Livro

Livro
Studio album by Caetano Veloso
Released	November 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)
Genre	MPB, Latin music
Length	53:59
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Jaques Morelenbaum, Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso chronology
Fina Estampa Ao Vivo (1994) Livro (1998) Prenda Minha (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	9.0/10[2]

Livro (transl. Book) is an album by Caetano Veloso, released through the record label Nonesuch in 1998.^[3] In 2000, the album earned Veloso the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album and a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year, in addition to winning the Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album.^[I][4]

Track listing

All songs by Veloso, unless noted otherwise.

1. "Os Passistas (Carnaval Dancers)" – 3:23
2. "Livros (Books)" – 4:31
3. "Onde O Rio E Mais Baiano (Where Rio Is Most Bahian)" – 3:22
4. "Manhatã (Para Lulu Santos) (For Lulu Santos)" – 5:17
5. "Doideca" – 3:40
6. "Voce É Minha (You Are Mine)" – 3:44
7. "Um Tom" – 2:29
8. "How Beautiful a Being Could Be" (Moreno Veloso)– 3:27
9. "O Navio Negreiro (The Slave Ship) (Excerto)" (Castro Alves) – 5:17
10. "Não Enche" (Don't Tease Me) – 3:31
11. "Minha Voz, Minha Vida (My Voice, My Life)" – 2:50
12. "Alexandre (Alexander)" – 5:48
13. "Na Baixa Do Sapateiro (In Baixa Do Sapateiro)" (Ary Barroso) – 3:46
14. "Pra Ninguém (For No One)" – 2:59

^{^[I]} The Latin Grammy nomination was shared with Jaques Morelenbaum (producer) and Moogie Canazio (engineer/mixer).

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[5]	Gold	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Caetano Veloso - Livro" Pitchfork review by Brent DiCrescenzo.
3. "Livro". Allmusic. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
4. "Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
5. "Brazilian album certifications – Caetano Veloso – Livro" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.