American Songs

Amalia Rodrigues | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Celluloid Records
• ASIN: B00008EWO6
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,754 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #76 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Portugal

Track Listings

1. Who Will Buy?

2. Long Ago (And Far Away)

3. All the Things You Are

4. Blue Moon

5. Summertime

6. The Nearness of You

7. I Can't Begin to Tell You

8. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

Editorial Reviews

Portuguese singer takes on some of her favorite American classics. 8 tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful songs, June 20, 2008

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H. Braverman (Etats Unis) - See all my reviews
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Beautiful rendition of American songs with a super Portugese voice.
Love this recording of a great Fado legend.
Highly recommend this CD.
Huguette

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Vocals, May 11, 2008

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Ava Victoria "songbird" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Songs (Audio CD)

This artist, Amalia Rodrigues is not to be mixed in with the long list of Brazilian singers. Amalia sings in the "mother tongue" of Portugal. It's tender, elegant, and immensely subtle in it's nuances. The Portuguese language is not pronounced the same all over the world. Brazil has it's pronunciation, and Portugal another. This album harks back to something very pure and profound. When she sings in English, it is charming. This is a jewel in a jewel case.

4.0 out of 5 stars ...a voice that will move your heart..., May 29, 2011

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BMOL "Bastiaan Mol" (Rotterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Songs (Audio CD)

I am a longtime fan of Amalia, I own a lot of her records,CDs and DVDs.However: I don`t understand any portuguese language, I`m totally hooked at Amalia`s voice.
Although mostly known as "the absolute diva of Portuguese FADO music , she has also recorded Spanish and Italian songs, which I do not like as much as her fado renditions.But that`s personal . This American songbook album CD , however, I simply looooove.
Amalia obviously had a love-relation with New York and America that one is able to hear in these songs .This CD is really one of my favourite Amalia recordings !