NOSTALGIAS 7

NOSTALGIAS 6

RAPHAEL Y MANUEL ALEJANDRO

 Original released on CD  Sony 886919 90802 2

(ESPAÑA, April 2012)   

Quizás éste sea uno de los discos de Raphael que más expectación ha creado, después del paréntesis de más 28 años - de éxito continuo - pero sin grabar junto a su compositor fetiche o, su “otro sastre”, como el propio Manuel Alejandro se ha definido. Este trabajo, que ambos han querido dedicar a la memoria de Paco Gordillo, el tercer pilar de esta terna de grandes amigos y destacados colaboradores, renueva una brillante relación creativa, surgida desde el inicio de sus respectivas carreras. «Jamás habrás tenido un intérprete que sienta tanta pasión por un tema tuyo», dice Raphael en el video que acompaña la edición española de "El Reencuentro". Y Alejandro  confirma: «El cantante con quien más cómodo me siento, es él». De ahí que en mayo de 2012 el artista eligiera el emblemático Teatro de La Zarzuela para celebrar el acontecimiento y el estreno de este álbum que reúne doce nuevas canciones con letra, música y arreglos de Alejandro. Una producción, diferente a sus otros “trajes” a la medida del artista, por los arreglos y acompañamiento elegido, pero con el inconfundible sello de ambos genios.

ROBERTO CARLOS: O 7º Album

Edição Original em LP CBS 37.525 

(BRASIL, Novembro 1967)

Gravado no estúdio CBS do Rio de Janeiro, entre Agosto e Outubro de 1967. Acompanhamento: membros das bandas Renato e Seus Blue Caps e RC-7, com participação do tecladista Lafayette e acompanhamento da orquestra de cordas e metais CBS. Produzido por Evandro Ribeiro. Técnicos: Ademar e Eugénio. Fotos de Darcy Trigo.

E A Juventude Manda De Novo!

Edição original em LP London/Odeon LLB 1023

(BRASIL, 1967)

O 1º Album dos FEVERS

Edição original em LP London/Odeon LLB 1016

(BRASIL, 1966)

Grupo vocal-instrumental formado no Rio de Janeiro em 1964 e inserido no movimento da Jovem Guarda, estreou oficialmente em 65, nos programas "Hoje É Dia de Rock", da TV Rio, Chacrinha, na TV Excelsior, e Euclides Duarte, na Rádio Mauá. Durante o auge da Jovem Guarda lançaram vários discos e foram muito requisitados em programas de rádio e televisão, festas e bailes. Fizeram também backing vocals para outros artistas como Eduardo Araújo, Roberto e Erasmo Carlos. O grupo continua em plena atividade hoje em dia, consolidando-se como um dos mais longevos do rock brasileiro. 

BONNIE RAITT: Nick Of Time

Original released on LP Capitol C1-91268

(US 1989, March 21)

Prior to "Nick of Time", Bonnie Raitt had been a reliable cult artist, delivering a string of solid records that were moderate successes and usually musically satisfying. From her 1971 debut through 1982's "Green Light", she had a solid streak, but 1986's "Nine Lives" snapped it, falling far short of her usual potential. Therefore, it shouldn't have been a surprise when Raitt decided to craft its follow-up as a major comeback, collaborating with producer Don Was on "Nick of Time". At the time, the pairing seemed a little odd, since he was primarily known for the weird hipster funk of Was (Not Was), but the match turned out to be inspired. Was used Raitt's classic early-'70s records as a blueprint, choosing to update the sound with a smooth, professional production and a batch of excellent contemporary songs. In this context, Raitt flourishes; she never rocks too hard, but there is grit to her singing and playing, even when the surfaces are clean and inviting. And while she only has two original songs here, "Nick of Time" plays like autobiography, which is a testament to the power of the songs, performances, and productions. It was a great comeback album that made for a great story, but the record never would have been a blockbuster success if it wasn't for the music, which is among the finest Raitt ever made. She must have realized this, since "Nick of Time" served as the blueprint for the majority of her '90s albums. (Stephen Erlewine in AllMusic)

BOOKER T. & THE MGs Debut Album

Original released on LP Stax 701

(US, October 1962)

There's not a note or a nuance out of place anywhere on this record, which featured 35 of the most exciting minutes of instrumental music in any category that one could purchase in 1962 (and it's no slouch multiple decades out, either). "I Got a Woman" is the single best indicator of how superb this record is and this band was - listening to this track, it's easy to forget that the song ever had lyrics or ever needed them, Booker T. Jones' organ and Steve Cropper's guitar serving as more-than-adequate substitutes for any singer. Their version of "Twist and Shout" is every bit as satisfying. Even "Mo' Onions," an effort to repeat the success of "Green Onions," doesn't repeat anything from the earlier track except the tempo, and Jones and Cropper both come up with fresh sounds within the same framework. "Behave Yourself" is a beautifully wrought piece of organ-based blues that gives Jones a chance to show off some surprisingly nimble-fingered playing, while "Stranger on the Shore" is transformed into a piece of prime soul music in the group's hands. Just when it seems like the album has turned in all of the surprises in repertory that it could reasonably deliver, it ends with "Comin' Home Baby," a killer jazz piece on which Steve Cropper gets to shine, his guitar suddenly animated around Jones' playing, his quietly trilled notes at the crescendo some of the most elegant guitar heard on an R&B record up to that time. (Bruce Eder in AllMusic)

Love Me, Please Love Me, Sandie

Original released on LP Pye NSPL 18205

(UK, November 1967)

 

The Romantic Trumpet Of ALEX MALAMPRÉ

Original released on LP Liberty LBS 83 301 X 

(GERMANY, 1969) 

RAPHAEL: 20 AÑOS (1964 > 1984)

TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART 2nd Album

Original released on LP A&M LP 143 (mono) / SP 4143 (stereo)

(US, January 1968)

Eres Tú Como El Agua De Mi Fuente...

ORIGINAL RELEASED AS LP NOVOLA LM-1004 

(ESPAÑA, 1973)

The year was 1967 in Bilbao, the Basque Country's largest city, when a group of young students - fans of folk and spiritual music and of the Beatles, like most other students - decided to form a musical group that was first known as Voces y Guitarras (Voices and Guitars). They spent a year performing near home when one fine day they decided to record a demo on cassette and send it by way of a friend to a record company in Madrid. That is how the tape reached the hands of Juan Carlos Calderón, who took an immediate interest in the group and became their producer for more than eleven years. Renamed Mocedades, the group was now on its way to making a remarkable string of hits, including songs such as "Eres Tú", which won second place in the 1973 Eurovision song festival. The following year, "Eres Tú" became a hit in the United States, with heavy rotation on radio and reaching the top ten lists, according to Billboard and Cash Box.

Mocedades started with eight members and has had several changes in personnel over the course of the group's history. The first two albums were recorded by the original eight members: three Uranga sisters and a brother (Amaya, Estíbaliz, Izaskum, and Roberto), the Blanco brothers (Rafaél and Sergio), José Ipiña, and Francisco Panera. At the end of 1970, José Ipiña and Francisco Panera left the group and Javier Garay joined. In 1972 Estíbaliz Uranga, Sergio Blanco, and Rafaél Blanco left Mocedades while José Ipiña returned and Carlos Zubiaga joined. It was with this configuration of the "historic six" of Amaya, Carlos, Izaskum, Javier, José, and Roberto that Mocedades recorded its biggest hits.

Eres tú 
(Letra y música de Juan Carlos Calderón)

Como una promesa, eres tú, eres tú.
Como una mañana de verano.
Como una sonrisa, eres tú, eres tú.
Así, así, eres tú.
Toda mi esperanza, eres tú, eres tú.
Como lluvia fresca en mis manos
como fuerte brisa, eres tú, eres tú.
Así, así, eres tú.
Eres tú como el agua de mi fuente (algo así eres tú)
Eres tú el fuego de mi hogar
Eres tú como el fuego de mi hoguera
Eres tú el trigo de mi pan.
Como mi poema, eres tú, eres tú.
Como una guitarra en la noche,
todo mi horizonte eres tú, eres tú.
Así, así, eres tú.
Eres tú como el agua de mi fuente (algo así eres tú)
Eres tú el fuego de mi hogar
Eres tú como el fuego de mi hoguera
Eres tú el trigo de mi pan.
Eres tú...