Wave (Antônio Carlos Jobim song)

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"Wave"
Song by Antônio Carlos Jobim
from the album Wave
LanguagePortuguese
Released1967
Length2:58
Songwriter(s)Antônio Carlos Jobim
Producer(s)Creed Taylor

"Wave" (also known as "Vou Te Contar" in Portuguese; "I am going to tell you" in English) is a

1967 album of the same name, its English lyrics were written by Jobim himself later that year.[1]

But the version of Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is the first release of the tune, sung by Lani Hall with Mendes on their second album, Equinox, in 1967.

The English lyrics were used on the February 11, 1969, recording by Frank Sinatra, on his 1970 album Sinatra & Company.[2] They were also used by Johnny Mathis in his 1970 Close to You album.

The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone to be the 73rd greatest Brazilian song.[3]

According to The Jazz Discography by Tom Lord, the song has been recorded nearly 500 times by jazz artists.[citation needed]

Notable recordings

References

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  2. ^ allmusic
  3. ^ Cavalcanti, Paulo (2009). "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras - "Wave"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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  5. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Leon Thomas: Precious Energy". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2023.