Bora Bora (album)

Bora Bora
Studio album by Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Released February 1988
Recorded 1988
Genre Reggae rock, New Wave, dub, soca
Label EMI
Producer Carlos Savalla, Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Os Paralamas do Sucesso chronology
D
(1987)
Bora Bora
(1988)
Big Bang
(1989)

Bora Bora is the fourth studio album by Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso, being released in February 1988. Characterized by a tropical, Caribbean-esque instrumentation, main hits of the album include "O Beco", "Uns Dias" and "Quase um Segundo". It sold more than 20,000 copies in Europe.

Jamaican reggae deejay Peter Metro (credited under the name Peter Clarke) made a special appearance on this album.

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Length
1. "O Beco" (The Alley) Bi Ribeiro, Herbert Vianna 3:09
2. "Bunda Lê Lê"   Instrumental 2:25
3. "Bora Bora"   Herbert Vianna 4:51
4. "Sanfona" (Accordion) Bi Ribeiro, Herbert Vianna 2:57
5. "Um a Um" (One to One) Edgar Ferreira 3:04
6. "Fingido" (Dissimulated) Herbert Vianna 3:42
7. "Don't Give Me That"   Bi Ribeiro, Herbert Vianna, Peter Clarke 2:59
8. "Uns Dias" (Some Days) Herbert Vianna 4:04
9. "Quase um Segundo" (Almost for a Second) Herbert Vianna 4:37
10. "Dois Elefantes" (Two Elephants) Herbert Vianna 4:37
11. "Três" (Three) Herbert Vianna 2:57
12. "Impressão" (Impression) Bi Ribeiro, João Barone, Herbert Vianna 3:57
13. "O Fundo do Coração" (The Bottom of the Heart) Herbert Vianna 3:02
14. "The Can"   Bi Ribeiro, Herbert Vianna, Peter Clarke 2:55

Personnel

Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Additional musicians