O Passo do Lui

O Passo do Lui
Studio album by Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Released 1984
Recorded July 1984
Genre Reggae rock, new wave, ska
Label EMI
Producer Marcelo Sussekind, Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Os Paralamas do Sucesso chronology

Cinema Mudo
(1983)		 O Passo do Lui
(1984)		 Selvagem?
(1986)
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O Passo do Lui (Portuguese for Lui's Step) is the second studio album by Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. It was released in 1984, and it was the album that increased the Paralamas' popularity all over Brazil, with hits such as "Ska", "Meu Erro", "Me Liga" and "Romance Ideal". The album's name is a homage to Lui, a friend of the Paralamas who, according to them, is a good dancer. Lui is also depicted on the front cover.

Track listing

Side One
No. TitleLyrics Length
1. "Óculos" (Glasses)Herbert Vianna 3:40
2. "Meu Erro" (My Mistake)Herbert Vianna 3:28
3. "Fui Eu" (It Was Me)Herbert Vianna 3:52
4. "Romance Ideal" (Ideal Romance)Martim Cardoso, Herbert Vianna 4:10
5. "Ska"  Herbert Vianna 2:29
Side Two
No. TitleLyrics Length
6. "Mensagem de Amor" (Love Message)Herbert Vianna 4:18
7. "Me Liga" (Call Me)Herbert Vianna 3:49
8. "Assaltaram a Gramática (featuring Lulu Santos and Scarlet Moon)" (The Grammar Was Assaulted)Lulu Santos, Waly Salomão 2:52
9. "Menino e Menina" (Boy and Girl)Herbert Vianna 3:55
10. "O Passo do Lui" (Lui's Step)Instrumental 2:19

Personnel

Os Paralamas do Sucesso

Additional musicians

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References

  1. ↑ Philip Jandovský. "O Passo do Lui - Os Paralamas do Sucesso". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ↑ O Passo do Lui (Media notes). Os Paralamas do Sucesso. Rio de Janeiro: EMI. 1984.