Cinema Mudo

Cinema Mudo
Studio album by Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Released	1983
Recorded	EMI Studios, Rio de Janeiro City 1982/1983
Genre	Reggae rock, new wave, ska
Label	EMI
Producer	Marcelo Sussekind
Os Paralamas do Sucesso chronology
Cinema Mudo (1983) O Passo do Lui (1984)

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Cinema Mudo (Portuguese for Silent Film) is the debut album by Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. It was released in 1983 to critical acclaim, selling more than 90,000 copies.

The songs "Vital e a Sua Moto" and "Vovó Ondina É Gente Fina", the two main singles of the album, are homages to Vital Dias (the former drummer of the band) and bassist Bi Ribeiro's grandmother, respectively.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Vital e Sua Moto" (Vital and His Motorcycle)	Herbert Vianna	3:10
2.	"Foi o Mordomo" (The Butler Did It)	Herbert Vianna	3:50
3.	"Cinema Mudo" (Silent Film)	Herbert Vianna	3:49
4.	"Patrulha Noturna" (Night Patrol)	Herbert Vianna	2:53
5.	"Shopstake"	Instrumental	3:00
6.	"Vovó Ondina É Gente Fina" (Granny Ondina Is Cool)	Herbert Vianna	1:59
7.	"O que Eu Não Disse" (What I Did Not Say)	Herbert Vianna, João Barone, Renato Russo	3:37
8.	"Química" (Chemistry)	Renato Russo	3:01
9.	"Encruzilhada" (Intersection)	Herbert Vianna	2:56
10.	"Volúpia" (Lust)	Herbert Vianna	2:36

Personnel

Os Paralamas do Sucesso

• Bi Ribeiro — bass
• Herbert Vianna — guitar, vocals, harpsichord in "Cinema Mudo"
• João Barone — drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Léo Gandelman — metal arrangements in "Volúpia"
• Lulu Santos — slide guitar in "O que Eu Não Disse"
• Ruban — keyboards in "Foi o Mordomo"

References

1. Philip Jandovský. "Cinema Mudo - Os Paralamas do Sucesso". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 December 2011.