Elis & Tom

Elis & Tom
Studio album by Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim
Released 1974
Recorded February 22 to March 9, 1974 at MGM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre Bossa Nova
Length 37:46
Label Philips
(Original 1974 LP)
Trama/Universal Music
(30th Anniversary Edition)
Verve Records
(United States release)
Decca
(United Kingdom release)
Producer Aloysio de Oliveira
Elis Regina chronology
Elis
(1974)		 Elis & Tom
(1974)		 Falso Brilhante
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Elis & Tom is a bossa nova album recorded by Brazilian singer Elis Regina and singer/songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim, released in 1974.

Recorded over a 16-day period at MGM Studios in Los Angeles, California, the album was an old wish of Elis, who always wanted to record a full album of Jobim's songs with him - the dream finally became true in 1974, when Elis was celebrating her 10th anniversary as an artist of Philips Records. The label approved the project as a gift for her.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awards the album 4.5 stars and states "This beautiful — and now legendary — recording date between iconic Brazilian vocalist Elis Regina and composer, conductor, and arranger Tom Jobim is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian pop recordings."[2]

It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.[3]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Águas de Março"   Antonio Carlos Jobim 3:32
2. "Pois É"   Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque 1:43
3. "Só Tinha de Ser com Você"   Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveira 3:48
4. "Modinha"   Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes 2:16
5. "Triste"   Antonio Carlos Jobim 2:39
6. "Corcovado"   Antonio Carlos Jobim 3:56
7. "O Que Tinha de Ser"   Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes 1:43
8. "Retrato em Branco e Preto"   Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes 3:03
9. "Brigas, Nunca Mais"   Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes 1:39
10. "Por Toda a Minha Vida"   Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes 2:04
11. "Fotografia"   Antonio Carlos Jobim 2:46
12. "Soneto de Separação"   Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes 2:20
13. "Chovendo na Roseira"   Antonio Carlos Jobim 3:11
14. "Inútil Paisagem"   Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveira 3:08
30th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks (DVD Audio)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
15. "Fotografia (alternative version)"   Antonio Carlos Jobim 4:36
16. "Bonita"   Antonio Carlos Jobim 3:07

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Allender, M. W. B. Allmusic Review: Elis & Tom accessed 23 April 2010
  3. ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da música brasileira" (in Portuguese). Umas Linhas. 2007-12-20. http://grandeabobora.com/rolling-stone-brasil-elege-os-100-melhores-discos-de-musica-brasileira.html. Retrieved 2009-04-20.