Beach Samba

Beach Samba
Studio album by Astrud Gilberto
Released	1967[1]
Recorded	May 27 – June 30, 1967, New York[1]
Genre	Folk-pop[2] bossa nova[2] samba[2] easy listening[2]
Length	27:38
Label	Verve
Producer	Creed Taylor
Astrud Gilberto chronology
A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness (1965) Beach Samba (1967) Windy (1967)

Beach Samba is a 1967 studio album by Astrud Gilberto, arranged by Eumir Deodato and Don Sebesky.

Beach Samba was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The AllMusic review by Richie Unterberger awarded the album three stars and said that the album was "One of Gilberto's less impressive '60s Verve outings, primarily due to the more pop-oriented song selection...some of the pop choices work well, particularly Tim Hardin's gorgeous 'Misty Roses,'" and praised "Nao Bate O Corocao" saying that it had Gilberto "cutting loose with confident, sassy scats, as she rarely did before or since."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Stay" (Gayle Caldwell) – 2:41
2. "Misty Roses" (Tim Hardin) – 2:36
3. "The Face I Love" (Norman Gimbel, Carlos Pingarilho, Marcos Valle) – 2:06
4. "A Banda (Parade)" (Chico Buarque, Bob Russell) – 2:07
5. "Oba, Oba" (Luiz Bonfá) – 1:59
6. "Canoeiro" (Eumir Deodato) – 1:32
7. "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:25
8. "Bossa Na Praia (Beach Samba)" (Geraldo Cunha, Pery Ribeiro) – 2:48
9. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 2:47
10. "Dia das Rosas (I Think of You)" (Bonfá, Patti Jacob) – 2:21
11. "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" (Steve Boone, John Sebastian) – 2:41
12. "Não Bate O Coração" (Deodato) – 1:35

Personnel

Performance Astrud Gilberto – vocals Marcello Gilberto – vocals on "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" Eumir Deodato – arranger, conductor Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor Ron Carter – double bass Jule Ruggiro Seymour Barab – cello Maurice Bialkin Maurice Brown Charles McCracken George Ricci Harvey Shapiro Alan Shulman Marcos Valle – guitar Grady Tate – drums Ray Alonge – french horn James Buffington Earl Chapin Tony Miranda Toots Thielemans – guitar, harmonica, whistle Barry Galbraith – guitar Margaret Ross – harp George Devens – harpsichord, piano, vibraphone Benny Aronov – harpsichord, piano Alan Douglas – percussion

Jack Jennings Dom Um Romão Warren Bernhardt – piano Wayne Andre – trombone Warren Covington Urbie Green Tony Studd Bernie Glow – trumpet Jimmy Nottingham Ernie Royal Marvin Stamm John Barber – tuba Harold Coletta – viola Richard Dickler Dave Mankovitz David Schwartz Arnold Eidus – violin Harry Katzman Leo Kruczek George Ockner Gene Orloff Phil Bodner – woodwind Bill Hammond Hubert Laws Seldon Powell Stanley Webb

Production

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Jerry Schatzberg – photography
• Chuck Stewart
• Michael Lang – reissue coordination
• Suha Gur – reissue mastering
• Tom "Curly" Ruff
• Aric Lach Morrison – reissue production assistance
• Jon Schapiro
• Jack Anesh – design
• David Krieger
• Peter Pullman – editing
• Brooks Arthur – engineer
• Val Valentin
• Rudy Van Gelder

References

1. Cook, Stephen. "Beach Samba". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
2. 1001 Albums: You Must Hear Before You Die. Octopus. 5 December 2011. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-1-84403-714-8. Retrieved 17 November 2012.