Televisão
| Televisão | ||||
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| Studio album by Titãs | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, new wave | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Producer | Lulu Santos | |||
| Titãs chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Televisão | ||||
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Televisão (Television) is the second studio album by Brazilian rock band Titãs, released in 1985. It is the first album to feature Charles Gavin on drums, after André Jung's departure.[1] It sold a total of 100,000 copies,[2] but only 25,000 initially, which was considered a "relative failure" by the band.[3] In a 2006 article, vocalist and keyboardist Sérgio Britto commented that tracks such as "Televisão", "Massacre", "Pavimentação" and "Autonomia" hinted the musical direction the band would take in their next album, Cabeça Dinossauro.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Televisão" (Television) | Arnaldo Antunes, Marcelo Fromer and Tony Bellotto | Antunes | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Insensível" (Insensitive) | Sérgio Britto | Britto | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Pavimentação" (Pavement) | Paulo Miklos and Antunes | Miklos | 2:25 |
| 4. | "Dona Nenê" (Mrs. Nenê) | Branco Mello and Ciro Pessoa | Mello | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Pra Dizer Adeus" (To Say Goodbye) | Bellotto and Reis | Reis | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Não Vou Me Adaptar" (I Won't Adapt Myself) | Antunes | Antunes | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Tudo Vai Passar" (Everything Will Pass) | Britto and Fromer | Britto | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Sonho com Você" (I Dream About You) | Mello, Britto and Pessoa | Mello | 3:05 |
| 9. | "O Homem Cinza" (The Grey Man) | Reis | Reis | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Autonomia" (Autonomy) | Miklos, Antunes and Fromer | Miklos | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Massacre" (slaughter) | Britto and Fromer | Miklos, Britto, Mello and Antunes | 1:40 |
Personnel
- Arnaldo Antunes - vocals
- Branco Mello - Vocals
- Nando Reis - Bass, vocals
- Charles Gavin - drums, Timpani
- Sérgio Britto - Keyboards, voice
- Paulo Miklos - Vocals, keyboards in "Não Vou Me Adaptar", "Tudo Vai Passar" and "Insensível", bass in "Pra Dizer Adeus".
- Marcelo Fromer - Rhythm Guitar
- Tony Bellotto - Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Guest performances
- Lulu Santos - Lead guitar in "Pra Dizer Adeus", bass in "Dona Nenê".
- Leo Gandelman - Saxophone in "Televisão" and "Pavimentação".
Singles
"Televisão"
"Televisão" was released as the second single by Titãs in 1985. It would be later used as the credit music for Beyond Citizen Kane. Its chorus refers to someone named Cride - such person did exist; he was Euclides Gomes dos Santos, a close old friend of comedian Ronald Golias.[4] Even though the song was released in 1985, it wasn't until 2014 that he met the band personally, when they performed in his hometown São Carlos - he would die in the next year, at the age of 88.[4]
References
- ↑ Reis, Luiz Felipe; Lichote, Leonardo (20 October 2016). "Peça e livro celebram os 30 anos de ‘Cabeça dinossauro’, dos Titãs". O Globo (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Grupo Globo. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ Titãs biography at Allmusic
- 1 2 Britto, Sérgio (November 2006). "Cabeça Dinossauro". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Grupo Spring de Comunicação.
- 1 2 Moreira, Rene (12 June 2015). "Refrão de música e bordão da TV, Cride morre em São Carlos". O Estado de S. Paulo. Grupo Estado. Retrieved 1 August 2015.