Os Mutantes (album) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Os Mutantes Studio album by Os Mutantes Released June 1968 Recorded December 1967 - January 1968 Genre Tropicalia, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, avant-garde Length 36:30 Label Omplatten/Polydor Producer Manoel Barenbein Os Mutantes chronology Os Mutantes (1968) Mutantes (1969) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating About.com 5/5 stars[1] Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[2] Amazon.com (favorable)[3] Crawdaddy! (favorable)[4]
Os Mutantes is the debut album by the Brazilian tropicalia band Os Mutantes. It was originally released in 1968 and influenced by traditional Brazilian music styles, as well as American and British bands. The album includes a cover of The Mamas & The Papas' "Once Was a Time I Thought", translated into "Tempo no Tempo,"[5] and a cover of "Le premier bonheur du jour," previously recorded by Francoise Hardy.
The album was critically acclaimed around the world, and was put at #12 on Mojo magazine list of "50 Most Out-There Albums of All Time".[6] It appears at number 9 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time.[7] Contents
All songs written and composed by Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sergio Dias except where noted. Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Panis et Circencis" Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso 3:40 2. "A Minha Menina" Jorge Ben 4:45 3. "O Relogio" 3:31 4. "Adeus, Maria Fulo" Sivuca, Humberto Teixeira 3:06 5. "Baby" Caetano Veloso 3:01 6. "Senhor F" 2:35 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 7. "Bat Macumba" Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso 3:10 8. "Le premier bonheur du jour" Franck Gerald, Jean Renard 3:39 9. "Trem Fantasma" Caetano Veloso, Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sergio Dias 3:18 10. "Tempo no Tempo" John Phillips - Version: Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sergio Dias 1:47 11. "Ave Genghis Khan" 3:48 Personnel[8]
Dirceu: drums Jorge Ben: vocals and acoustic guitar (in "A Minha Menina") Dr. Cesar Baptista: vocals (in "Ave, Gengis Khan") Clarisse Leite: piano in "Senhor F" Claudio Baptista: electronics Gilberto Gil: percussion (in "Bat Macumba")