I Love Brazil! is a 1977 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by prominent Brazilian musicians Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi, and Antônio Carlos Jobim.
This was Vaughan's first album of bossa nova/MPB, it was followed by Copacabana (1979), and Brazilian Romance (1987). It was also her first album for Pablo Records.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awards the album three and a half stars, saying that "Sarah Vaughan's recordings during the last phase of her magnificent career weren't always up to her usual standards, but this late-'70s set focusing on Brazilian music was a superb exception.... The backing and rhythms weren't Americanized pap, but an accurate reflection of contemporary Brazil's sound at the time."
The album garnered a Grammy nomination.
Track listing
"If You Went Away (Preciso Aprender a Ser Só)" (Ray Gilbert, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 4:25 "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 2:58 "Roses and Roses (Das Rosas)" (Dorival Caymmi, Gilbert) - 3:23 "Empty Faces (Vera Cruz)" (Lani Hall, Milton Nascimento) - 6:26 "I Live to Love You (Morrer de Amor)" (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert) - 3:54 "The Face I Love (Seu Encanto)" (Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, M. Valle) - 3:29 "Courage (Coragem)" (Nascimento, Cootie Williams) - 3:42 "The Day It Rained (Chuva)" (Pedro Camargo, Durval Ferreira, Gilbert) - 4:40 "A Little Tear (Razão de Viver)" (Deodato, Gilbert, P.S. Valle) - 4:07 "Like a Lover (Cantador)" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta) - 4:45 "Bridges (Travessia)" (Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees) - 4:12 "Someone to Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Vocë)" (Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Lees) - 3:26 Tracks 11 and 12 are CD reissue bonus tracks.
Personnel
Sarah Vaughan - vocals
Dorival Caymmi - vocals (3) Milton Nascimento - acoustic guitar, vocals (4,7,11) Dori Caymmi - acoustic guitar, vocals (10) Nelson Angelo - electric guitar (4,7,11) Hélio Delmiro - electric guitar (1-3,6,8-9,12) Danilo Caymmi - flute (4,7,11) Paulo Jobim - flute (4,7,11) Mauricio Einhorn - harmonica (8) Antônio Carlos Jobim - piano (2,12) José Roberto Bertrami - electric piano (1-3,6,8-9), organ (4,7,11) Edson Frederico - orchestration (1-3,5-6,8-9,12), piano (5) Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass (1-2,6,9,12) Claudio Bertrami - acoustic bass (3,8) Novelli - electric bass (4,7,11) Wilson das Neves - drums (1-3,6,8-9,12) Robertinho Silva - (4,7,11) Ariovaldo - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12) Chico Batera - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12) Luna - percussion (12) Marçal - percussion (12) Production Durval Ferreira - creative director Sheldon Marks - design, layout design Norman Granz - design, layout design, liner notes Mário Jorge Bruno - engineer Tamaki Beck - mastering Aloísio de Oliveira - producer