Olhar

Olhar
Studio album by Metrô
Released	1985
Recorded	1984/1985
Genre	New wave, synthpop, synthrock
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Luiz Carlos Maluly
Metrô chronology
Olhar (1985) A Mão de Mao (1987)
Virginie Boutaud chronology
A Gota Suspensa (1983) Olhar (1985) Crime Perfeito (1988)
Singles from Olhar
"Beat Acelerado" Released: 1984 "Cenas Obscenas" Released: 1985 "Ti Ti Ti" Released: 1985 "Tudo Pode Mudar" Released: 1985

Olhar (Portuguese for "Look") is the debut album by Brazilian synthpop band Metrô (not counting their self-titled album released as A Gota Suspensa in 1983), released in 1985 by Epic Records.^[1] A critically and commercially successful album, Olhar spawned numerous hit singles which were very popular at the time of their release and are still remembered to this day, such as "Tudo Pode Mudar", "Cenas Obscenas" (which counted with a guest appearance by Léo Jaime on guitar and backing vocals), "Johnny Love" (which was included in the soundtrack of Lael Rodrigues' 1985 film Rock Estrela, in which the whole line-up of Metrô cameod as themselves) and "Ti Ti Ti", used as the opening theme of the eponymous telenovela which ran from 1985 to 1986.^[2] A shorter version of their 1984 hit "Beat Acelerado" (subtitled "2nd Version") is also included.

The choirs in "Melodix" were provided by the new wave band Degradée, in which Metrô's guitarist Alec Haiat's brother Freddy played in. Guilherme Isnard of Zero provided backing vocals for "Tudo Pode Mudar".

"Hawaii–Bombay" is a Portuguese-language translation/cover of the eponymous song by Spanish band Mecano. The Portuguese lyrics were provided by Fernando Naporano, of Maria Angélica Não Mora Mais Aqui fame.

According to the album's liner notes, "Johnny Love" is a tribute to French musician Johnny Hallyday.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	English title	Length
1.	"Olhar"	Vicente França, Yann Laouenan	Vicente França, Yann Laouenan	Look	4:16
2.	"Cenas Obscenas" (feat. Léo Jaime)	Léo Jaime, Leoni	Alec Haiat, Yann Laouenan	Obscene Scenes	4:22
3.	"Johnny Love"	Alec Haiat, Joe Euthanazia, Yann Laouenan	Alec Haiat, Yann Laouenan		4:51
4.	"Sândalo de Dândi"	Tavinho Paes	Alec Haiat, Yann Laouenan	Dandy's Sandalwood	3:53
5.	"Melodix" (feat. Degradée)	Metrô	Alec Haiat		2:15
6.	"Beat Acelerado" (2nd Version)	Alec Haiat, Vicente França, Yann Laouenan	Vicente França, Yann Laouenan	Fast Beat	1:11
7.	"Tudo Pode Mudar" (feat. Guilherme Isnard)	Joe Euthanazia, Ronaldo Santos	Joe Euthanazia, Ronaldo Santos	Everything Can Change	3:34
8.	"Hawaii–Bombay" (Mecano cover)	José María Cano (adaptation by Fernando Naporano)	José María Cano		3:58
9.	"Solução"	Wagner, Metrô	Alec Haiat	Solution	2:54
10.	"Stabilo"	Ângelo Palumbo	Alec Haiat		3:20
11.	"Que Loucura!"	Yann Laouenan	Alec Haiat, Xavier Leblanc, Yann Laouenan	That's Crazy!	3:21
12.	"Ti Ti Ti"	Rita Lee, Roberto de Carvalho	Rita Lee, Roberto de Carvalho	Chit-Chatter	2:57

• NOTE: Early pressings of the album did not contain the track "Ti Ti Ti", with "Beat Acelerado (2nd Version)" being featured in its place.

Personnel

Metrô

• Virginie Boutaud — vocals
• Daniel "Dany" Roland — drums
• Xavier Leblanc — bass
• Yann Laouenan — keyboards
• Alec Haiat — guitar

Session musicians

• Léo Jaime — guitar, backing vocals in "Cenas Obscenas"; guitar in "Johnny Love"
• Degradée (Rogério Rego, Tom Marsh, Freddy Haiat, Salvador Rocca, Luiz Marcello) — choir in "Melodix"
• Guilherme Isnard — backing vocals in "Tudo Pode Mudar"

Miscellaneous staff

• Luiz Carlos Maluly — production

References

1. Metrô – Biografia (Portuguese)
2. 1985, O Ano em Que o Brasil Recomeçou. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
3. Metrô – "Johnny Love" lyrics (Portuguese)

External links

• Olhar on Metrô's unofficial website