Chega de Saudade (album)

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Chega de Saudade
Chega de Saudade cover
Studio album by João Gilberto
Released 1959
Recorded 1959
Genre Bossa Nova/Samba/Jazz
Label Odeon
Producer Antonio Carlos Jobim
João Gilberto chronology
- Chega de Saudade
(1959)
O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor
(1960)

Chega de Saudade is the debut album from João Gilberto and is often credited as the first bossa nova album. The title can be translated roughly as "enough longing", though the Portuguese word saudade carries with it more complex meaning.

In 2001, the album was made an inaugural member of the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.[1]

[edit] Track listing

  1. Chega de Saudade (listen)
  2. Lobo Bobo
  3. Brigas Nunca Mais
  4. Hô-bá-lá-lá
  5. Saudade Fez um Samba
  6. Maria Ninguém
  7. Desafinado
  8. Rosa Morena
  9. Morena Boca de Ouro
  10. Bim Bom
  11. Aos Pés da Cruz
  12. É Luxo Só
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