Titãs (album)
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| Studio album by Titãs | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984, at the Áudio Patrulha | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, new wave, reggae fusion | |||
| Length | 34:44 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Group | |||
| Producer | Pena Schmidt | |||
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Titãs is the debut album of Brazilian rock band Titãs. It is the only album to feature André Jung on drums. The album also features Pena Schmidt's (an underground producer known for his bare-bone works) production and some contributions from vocalist Ciro Pessoa, who founded the band but quit it before the release of the album.
Ron Dunbar's classic AOR hit "Patches" was reworked and renamed "Marvin", with a live version featuring on Titãs' 1997 Acústico MTV becoming a hit single. Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come" was also reworked and translated as "Querem Meu Sangue". However, this track would become a success only when performed live with the very Jimmy Cliff in Acústico MTV. Sérgio Britto turned into a Pop song a poem by poet Torquato Neto and that resulted in "Go Back".
A song called "Charles Chacal" (written by Britto and named after Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal) was essayed during the recording sections, but never made it to the album due to the government censorship.[1] It was only recorded once, when the band performed it live at a TV Cultura show called "Fábrica do Som". In 2013, the song was covered by Brazilian band Garotas Suecas, with the guest performance of Paulo Miklos, who commented:[1]
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As a song of ours called "Bichos Escrotos" was not approved by the censorship, we thought "Charles Chacal" would not be allowed either, so we didn't even send it and it ended up kinda forgotten.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Sonífera Ilha" (Sleepy Island) | Branco Mello, Marcelo Fromer, Tony Bellotto, Ciro Pessoa, Carlos Barmack | Paulo Miklos | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Marvin (Patches)" | Ron Dunbar, General Johnson, Nando Reis, Sérgio Britto | Reis | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Babi Índio" | Mello, Pessoa | Mello | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Go Back" | Britto, Torquato Neto | Britto | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Pule" (Jump) | Arnaldo Antunes, Miklos | Miklos, Mello, Reis | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Querem Meu Sangue" (They Want My Blood) | Reis, Jimmy Cliff | Reis | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Mulher Robô" (Robot Woman) | Bellotto | Miklos | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Demais" (Could mean both "too much" and "wonderful") | Antunes | Antunes, Reis | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Toda Cor" (Every Color) | Fromer, Pessoa, Barmack | Mello | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Balada para John e Yoko" | Britto, Lennon–McCartney | Britto | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Seu Interesse" (Your Interest) | Antunes, Miklos | Antunes | 3:11 |
Personnel
- Nando Reis - lead vocals, Bass guitar in "Sonífera Ilha", "Go Back", "Mulher Robot" and "Pule"
- Paulo Miklos - Lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards in "Go back"
- André Jung - drums and percussion
- Arnaldo Antunes - Lead vocals
- Branco Mello - Lead vocals
- Tony Bellotto - Electric guitar, backing vocals
- Sérgio Britto - Lead vocals and keyboards
- Marcelo Fromer - Electric guitar
- Additional personnel
- Alberto Marcicano - Zither in "Demais"
- Eduardo Souto Neto - Arrangement and Conducting of metals in "Querem Meu Sangue" and "Balada Para John e Yoko")
- George Freire Soprano Saxophone in "Marvin"
- Gil and Nono -Trumpet
- Proveta and Baldo - Saxophone
- Ivan - Trombone
