Índia is the fourth studio album by Brazilian singer Gal Costa, released on 1973 by Philips Records. Its major hits were "Índia", "Volta" and "Desafinado".[2][3][4]
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| Released | 1973 | |||
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| Genre | MPB | |||
| Length | 38:34 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Guilherme Araújo[1] | |||
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Music
editÍndia is an MPB album, with influences from tropicália,[5] folk, psychedelic, jazz, funk and rock.[6][7]
Artwork
editThe artwork depicts Gal Costa semi-nude with indigenous Brazilian vests. It was originally censored by the Brazilian military government, but the full artwork was released by Costa in 2015. She stated in her Instagram: "To our delight, including mine".[8][9]
Release
editThe album was released on 1973 by Philips Records, and reissued with the original uncensored cover in 2017, by Mr Bongo Records.[7][10]
Reception
edit| Retrospective reviews(published after 1973) | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [11] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[5] |
| Uncut |  [12] |
Índia received widespread acclaim by critics.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Índia" | José Asunción Flores, Manuel O. Guerrero, José Fortuna | 6:59 |
| 2. | "Milho Verde" | Zeca Afonso, traditional | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Presente Cotidiano" | Luiz Melodia | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Volta" | Lupicínio Rodrigues | 3:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Relance" | Caetano Veloso, Pedro Novis | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Da Maior Importância" | Caetano Veloso | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Passarinho" | Tuzé de Abreu | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Pontos de Luz" | Jards Macalé, Waly Salomão | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Desafinado" | Tom Jobim, Newton Mendonça | 2:40 |
Personnel
edit- Guilherme Araújo — production
- Edú Mello e Souza — studio directing
- Luigi Hoffer — technician, mixing
- Marcus Vinicius — technician, mixing
- Ary Carvalhaes — mixing
- Gilberto Gil — musical directing, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Antonio Guerreiro — photograph
- Waly Salomão — artwork
- Dominguinhos — accordion
- Toninho Horta — electric guitar
- Luiz Alves — contrabass
- Roberto Silva — drums
- Chico Batera — percussion and special effects
- Rogério Duprat — arrangement
- Arthur Verocai — arrangement ("Pontos de Luz", "Presente Cotidiano")
- Mario Tavares — strings ("Índia")
- Tenório Jr. — organ ("Volta")
- Roberto Menescal — acoustic guitar ("Desafinado")
- Wagner Tiso — organ ("Pontos de Luz" e "Presente Cotidiano")
- Chacal — percussion ("Milho Verde")
References
edit- ^ "Índia (1973) – Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "ÍNDIA – OS ÚLTIMOS AGUDOS DO DESBUNDE DE GAL COSTA" (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 2, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ Teca Lima (July 30, 2013). "Gal Costa - Índia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "Gal Costa - Índia (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ a b Beta, Andy (July 25, 2017). "Gal Costa: Índia Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Spice, Anton (May 17, 2017). "Gal Costa's Brazilian masterpiece Índia set for long-awaited vinyl reissue". Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Mr Bongo set to reissue Gal Costa's masterpiece Índia on vinyl". May 24, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Foto do álbum "Índia", de Gal, é liberada depois de 40 anos de censura". Glamurama (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. January 10, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Gal Costa publica foto de disco censurado nos anos 70" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. January 10, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Sem censura, "Índia", da Gal Costa, ganha nova edição inglesa em vinil". Noize (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 19, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Dale, Jon (21 July 2023). "Gal Costa – Índia". Uncut. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Índia - Gal Costa - Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 26, 2017.