Customer Reviews

Girl From Ipanema

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This is not the original Stan Getz version of "Girl from Ipanema" that you are looking for. For that, and for many other fine Astrud Gilberto performances, you must track down a copy of "Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour" which is a greatest hits collection of her sixties work, with good liner notes.

Yikes! What a poor CD. Mostly disco, and bad disco at that. As others have pointed out, if you want the famous bossa nova version of "Girl from Ipanema" with Astrud's singing and the Stan Getz sax solo, try Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour CD. Amazon has it, but don't get confused, apparently in the samples Amazon sampled the 30 seconds of the song with Astrud's husband singing. But trust me, that is the version you're probably looking for. The version of "Girl From Ipanema" on this CD is complete schlock and I have no idea why anyone would want to listen to it. As far as disco goes, I guess this CD is OK if all you want is a steady beat, but it's not very moving.

Now that I got the bad part of this review over with, now for the good part. "The Puppy Song" is Astrud Gilberto at her best, and is a very nice arrangement, not mindlessly fabricated disco. Astrud Gilberto's voice adds an innocent quality to the song that Harry Nilsson's original doesn't convey. I believe this is the only CD with Astrud Gilberto's version of "The Puppy Song". I think this one song is worth the price of the CD, particularly if you can find it at a used, discounted price. Fortunately for those wanting this CD for this fine gem of a song there should be a lot of used CD's available because of disappointed buyers who really wanted the famous version of the title track.

I love Astrud Gilberto & was really looking forward to this CD arriving, but it's some awful butchering. Her voice is the only redeeming aspect, but who can concentrate on that over the disco easy listening? This sounds more like the soundtrack to Fantasy Island.

I think this is the best music! Astrud Gelberto is a singer like no other. I think the song The Girl From Ipanema would win many awards if it came out to day. But, it is a older song and I think that it has been forgotten. It is tragic how it is not the best selling. A song that good deserves some credit. This is a great C.D.and is grea to listen to often.

For the longest, I never knew who sang, "Girl From Ipanema." I've heard many renditions of this song by various jazz artists. I've even heard this song while shopping at the grocery store! ( ^_^ ) Call it nostalgia or whatever, but I like her voice. It's so relaxing. Reminds me of white sandy beaches, crystal clear water, and cloudless skies. Maybe because it's retro. Maybe that's the reason why I like it. I dunno, but whatever it is, I like her voice. ( ^_^ )

I'd heard The Girl from Ipanema (another recording) and decided to purchase it. Should have done my research. This high pitched, strained version hurts the ears. I couldn't get it to the cd store for trade in fast enough.

"The Girl from Ipanema" is definately a must get as its a classic for all Bossa Nova lovers.

I purchased this cd by mistake(since there is(4)Astrud Giberto cd's by the same name!And i had a 2nd on orderand this packed to go back! on the review's of others although i have not recieved my 2nd cdI am so happy i listened to this Yes this copy has a faster pace to itBUT it is Great! it has fast dance mixes along with slow ones, Just right for a party album and Ms.Gilberto's voice is just wonderful on allcut'sWho say's a artist cannot change styles once in a whileI'm sure she was satisfied with the outcome or we would not have it to tear apartand at the price you cannot go wrong I hope my rateing ups the rateings on this cd it deserves it!