Abraçaço

Abraçaço
Studio album by Caetano Veloso
Released 2012
Genre MPB, alternative rock
Label Universal Records
Producer Caetano Veloso and BandaCê
Caetano Veloso chronology
Zii e Zie
2009		 Abraçaço
2012

Abraçaço is an album by Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Caetano Veloso, released in 2012 on Universal Records.[1][2][3]

In November 2013, the album won the Latin Grammy of Best Singer-Songwriter Album.[4] The song "Um Abraçaço" was also nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Song. In the following year, a live version of the song "A Bossa Nova é Foda" was nominated for 2014 Latin Grammy's song of the Year and Best Brazilian Song.[5]

The album was elected the best 2012 Brazilian album by Rolling Stone Brasil[6] and "A Bossa Nova é Foda" was considered by the same magazine as the third best Brazilian song of the same year.[7]

Track listing

  1. "A Bossa Nova É Foda" - 3:54
  2. "Um Abraçaço" - 3:50
  3. "Estou Triste" - 5:13
  4. "O Império da Lei" - 4:07
  5. "Quero Ser Justo" - 3:52
  6. "Um Comunista" - 8:33
  7. "Funk Melódico" - 4:38
  8. "Vinco" - 5:40
  9. "Quando o Galo Cantou" - 3:46
  10. "Parabéns" - 3:06
  11. "Gayana" - 4:25

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[8] 15

References

  1. ↑ Crítica: 'Abraçaço' é um 'discaço' no tempo lógico da incerteza. Yahoo!Notícias/Agência O Globo, 30 November 2012
  2. ↑ Abraçaço: O novo álbum de Caetano Veloso. Visto Livre magazine
  3. ↑ Caetano Veloso dá um "abraçaço" à música como prenda de Natal. Público, 17 December 2012
  4. ↑ "Caetano Veloso conquista Grammy Latino de melhor álbum de compositor". Folha de S.Paulo (Grupo Folha). 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nominados - 15a Entrega Anual del Latin Grammy". Latin Grammy Awards official website (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Os Melhores Discos Nacionais de 2012". Rolling Stone Brasil. Spring. 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "As Melhores Músicas Nacionais de 2012". Rolling Stone Brasil. Spring. 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Caetano Veloso – Abraçaço (album)". Hung Medien.
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