''Olhar'' (
Portuguese for "''Look''") is the debut album by
Brazil
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ian band
Metrô (not counting their
self-titled album released as A Gota Suspensa in 1983), released in
1985
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by
Epic Records
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. A critically and commercially successful album, ''Olhar'' spawned numerous
hit single
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s which were very popular at the time of their release and are still remembered to this day, such as "
Tudo Pode Mudar", "Cenas Obscenas" (which counted with a guest appearance by
Léo Jaime on guitar and backing vocals), "Johnny Love" (which was included in the soundtrack of
Lael Rodrigues' 1985 film ''
Rock Estrela'', in which the whole line-up of Metrô cameod as themselves) and "
Ti Ti Ti", used as the opening theme of the
eponymous ''telenovela'' which ran from 1985 to 1986. A shorter version of their 1984 hit "
Beat Acelerado" (subtitled "2nd Version") is also included.
The choirs in "Melodix" were provided by the
new wave band
Degradée, in which Metrô's guitarist Alec Haiat's brother Freddy played in. Guilherme Isnard of
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provided backing vocals for "Tudo Pode Mudar".
"Hawaii–Bombay" is a Portuguese-language translation/cover of the eponymous song by
Spanish
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band
Mecano. The Portuguese lyrics were provided by Fernando Naporano, of
Maria Angélica Não Mora Mais Aqui fame.
According to the album's liner notes, "Johnny Love" is a tribute to
French musician
Johnny Hallyday
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.
A special 30-year anniversary re-issue of the album, containing numerous bonus tracks, came out on August 5, 2016 (after one year of delay), through
Warner Music Group
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Virginie Boutaud
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– vocals
*
Daniel "Dany" Roland – drums
* Xavier Leblanc – bass guitar
* Yann Laouenan – keyboards
* Alec Haiat – electric guitar
*
Léo Jaime – electric guitar, backing vocals in "Cenas Obscenas"; electric guitar in "Johnny Love"; backing vocals and electric guitar in "Johnny Love (Alternate Version)"
*
Degradée (Rogério Rego, Tom Marsh, Freddy Haiat, Salvador Rocca, Luiz Marcello) – choir in "Melodix"
* Guilherme Isnard – backing vocals in "Tudo Pode Mudar"
* Luiz Carlos Maluly – production
References
External links
''Olhar'' on Metrô's semi-official website
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1985 debut albums
1980s Portuguese-language albums
Epic Records albums
Metrô (band) albums