Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue) [Import]

Caetano Veloso | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 1971
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B00000GAC6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,287 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Little More Blue

2. London London

3. Maria Bethania

4. If You Hold A Stone

5. Shoot Me Dead

6. In The Hot Sun Of A Chris

7. Asa Branca

Editorial Reviews

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Caetano Veloso has the blues, May 8, 2000

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Hugo (Barcelona, Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue) (Audio CD)

I didn't feel like purchasing this album because I didn't imagine Caetano singing in English, but once I heard the wonderful song "Maria Bethânia", I decided to buy it immediatly. Caetano recorded this album in London when he had to run away from Brazil in the early seventies for political reasons. The lyrics of most of the songs, as "A little more blue" or "In the hot sun of a Christmas day" reveal the deep sadness he felt by the fact of being exiled, and the atmosphere of the album is more melancholic than usual. "London, London", one of the sweetest Caetano songs ever, talks of the impression London caused to him. "Maria Bethânia" is dedicated to his younger sister, one of the most inspired female singers in Brazil, who stayed in her country, whom he asks in the refrain: "Maria Bethânia, please send me a letter, I wish things are getting better, Bethânia"; the song finishes with a psychedelic scat which reminds us of his Tropicalia days. I think this is maybe the album in which Caetano speaks more overtly about his feelings and his life, and that makes it very touching. To close the album, Caetano included the Luiz Gonzaga masterpiece "Asa Branca", the only song in portuguese, which he covers magnificently, in a soft, accoustic guitar approach.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Home away from home, May 21, 2005

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Antonio M Vazquezpausa "amvp" (Miami, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue) (Audio CD)

Recorded in London in 1970 during Veloso's exile ,this album contains great gems such A LITTLE MORE BLUE,MARIA BETHANIA and the eventual classic LONDON,LONDON.Caetano turned his SAUDADE(longing)for home into a highly creative work that trascends decades and cultures

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It took me a while, but...., April 19, 2004

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Christopher Carton (Bakersfield, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue) (Audio CD)

This is a really fabulous album. By and large, it is a documenting of Caetano's emotional rollercoaster during his exile from Brazil. Musically, it is a considerable departure from anything Brazilian. This is really about Caetano, his life crisis, and the obvious influence British Isles music was having on his work. This album really bears no similarity to his previous work, regardless of language. The 1969 white album was all over the place, and this album, partly because there are only 7 songs, is more focused. Maria Bethania and Shoot Me Dead are my favorites. There is great similarity with this album and Transa, the follow-up. I know many fans swear by Transa, but right now, I'm leaning on the '71 album as the stronger package. You can't go wrong either way.