As Canções de Eu Tu Eles

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As Canções de Eu Tu Eles
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJune 15, 2000
GenreMPB, Latin pop
LabelWarner
ProducerGilberto Gil, Tom Capone[1]
Gilberto Gil chronology
Vira Mundo
(2001)
As Canções de Eu Tu Eles
(2000)
São João Vivo
(2001)

As Canções de Eu Tu Eles (transl.The Songs of Me You Them) is an album released by Brazilian singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil in 2001. The album is the soundtrack for the 2000 film Eu Tu Eles directed by Andrucha Waddington, starred by Regina Casé, Lima Duarte, Stênio Garcia and Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos. Set in Russas, the film is about a countywoman who lives together with her three husbands and two children in the arid backlands of the northeast of Brazil. At the 2000 Cannes Film Festival it earned a "Special Distinction" in the Un Certain Regard section.[2]

Waddington asked Gil to record the album, which also became Gil's tribute to Luiz Gonzaga "The King of the Baião", recording songs previously released by Gonzaga, such as "Assum Preto," "Asa Branca," "Juazeiro," and "Qui Nem Jiló".[3] Gil also wrote songs especially for this movie soundtrack, "As Pegadas do Amor" and "Lamento Sertanejo". The first single released, "Esperando Na Janela", became a hit in Brazil in 2000.[3] There is also a song recorded by Gil on his album Dia Dorim, Noite Neon (1995), "Casinha Feliz", that is recreated and closes the album, which was recorded in ten days.[4]

The album was named by Phillip Jandovský of

Best Brazilian Song and was nominated for Record of the Year.[1][5]

Track listing

This information adapted from

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oia Eu Aqui de Novo"Antônio Barros3:39
2."Baião de Penha"Guio DeMorais, David Nasser4:07
3."Esperando Na Janela"Raimundinho DoAcordion, Targino Godim, Manuca4:20
4."Juazeiro"Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira3:42
5."Ultimo Pau-De-Arara"Corumbá, José Gumarães, Venancio3:20
6."Asa Branca"Gonzaga, Teixeira3:36
7."Qui Nem Jiló"Gonzaga, Teixeira3:24
8."Assum Preto"Gonzaga, Teixeira3:19
9."Pau-De-Arara"Gonzaga, DeMorais3:11
10."A Volta Da Asa Branca"Gonzaga, Zé Dantas4:30
11."O Amor Daqui de Casa"Gilberto Gil2:28
12."As Pegadas Do Amor"Gil3:29
13."Lamento Sertanejo"Dominguinhos, Gil4:20
14."Casinha Feliz"Gil0:32

^[I] The nomination was shared with Vitor Farias, Marcelo Machado and Nas Nuvens (engineers/mixers).

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[7] Platinum 250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^
    National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
    . Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Eu Tu Eles". festival-cannes.com. 2000. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  3. ^
    Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Neder, Alvaro. "Me, You, Them [Brazil] – Album review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  6. Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Gilberto Gil – Eu, Tu, Eles" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 23, 2011.