The debut studio album by singer Astrud Gilberto, featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim on guitar and arrangements by Marty Paich, The Astrud Gilberto Album was released by Verve Records in 1965. It peaked at number 41 on the Billboard 200 chart and, in 2017, National Public Radio placed it at number 73 on the "150 Greatest Albums Made by Women" list. The album received a ****½ rating on AllMusic, with reviewer John Bush stating that “her voice was yet more sweet than had been heard previously, and as before, the record featured two strong leaders. As long as intelligent musicians were playing to her strengths (as they do here), the results were splendid.”
Tracklist:
Side One
- Once I Loved 2:10
- Água De Beber 2:16
- (with A. C. Jobim )
- Meditation 2:39
- And Roses And Roses 2:30
- O Morro (Não Tem Vez) 2:55
- How Insensitive 2:45
Side Two
- Dindi 2:40
- Photograph 2:10
- Dreamer 2:00
- Só Tinha De Ser Com Você 2:15
- All That's Left Is To Say Goodbye 3:09
Personnel:
Astrud Gilberto – vocals
Antônio Carlos Jobim – guitar (also vocals on Agua De Beber)
Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
Stu Williamson – trumpet
Milt Bernhart – trombone
João Donato – piano
Joe Mondragon – double bass
Guildhall String Ensemble – ensemble
RECORDING INFORMATION:
Recorded at RCA Studios, Hollywood, California; January 27 & 28, 1965.
Engineer: Dave Hassinger
Record mastered by Rudy Van Gelder
Director of Engineering for MGM:
Val Valentin
Arranged & conducted by Marty Paich
Produced by CREED TAYLOR
