Softly [Import]

Wanda Sá, Wanda De Sah | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rev-Ola
• ASIN: B00028FONS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,135 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hô-Bá-Lá-Lá

2. Sweet Happy Life (Samba de Orfeu)

3. Quiet Nights (Corcovado)

4. Aruanda

5. The Dreamer

6. Só Danço Samba (Jazz 'N' Samba)

7. Once I Loved

8. Who Knows

9. Tem Do

10. With Feeling

11. Agua de Beber

Editorial Reviews

UK remastered reissue for bossa nova pop album by Brazilian vocalist, originally released in 1965, features 11 tracks. Rev-ola. 2004.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bossa Nova At Its Best, August 24, 2004

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F. Hagan (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Softly (Audio CD)

In an age where music can be pirated with relative ease, the odds of certain cherished LP albums ever getting re-mastered are starting to get as likely as a winning lottery ticket. When this reviewer discovered that the smoky voice of the lovely Wanda De Sah and her excellent album "Softly" was finally getting the fine treatment with a new import release, I hit the ceiling. Then I demanded I get to talk about this album. Without artists like Wanda De Sah there might never have been a Pink Martini or a Pepe and the Bottle Blondes. Lounge culture might have suffered.
The Bossa Nova influence over the lounge scene in the 60's is not debatable. The fusion of Brazilian rhythm ideas with contemporary vocals made many artists real names in a burgeoning period of crossover success stories. Wanda de Sah, a real girl from Ipanema, and a talented guitarist of the Bossa sound in her own right, followed the success of her exposure as a featured artist in Sergio Mendes' Brazil '65 ensemble with a solid solo effort in "Softly."
Young fans of the Ultra Lounge series will recognize Wanda's name from several quality recordings that appear on that Grammy winning CD set, but this is the CD to own. With tunes like "Ho Ba La La" and "Samba de Orfeu" the singer's voice both tempts and excites you. This is a well-planned recording, with material from such big name Bossa Nova giants as Tom Jobim, Vinicius, and Carlos Lyra. "So Danco Samba" might be regarded as the best track historically, but there's equal appeal in pieces like "Corcovado" and "Once I Loved." Some of the songs are in English, and the playful, airy, international voice that so impressed Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole's agent is alive and well with digital re-mastering. The Portuguese tracks create a sense of art that modern Bossa artists are always reaching for, and the arrangements of Jack Marshall on this album are endearing to the ears.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of Bossa Nova, June 5, 2003

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F. Hagan (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Softly (Audio CD)

In an age where music can be pirated with relative ease, the odds of certain cherished LP albums ever getting re-mastered are starting to get as likely as a winning lottery ticket. When this reviewer discovered that the smoky voice of the lovely Wanda De Sah and her excellent album "Softly" was finally getting the fine treatment with a new import release, I hit the ceiling. Then I demanded I get to talk about this album. Without artists like Wanda De Sah there might never have been a Pink Martini or a Pepe and the Bottle Blondes. Lounge culture might have suffered.
The Bossa Nova influence over the lounge scene in the 60's is not debatable. The fusion of Brazilian rhythm ideas with contemporary vocals made many artists real names in a burgeoning period of crossover success stories. Wanda de Sah, a real girl from Ipanema, and a talented guitarist of the Bossa sound in her own right, followed the success of her exposure as a featured artist in Sergio Mendes' Brazil '65 ensemble with a solid solo effort in "Softly."
Young fans of the Ultra Lounge series will recognize Wanda's name from several quality recordings that appear on that Grammy winning CD set, but this is the CD to own. With tunes like "Ho Ba La La" and "Samba de Orfeu" the singer's voice both tempts and excites you. This is a well-planned recording, with material from such big name Bossa Nova giants as Tom Jobim, Vinicius, and Carlos Lyra. "So Danco Samba" might be regarded as the best track historically, but there's equal appeal in pieces like "Corcovado" and "Once I Loved." Some of the songs are in English, and the playful, airy, international voice that so impressed Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole's agent is alive and well with digital re-mastering. The Portuguese tracks create a sense of art that modern Bossa artists are always reaching for, and the arrangements of Jack Marshall on this album are endearing to the ears. Pay the price for the import CD and add soft sounds to you lounge collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for a Quiet Evening, March 26, 2010

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Buddie J. Aubrey (TORRANCE, CA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Softly (Audio CD)

I first heard Wanda de Sha when I bought my first Brazil 65. She had one cut on the whole albun and never saw anythig else of hers. Leave it to Amazon to have this great album. Good for a quiet evening with your main squeez.