''Canção do Amor Demais'' is 1958 album by

Elizete Cardoso Elizeth Moreira Cardoso (sometimes listed as Elisete Cardoso) (July 16, 1920 – May 7, 1990), was a singer and actress of great renown in Brazil. Biography Cardoso was born in Rio de Janeiro; her father was a serenader who played guitar, a ...

. It is often considered the first bossa nova

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, and contains the first recordings of

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's guitar beat, which would go on to become a staple of bossa nova. Gilberto played guitar on "Chega de Saudade" and "Outra Vez". The music was composed by

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and

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. Despite its historical importance, and although it was noticed by prominent people in the recording industry, the album's commercial impact was limited. It was released on the small Festa label, which had previously primarily made recordings featuring spoken poetry, and only two thousand copies were initially pressed. Cardoso, already recognized as one of

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's best-ever singers, was never identified as a bossa singer, although she would be featured on the legendary

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soundtrack, another bossa landmark. The album was listed by ''

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Brazil'' as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.

Track listing

Chega de Saudade "Chega de Saudade" (), also known as "No More Blues", is a bossa nova jazz standard. It is often considered to be the first bossa nova song to be recorded. Like "The Girl from Ipanema", the music for "Chega de Saudade" was composed by Antônio Ca ...

#Serenata do Adeus #As Praias Desertas #Caminho de Pedra #Luciana #Janelas Abertas #Eu Não Existo Sem Você #Outra Vez #Medo de Amar # Estrada Branca #Vida Bela #Modinha #Canção do Amor Demais Tracks #2 and #9 by Vinicius de Moraes, #3 and #8 by Tom Jobim. All other tracks by Tom Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes.

Performer credits

*Elizete Cardoso - vocal *Antonio Carlos Jobim - arrangements, direction, and piano *João Gilberto - guitar *Irany Pinto - violin and conductor *Nicolino Copia (Copinha) - flute *Gaúcho & Maciel - trombones *Herbert - trumpet *Vidal - bass *Juquinha - drums *Seven violins, two violas, and two cellos, unidentified *J. Gilberto, A.C. Jobim, and Walter Santos - chorus on "Chega de Saudade"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cancao Do Amor Demais 1958 albums Elizete Cardoso albums Portuguese-language albums