Monday, December 18, 2006

Lucienne Franco - Lucienne e Amor (1962)

This is the end of a hunting that started since the early Loronix days, made possible by visit to Sao Paulo described at the last post. Refer spoke with me about this singer and I could never get a LP to share with Loronixers, now the hunting is over.

Meet, Lucianne Franco - Lucienne e Amor (1962), for the mighty Copacabana. Lucienne Franco was a very famous singer in the late 50's until the mid 60's. She was Ary Barroso favorite interpreter. Lucienne released several singles, EPs and 78 RPMs, this is her second LP out of the three released among 1959 and 1963.

The complete personnel listing is unknown, but what is known so far is good enough to capture your attention: Moacyr Silva is in charge of production and direction, Baden Powell made all the arrangements and plays guitar in several tracks. Let’s see how Lucienne Franco performs here. Tracks include:

01 - Rosa Flor (Baden Powell / Geraldo Vandré)
02 - Pergunte a Você (Luis Antônio)
03 - Encontro Com a Saudade (Billy Blanco / Nilo Queiroz)
04 - Imenso Amor (Luis Bonfá / Maria Helena Toledo)
05 - Dorme Em Paz (Baden Powell / Heloísa Setta)
06 - Folha Caída (Berenice Ramos / Hélio Justo)
07 - Da Rosa Que Nasceu Nosso Amor (Baden Powell / Heloísa Setta)
08 - Sonho de Amor e Paz (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Gosto da Saudade (Ribamar / Orlando Henriques)
10 - Canção de Ninar Meu Bem (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)