarque | 1:43 |
| 3. | "Só Tinha de Ser com Você" | Jobim, Aloísio de Oliveira | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Modinha" | Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes | 2:16 |
| 5. | "Triste" | Jobim | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Corcovado" | Jobim | 3:56 |
| 7. | "O Que Tinha de Ser" | Jobim, de Moraes | 1:43 |
| 8. | "Retrato Em Branco E Preto" | Jobim, Buarque | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Brigas, Nunca Mais" | Jobim, de Moraes | 1:39 |
| 10. | "Por Toda a Minha Vida" | Jobim, de Moraes | 2:04 |
| 11. | "Fotografia" | Jobim | 2:46 |
| 12. | "Soneto de Separação" | Jobim, de Moraes | 2:20 |
| 13. | "Chovendo na Roseira" | Jobim | 3:11 |
| 14. | "Inútil Paisagem" | Jobim, de Oliveira | 3:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Fotografia" (alternative version) | Jobim | 4:36 |
| 16. | "Bonita" | Jobim | 3:07 |
Personnel edit
- Elis Regina - vocals
- Antônio Carlos Jobim - vocals (1, 6, 12, 14), piano (4, 6–8, 11–14), arrangement (4), guitar (6)
- César Camargo Mariano - piano (1, 2, 5), electric piano (3, 9, 11, 13), arrangements (except 4)
- Hélio Delmiro - guitar (1, 3, 9), electric guitar (2, 5, 11)
- Oscar Castro-Neves - guitar (1-3, 5, 9, 13)
- Luizão Maia - bass (1-3, 5, 9, 11, 13)
- Paulo Braga - drums (1-3, 5, 9, 11, 13)
- Bill Hitchcock - conductor of string section (1, 6, 8, 10,12)
- Hubert Laws and Jerome Richardson - flute (1, 5, 6, 13; uncredited)[8]
- Chico Batera - percussion (11)
References edit
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Trama Catalog
- ^ "Elis & Tom, Só Tinha de Ser com Você". Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ Allender, M. W. B. Allmusic Review: Elis & Tom accessed 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Rolling Stone's Top 100 Brazilian Albums" (in Portuguese). Rate Your Music. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ "Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". Latin Grammy Award. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. 2007. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ Bomfim, Emanuel (7 September 2012). "'Ventura' é eleito o melhor disco brasileiro de todos os tempos". Combate Rock (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Ramiro Zwersch, "Encontro de Gênios", Jornal da Tarde, August 25, 2004.