Água de Beber

"Água de Beber"
Song by Antônio Carlos Jobim from the album The Composer of Desafinado, Plays
Released	1963
Genre	Bossa nova
Language	Portuguese
Length	2:50
Label	Verve
Writer	Vinicius de Moraes
Composer	Antônio Carlos Jobim
Producer	Creed Taylor
The Composer of Desafinado, Plays track listing
"The Girl from Ipanema" "Amor Em Paz" "Água de Beber" "Vivo Sonhando" "O Morro Não Tem Vez" "Insensatez" "Corcovado" "One Note Samba" "Meditation" "Só Danço Samba" "Chega de Saudade" "Desafinado"

"Água de Beber" ("Water to Drink") is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics written by Vinicius de Moraes. The English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel.

Recordings

Vinicius de Moraes - Philips 78 rpm (1961)
Antônio Carlos Jobim - The Composer of Desafinado, Plays (1963)
Astrud Gilberto (with Jobim) - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)
Sérgio Mendes- Herb Alpert Presents (1966)
La Lupe (with Tito Puente) - Tú y Yo (1965)
Frank Sinatra (with Jobim) - Sinatra & Company (1967)
Juan García Esquivel - The Genius of Esquivel (1967)

Al Jarreau - Glow (1976)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981) and Ella A Nice, Pablo, (1971)

Astrud Gilberto (plus James Last and his orchestra) (1986)
Lee Ritenour - A Twist of Jobim (1997, various artists)

Charlie Byrd - My Inspiration: Music of Brazil (1999)
Sophie Milman - Sophie Milman (2004)
Meja - Mellow (2004)
Ana Paula Lopes - Meu (2005)
David Benoit - Full Circle (2006)^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Full Circle overview". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r839671.
^ "Full Circle - David Benoit". Allaboutjazz.com. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/review_print.php?id=22788.

Bet E & Stef - Jazz/Bossa Nova (2002)

See also

List of bossa nova standards