Malásia
Malásia is the twelfth album by Brazilian singer and songwriter Djavan released in 1996.
The album opens with the song "O Que foi My Love?", a jazz accelerated ending in the form of blues; "Sêca", which talks about the drought in northeastern jungle; "Nem Um Dia" biggest hit of the album on the radio FM to come to the soundtrack of the telenovela "Por Amor" in 1997, "Não Deu", where as a songwriter Djavan embodies the feminine soul to compose the song, "Deixa O Sol Sair", which is based on samba, "Tenha Calma" which had already been made for over a decade, and performed by Maria Bethânia, and "Não Deu", another with a self-lyrical female. The last three songs are cover versions or versions of other songs: "Coração Leviano" is a remake of a successful samba composer Paulinho da Viola, "Sorri (Smile)" is a remake of the song "Smile" by Charlie Chaplin, and "Correnteza" is a remake of a song by Tom Jobim, Luiz Bonfá partnered with.
Track listing
- Que Foi My Love? (Djavan)
- Seca (Djavan)
- Nem um dia... (Djavan)
- Não Deu... (Djavan)
- Deixa o sol sair (Djavan)
- Tenha calma (Djavan)
- Irmã de Neon (Djavan)
- Cordilheira (Djavan)
- Malásia (Djavan)
- Coração Leviano (Paulinho da Viola)
- Sorri (Smile) (Charles Chaplin/Geoffrey Parsons/John Turner/Version: João de Barro)
- Correnteza (Tom Jobim/Luiz Bonfá)
Credits
- Fingerprint Recorded in the studio (RJ) May–August 1996
- Wizards Studio: Marco Hoffer, Hoffer Marcelo (load), Mark Vicente
- Musical Production Assistant: Paul Calasans
- Assistant Coach: Geraldo Tavares
- Cover and Graphic Coordination: Carlos Nunes
- Photos: Milton Montenegro
- Recording Engineer: Rudy Gama, Enrico de Paoli
- Mixing Engineer: Enrico de Paoli
- Mastering: Ricardo Garcia
- Production and Fittings: Djavan
- Executive Producer: Mara Rabello
- Musicians
- Drums: Carlos Bala
- Bass Arthur Maia
- Flute saxophone Soprano Sax Tenor Sax: Marcelo Martins
- Percussion: Armando Marçal
- Piano and keyboard s: Djavan
- Trumpet Walmir Gil
- Violin: Mariana Isdebski; Rick Amado
- Viola: Jairo Diniz
- Guitar Thumper and Vocal Djavan