Caetano Veloso - Joia (1975)

I'm feeling great showing Loronixers one of the artists that I like most and one of my all time favorites albums. Caetano Veloso released Joia in 1975, just before he came back to Brazil after the UK exile. I had the original vinyl issue of this masterpiece, exactly how it is at the second picture, just the birds. The cover portraying Caetano Veloso nude with his wife and son -- the first one -- was censored, being back further on a CD reissue. I was wondering today how and when I miss my original vinyl. Anyway, this is one of those albums that you will need several times before getting around it and the surprise will never cease. Let's see.

This is Caetano Veloso - Joia (1975), for Philips. Forgive me, it is very hard to review something that you like very much. Joia is quite different from anything you heard before from Caetano discography, everything is reduced, some tracks have only violao accompaniment and others have only voices. Quarteto em Cy is a special guest on track 02 - Gua and personnel features Gilberto Gil, Tutty Moreno, Pena Froes, Altamiro Carrilho, among others. I urge Loronixers to send feedback on this release, one of the records that I like most. Tracks include:

Personnel

Caetano Veloso
(violao, voice)
Gilberto Gil
(violao)
Perinho Albuquerque, Djalma Correia, Eneas Costa, Bira da Silva, Cream Crackers
(percussion)
Jorginho, Franklin, Altamiro Carrilho, Celso, Tuze Abreu
(flute)
Antonio Adolfo
(organ)
Perna Froes
(arrangements, piano)
Moacyr Albuquerque
(bass)
Perinho Albuquerque
(guitar)
As Gatas
(choir)
Eneas Costa
(drums)

Track List

01 - Minha Mulher (Caetano Veloso)
02 - Guá (Perinho Albuquerque / Caetano Veloso) with Quarteto em Cy
03 - Pelos Olhos (Caetano Veloso)
04 - Asa (Caetano Veloso)
05 - Lua Lua Lua Lua (Caetano Veloso)
06 - Canto do Povo de Um Lugar (Caetano Veloso) with Bendegó
07 - Pipoca Moderna (Caetano Veloso / Sebastião Biano)
08 - Jóia (Caetano Veloso)
09 - Help (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
10 - Gravidade (Caetano Veloso)
11 - Tudo Tudo Tudo (Caetano Veloso)
12 - Na Asa do Vento (Luis Vieira / João do Vale)
13 - Escapulário (Caetano Veloso / Oswald de Andrade)