Crickets Sing for Anamaria

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"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" was originally a track from Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto's 1965 album Takin' Verve, and was produced by the Homali Brothers, a Brazilian Latin jazz pop production team. The song was a minor hit in South America, but it became even bigger when the track was re-worked by Brazilian bossa nova musician Marcos Valle in 1967, under the title "Os Grilos" (Portuguese for "The Crickets"), which was featured on his album Samba '68. The song is cited as a popular Latin jazz favourite to this day.

"Crickets Sing for Anamaria"
Single by Emma Bunton
from the album Free Me
B-side(s)	"Eso Beso" "So Nice (Summer Samba)"
Released	31 May 2004 (UK)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop, World
Length	2:46
Label	19
Writer(s)	Marcos Valle Ray Gilbert
Chart positions
#15 (UK)
Emma Bunton singles chronology
"I'll Be There" (2004)	"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (2004)	"Downtown" (2006)
Alternate cover
UK CD 2 cover
Audio sample
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English pop singer Emma Bunton's recording of "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" became the fourth and final single from her second solo album Free Me, released in 2004. Despite its harder beat and grittier sound, the impact of Free Me was beginning to wear off; "Crickets" debuted and peaked at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart, her second single not to reach the top ten (the first being "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight"). It sold 25,000 copies, Bunton's lowest seller to date. However, the single did manage to hit the number one spot on the UK Club Charts. The video for the song was directed by Harvey & Carolyn, who also worked with her on one of her previous videos, Maybe.

[edit] Track listings and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Crickets Sing for Anamaria".

• UK CD 1

1. "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (original radio edit) – 2:46
2. "Eso Beso" – 3:14
3. "So Nice (Summer Samba)" – 3:11
4. "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (Element's Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty Mix) – 4:13

• UK CD 2

1. "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (original radio edit) – 2:46
2. "Maybe" (Latin Mix) – 3:54

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	15
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	46