''Imunidade Musical'' ( Portuguese for "''Musical Immunity''") is the seventh studio album by

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band

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, released on August 23, 2005 through

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. Following a brief hiatus after the departure of former bandmembers

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, Marcão and

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, it was the band's first release with its new line-up of bassist Heitor Gomes, drummer/

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Pinguim Ruas and guitarist

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, an original founding member who had parted ways with Charlie Brown Jr. in 2001 following the release of their third album, '' Nadando com os Tubarões''. It spawned four

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s, the most noteworthy being "Lutar pelo que É Meu" (used as the theme song of the 13th season of long-running

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''), "Ela Vai Voltar (Todos os Defeitos de uma Mulher Perfeita)" (featured in the 21st season of the soap opera but not included in its soundtrack CD) and " Pra Não Dizer que Não Falei das Flores", a cover of the famous anti-

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song written by

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in the late 1960s. "Aquela Paz" was re-recorded from their 1997 debut ''

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''. Counting with guest appearances by

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group Sacramento MCs and

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n-born musician Osas Destiny (at the time still a member of group Conexão Baixada and credited by his former stage name JamaicaBoy), the album was received positively upon its release, with many praising the new line-up as a "breath of fresh air". It sold over 100,000 copies, receiving a Gold certification by

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. In

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, ''Imunidade Musical'' was nominated for a

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; it was the band's third album to receive a nomination following ''Nadando com os Tubarões'' and ''

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''. The same year, the music video for "Ela Vai Voltar (Todos os Defeitos de uma Mulher Perfeita)" received nominations for the MTV Video Music Brazil award in the "Video of the Year", "Best Rock Video" and "Best Art Direction in a Video" categories; director Leonardo Domingues was nominated in the "Best Direction in a Video" category.

Critical reception

Anderson Nascimento of Galeria Musical gave the album a positive rating of 4 out of 5 stars, praising it as one of the most "complete and inspired" releases by Charlie Brown Jr. but criticizing its length.

Track listing

Personnel

; Charlie Brown Jr. *

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– vocals * Heitor Gomes – bass guitar *

– electric guitar * Pinguim Ruas – drums, beatboxing ; Additional musicians * JamaicaBoy – vocals on "Na Palma da Mão (O Ragga da Baixada)" *

– vocals on "Cada Cabeça Falante Tem sua Tromba de Elefante" * Sacramento MCs – vocals on "Green Goes" * Rick Bonadio – piano on "Senhor do Tempo" and "Dias de Luta, Dias de Glória"

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Imunidade Musical 2005 albums EMI Records albums Charlie Brown Jr. albums Albums produced by Rick Bonadio