Índia is the fourth studio album by Brazilian singer Gal Costa, released on 1973 by Philips Records. Its major hits were "Índia", "Volta" and "Desafinado".[2][3][4]

Índia
Studio album by
Released1973
Studio
GenreMPB
Length38:34
LabelPhilips
ProducerGuilherme Araújo[1]
Gal Costa chronology
-Fa-Tal- Gal a Todo Vapor
(1971)
Índia
(1973)
Cantar
(1974)
Uncensored cover

Music

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Índia is an MPB album, with influences from tropicália,[5] folk, psychedelic, jazz, funk and rock.[6][7]

Artwork

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The artwork depicts Gal Costa semi-nude with indigenous Brazilian vests. It was originally censored by the Brazilian military government, but the full artwork was released by Costa in 2015. She stated in her Instagram: "To our delight, including mine".[8][9]

Release

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The album was released on 1973 by Philips Records, and reissued with the original uncensored cover in 2017, by Mr Bongo Records.[7][10]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Retrospective reviews
(published after 1973)
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [11]
Pitchfork8.5/10[5]
Uncut     [12]

Índia received widespread acclaim by critics.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Índia"José Asunción Flores, Manuel O. Guerrero, José Fortuna6:59
2."Milho Verde"Zeca Afonso, traditional4:29
3."Presente Cotidiano"Luiz Melodia3:03
4."Volta"Lupicínio Rodrigues3:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Relance"Caetano Veloso, Pedro Novis5:06
6."Da Maior Importância"Caetano Veloso5:18
7."Passarinho"Tuzé de Abreu5:35
8."Pontos de Luz"Jards Macalé, Waly Salomão2:48
9."Desafinado"Tom Jobim, Newton Mendonça2:40

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic.[13]

  • Guilherme Araújo — production
  • Edú Mello e Souza — studio directing
  • Luigi Hoffer — technician, mixing
  • Marcus Vinicius — technician, mixing
  • Ary Carvalhaes — mixing
  • Gilberto Gil — musical directing, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
  • Antonio Guerreiro — photograph
  • Waly Salomão — artwork
  • Dominguinhosaccordion
  • Toninho Horta — electric guitar
  • Luiz Alves — contrabass
  • Roberto Silva — drums
  • Chico Batera — percussion and special effects
  • Rogério Duprat — arrangement
  • Arthur Verocai — arrangement ("Pontos de Luz", "Presente Cotidiano")
  • Mario Tavares — strings ("Índia")
  • Tenório Jr. — organ ("Volta")
  • Roberto Menescal — acoustic guitar ("Desafinado")
  • Wagner Tiso — organ ("Pontos de Luz" e "Presente Cotidiano")
  • Chacal — percussion ("Milho Verde")

References

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  1. ^ "Índia (1973) – Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "ÍNDIA – OS ÚLTIMOS AGUDOS DO DESBUNDE DE GAL COSTA" (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 2, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Teca Lima (July 30, 2013). "Gal Costa - Índia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Gal Costa - Índia (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Beta, Andy (July 25, 2017). "Gal Costa: Índia Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Spice, Anton (May 17, 2017). "Gal Costa's Brazilian masterpiece Índia set for long-awaited vinyl reissue". Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Mr Bongo set to reissue Gal Costa's masterpiece Índia on vinyl". May 24, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Foto do álbum "Índia", de Gal, é liberada depois de 40 anos de censura". Glamurama (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. January 10, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  9. ^ "Gal Costa publica foto de disco censurado nos anos 70" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. January 10, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "Sem censura, "Índia", da Gal Costa, ganha nova edição inglesa em vinil". Noize (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 19, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Allmusic review
  12. ^ Dale, Jon (21 July 2023). "Gal Costa – Índia". Uncut. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Índia - Gal Costa - Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 26, 2017.