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Plus (Astrud Gilberto and James Last album)

Plus is a joint studio album by Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto and German composer James Last, released in 1986 by Polydor Records. The album was recorded at different studios in Florida (USA) and Hamburg (Germany). The producers were the artists themselves. In the US, the album was released in 1987 by Verve Records under the title Astrud Gilberto Plus James Last Orchestra with an alternative cover.[4]

Plus
Studio album by
Astrud Gilberto and James Last
ReleasedOctober 1986 (1986-10)
Recorded1986
Studio
Genre
Length42:48
Language
LabelPolydor
Producer
  • Astrud Gilberto
  • James Last
Astrud Gilberto chronology
So & So: Mukai Meets Gilberto
(1982) 		Plus
(1986) 		Live In New York
(1996)
James Last chronology
In Ireland
(1986) 		Plus
(1986) 		Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Critical reception edit

Ron Wynn from AllMusic gave the album three of five stars and noted that "Gilberto still has alluring sound".[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Samba do Soho" (featuring Paulo Jobim)
  • Ronaldo Bastos
  • Paulo Jobim
3:03
2."I'm Nothin' Without You"
4:22
3."Champagne and Caviar"Gilberto3:20
4."Listen to Your Heart" (featuring Ron Last)Ron Last4:30
5."Moonrain" (featuring Paulo Jobim)
  • Bastos
  • Jobim
3:22
6."Caravan"
3:45
7."Amor e Som"Gilberto3:35
8."Saci"
  • Gilberto
  • Jobim
5:28
9."Forgive Me"
4:23
10."With Love (When They Turn On the Light)" (featuring Ron Last)
  • Gilberto
  • James Last
3:14
11."Agua de Beber"
3:43
Total length:42:48

Personnel edit

  • Astrud Gilberto – vocals
  • James Last – arrangement
  • Thomas Eggert – audio engineering, synthesizer
  • Peter Klemt – audio engineering
  • Ron Last – audio engineering, synthesizer
  • Ted Stein – audio engineering
  • Romero Lubambo – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
  • Nicky Sun – backing vocals
  • Pearly Gates – backing vocals
  • Marcelo Gilberto – bass guitar
  • Axel Schönlein – bass guitar
  • Benny Bendorff – bass guitar
  • Uwe Boiko – bass guitar
  • Björn Hängsel – bass trombone
  • Christoph Weiss – cello
  • Joachim Kerwin – cello
  • Michael Streif – cello
  • Thomas Bruder – cello
  • Duduka Fonseca – drums, percussion
  • Terry Jenkins – drums
  • Peter Hesslein – guitar
  • Edson Da Silva – percussion
  • Herbert Bornholdt – percussion
  • Steve Herrick – piano, Rhodes piano
  • Günter Platzek – piano
  • Karl-Hermann Lüer – saxophone, flute
  • Stan Sulzmann – saxophone, flute
  • David Sacks – trombone
  • Detlef Surmann – trombone
  • Ole Holmquist – trombone
  • Bob Coassin – trumpet
  • Bob Lanese – trumpet
  • Derek Watkins – trumpet
  • Hakan Nyqvist – trumpet
  • Anne-Louise Comerford – viola
  • Christine Kaulbach – viola
  • Gerd Gräbnitz – viola
  • Ulrich Schneider – viola
  • Alfred Meichsner – violin
  • Bronislaw Ogiba – violin
  • Christian Brüning – violin
  • Friederike Zumach – violin
  • Martin Lehmann – violin
  • Ralf Caspers – violin
  • Richard Kohnen – violin
  • Sally Ann Yeh – violin
  • Stefan Pintev – violin
  • Susanne Ingwersen – violin
  • Winfried Vögele – violin
  • Wulf Lohbeck – violin

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

Charts edit

Chart performance for Plus
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 42

References edit

  1. ^ a b Astrud Gilberto and James Last (1986). Plus (booklet). Germany: Polydor. 831 123-2.
  2. ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. Astrud Gilberto Plus the James Last Orchestra Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ Astrud Gilberto Plus James Last Orchestra at Discogs. Retrieved 8 June 2023
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Astrud Gilberto / James Last Orchestra – Plus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

External links edit

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