O Canto Da Cidade [Import]

Daniela Mercury | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1993)
• Original Release Date: June 3, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony Bmg Europe
• ASIN: B000002DN9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,740 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. O Canto da Cidade

2. Batuque

3. Você Não Entende Nada/Cotidiano [Música Incidental]

4. Bandidos da América

5. Geracão Perdida

6. Só Pra Te Mostrar

7. O Mais Belo Dos Belos (A Verdade Do Ilê/O Charme da Liberdade)

8. Rosa Negra

9. Vem Morar Comigo

10. Exótica das Artes

11. Rimas Irmãs

12. Monumento Vivo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and yet sweet, December 13, 2001

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Rhys Hughes (Swansea, Wales, Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: O Canto Da Cidade (Audio CD)

I agree that this album isn't Daniela's best album. All the same, it's still brilliant. Brazilians can often be heard lamenting the 'decline' of wonderful Brazilian music, but Daniela Mercury proves that this pessimism is unjustified. Brazilian football might be in decline, but Brazilian music isn't! I think that Daniela Mercury is one of the best singers Brazil has produced since Elis Regina. Yes, she really is that good! And like all Brazilian music, the combination of driving, complex rhythm and haunting, sensuous melody is remarkable and invigorating. Saying that this album isn't as good as her others is like saying that sapphires aren't as good as rubies, diamonds and emeralds -- all are very good! I don't believe that Daniela could ever produce something which isn't fantastic. She is a marvellous talent. I love her. When she breaks through into the US and British markets, she will blow everybody else off the stage.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If only Brazil had the resources..., September 21, 2000

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angelica de la luz (curvaspeligrosas.com) - See all my reviews

This review is from: O Canto Da Cidade (Audio CD)

This album is OTIMO! It's very Bahia, expressive and full of infectious Brazilian energy. In response to a previous critic's review regarding the "cheezy" sound of this recording, while the sound of this album does no justice for Daniela Mercury's voice AO VIVO (live), it is still a fine demonstration of her incredible talent and charisma. A must-have.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not the best example of her capabilities, March 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: O Canto Da Cidade (Audio CD)

Daniela Mercury, "La Mercury", the queen of Axé music is a chart-buster in Brazil, but this isn't her best album. It seems to have had a lower budget, being earlier. The instrumentation on some numbers is downright cheesy. For the best taste of her capabilities, I'd recommend "Arroz e Feijão"; it's got a better variety of styles, better musical arrangements, etc.