Love, Strings and Jobim

Love, Strings and Jobim is a 1966 album (see 1966 in music) by various Brazilian artists who play new Brazilian songs by various composers. Because Antonio Carlos Jobim is pictured on the cover and mentioned in the title, he has been and continues to be credited to be the performing artist on the album. Jobim does not appear on the album except as a composer.^[2] The original Brazilian title of this album is "Tom Jobim Apresenta" and it appeared on the Elenco label.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Eu Preciso de Você" ("Hurry Up and Love Me") (Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio Oliveira) –2:21
2. "Preciso Aprender a Ser Só" ("If You Went Away") (Gilbert, Marcos Valle) –3:09
3. "Seu Encanto" ("The Face I Love") (Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, Valle) –2:13
4. "Tristeza de Nós Dois" ("The Sigh of You") (Bebeto, Durval Ferreira, Gilbert, Valentino Mauricio) –3:17
5. "Razão de Viver" ("Tears") (Eumir Deodato) –2:44
6. "Berimbau" (Vinicius de Moraes, Gilbert, Baden Powell de Aquino) –3:26
7. "Samba Torto" ("Pardon My English") (Gilbert, Jobim, Oliveira) –1:57
8. "Chuva" ("Rain") (Carargo, Ferreira, Gilbert) –2:18
9. "Você" ("You") (Roberto Menescal) –2:15
10. "Imagem" ("Image") (Luiz Eça, Gilbert, Oliveira) –1:35
11. "Morrer de Amor" ("I Live to Love You") (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert) –2:55
12. "A Morte de Um Deus de Sal" ("Neptune's Hep Tune") (Ronaldo Bôscoli, Gilbert, Menescal) –2:13

Personnel

• Lindolpho Gaya − arranger, conductor
• Eumir Deodato – arranger, piano
• Edson Machado – drums
• Sérgio Barroso − bass
• Oscar Castro-Neves − acoustic guitar
• Mauricio Einhorn − harmonica
• Jorge Ferreira da Silva − alto sax, flute

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