A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness

A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness
Studio album by Astrud Gilberto and Walter Wanderley
Recorded September 1966
Genre Bossa Nova
Length 29:47
Label Verve
Producer Creed Taylor
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A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness is an album by Astrud Gilberto and Walter Wanderley, recorded in 1966.[2]

It was released by Verve Records at the height of the Bossa Nova craze in the United States, and featured the two most popular Bossa Nova musicians at the time: the singer Gilberto and the organist Wanderley.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "A Certain Smile"   Sammy Fain, Paul Webster 1:27
2. "A Certain Sadness"   Carlos Eduardo Lyra, John Court 3:08
3. "Nega do Cabelo Duro"   Reubens Soares, David Nasser 2:18
4. "So Nice (Summer Samba)"   Marcos Valle, Paulo Valle, Norman Gimbel 2:41
5. "Você Já Foi à Bahia"   Dorival Caymmi 2:15
6. "Portuguese Washerwoman"   André Popp, Roger Antoine Lucchesi 1:30
7. "Goodbye Sadness (Tristeza)"   Edu Lobo, Niltinho, Norman Gimbel 3:33
8. "Call Me"   Tony Hatch 3:20
9. "Here's That Rainy Day"   Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke 2:43
10. "Tu Mi Delirio"   Caesar Portillo de la Luz 3:38
11. "It's a Lovely Day Today"   Irving Berlin 2:39

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Astrud Gilberto Discography". http://www.astrudgilberto.com/discography.htm. Retrieved 07 March 2011. 
Astrud Gilberto
Albums

Getz Au-Go-Go · The Astrud Gilberto Album · The Shadow Of Your Smile · Look To The Rainbow · Beach Samba · A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness · Windy · Canta In Italiano · September 17, 1969 · Gilberto Golden Japanese Album · I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do · Gilberto With Turrentine · Astrud Gilberto Now · That Girl From Ipanema · Astrud Gilberto Plus James Last Orchestra · Live In New York · Temperance · Jungle
Compilations

The Girl From Ipanema · The Very Best of Astrud Gilberto · The Best of Astrud Gilberto · The Essential Astrud Gilberto · The Best of Astrud Gilberto Vol. 2 · Brazilian Mood · This Is Astrud Gilberto · Compact Jazz · The Silver Collection · Verve Jazz Masters 9 · Jazz 'Round Midnight Talkin' Verve · Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour · The Diva Series · Astrud for Lovers · The Very Best of Astrud Gilberto · Non-Stop To Brazil · The Millennium Collection - 20th Century Masters
Singles
Video albums

Festival de Lugano 1985