I Love Brazil!

I Love Brazil!
Studio album by Sarah Vaughan
Released	1977
Recorded	October 31-November 7, 1977
Genre	Bossa nova, Vocal jazz
Length	54:43
Label	Pablo
Producer	Aloysio de Oliveira
Sarah Vaughan chronology
Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet (1974) I Love Brazil! (1977) How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978)

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).^[1] It was also her first album for Pablo Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album two and a half stars and said that Vaughan's voice was "still in tremendous form" but "few of the performances are all that memorable...this set is really more for fans of contemporary Brazilian music than for jazz collectors".^[1]

The album garnered a Grammy nomination.

Track listing

1. "If You Went Away (Preciso Aprender a Ser Só)" (Ray Gilbert, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sergio Valle) - 4:25
2. "Triste" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 2:58
3. "Roses and Roses (Das Rosas)" (Dorival Caymmi, Gilbert) - 3:23
4. "Empty Faces (Vera Cruz)" (Lani Hall, Milton Nascimento) - 6:26
5. "I Live to Love You (Morrer de Amor)" (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert) - 3:54
6. "The Face I Love (Seu Encanto)" (Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, M. Valle) - 3:29
7. "Courage (Coragem)" (Nascimento, Cootie Williams) - 3:42
8. "The Day It Rained (Chuva)" (Pedro Camargo, Durval Ferreira, Gilbert) - 4:40
9. "A Little Tear (Razão de Viver)" (Deodato, Gilbert, P.S. Valle) - 4:07
10. "Like a Lover (Cantador)" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta) - 4:45
11. "Bridges (Travessia)" (Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees) - 4:12
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.^[3]

Personnel

• Sarah Vaughan - vocals
• Dorival Caymmi - vocals
• Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi - acoustic guitar, vocals
• Nelson Angelo, Hélio Delmiro - electric guitar
• Danilo Caymmi, Paulo Jobim - flute
• Mauricio Einhorn - harmonica, harmonica arrangements
• Antônio Carlos Jobim - piano
• José Roberto Bertrami - arranger, electric piano, organ
• Edson Frederico - arranger, orchestration, piano
• Sergio Barroso, Claudio Bertrami - acoustic bass
• Novelli - electric bass
• Wilson das Neves, Robertinho Silva - drums
• Ariovaldo, Chico Batera, Luna, Marçal - percussion

Production

• Durval Ferreira - creative director
• Sheldon Marks - design, layout design
• Norman Granz - design, layout design, liner notes
• Mário Jorge Bruno - engineer
• Tamaki Beck - mastering
• Aloysio de Oliveira - producer

References

1. "I Love Brazil!". Allmusic. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 199. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "I Love Brazil [Bonus Tracks]". Allmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2012.