Passos no Escuro

Passos no Escuro
EP by Zero
Released	1985
Genre	Post-punk, new wave
Label	EMI
Producer	Maurício Valladares, Zero
Zero chronology
Passos no Escuro (1985) Carne Humana (1987)

Passos no Escuro (Portuguese for "Footsteps in the Dark") is an extended play by the Brazilian rock band Zero. It came out in 1985 by EMI.

The EP was a massive commercial success, to the point of receiving a Gold Certification by ABPD,^[1] and spawned the hit singles "Formosa" and "Agora Eu Sei"; the latter counted with a guest appearance by RPM vocalist Paulo Ricardo on backing vocals. Music videos would also be made for those tracks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Cada Fio, um Sonho" (Each String, a Dream)	Freddy Haiat, Guilherme Isnard, Rick Villas-Boas	4:13
2.	"Agora Eu Sei" (Now I Know — feat. Paulo Ricardo)	Freddy Haiat, Guilherme Isnard	4:44
3.	"Formosa" (Beautiful)	Eduardo Amarante, Freddy Haiat, Guilherme Isnard	4:21
4.	"Os Olhos Falam" (The Eyes Speak)	Beto Birger, Cláudio Souza, Fabio Golfetti, Guilherme Isnard, Nelson Coelho	3:58
5.	"Passos no Escuro" (Footsteps in the Dark)	Beto Birger, Guilherme Isnard, Rick Villas-Boas	4:03
6.	"Quero te Contar" (I Want to Tell You)	Eduardo Amarante, Freddy Haiat, Guilherme Isnard	4:24

Personnel

Zero

• Guilherme Isnard — vocals, alto sax (on tracks 1, 2 and 4)
• Eduardo Amarante — guitars
• Athos Costa — drums
• Ricardo "Rick" Villas-Boas — bass
• Alfred "Freddy" Haiat — keyboard

Guest musician

• Paulo Ricardo — backing vocals (on track 2)

Miscellaneous staff

• Maurício Valladares — production
• José Celso — mixing
• Guilherme Isnard — cover art

References

1. Ricardo Alexandre (2002). "Dias de Luta: O Rock e o Brasil dos Anos 80" (in Portuguese). Google Books. Retrieved April 26, 2013.

External links

• Passos no Escuro at Discogs