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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