When this current Caetano's package was being prepared, we have been speaking about the selection and Caetano, as always, prepared some surprises that are only revealed to me by the time I receive everything by mail. Caetano said sometimes to be sending a record called "O Melhor de Os Cariocas". I always answered that it was a great choice, having in mind Caetano was sending some sort of compilation as the title suggests.I was wrong, once again. Caetano will read this text with a smile on his face, since he could really knock me down with this album.
Attention, do not let the cover cheat you. This is not a compilation or one of those "The Best of" records, Caetano shows us a career album from us Cariocas, so obscure that I never heard about and probably many fans of Os Cariocas will be really surprised when reaching Loronix.
This is Os Cariocas - O Melhor de Os Cariocas (1958), for Columbia. Little is known about this album, so I will tell what I think we have here. Perhaps this is the first and only Os Cariocas album with English lyrics, not all tunes. You can see beautiful colored letters on cover building the name "Os Cariocas", however, some reviewers and websites takes Severino Filho as the main performer, which is something with a little importance, since Severino Filho is a member of Os Cariocas. There is one thing I'm sure, we should send many thanks to Caetano Rodrigues for sending this album to Loronixers. I know many Os Cariocas fans that will make their day. Thanks Caetano for gathering the "impossible" to our community. Tracks include:
01. Chega de Saudade (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
02. Chá-chá-chá Baiano (Getúlio Macedo)
03. É Gostoso Beijar (Severino Filho / Alberto Paz)
04. Born Too Late (F. Tobias / C. Strouse)
05. Marca na Parede (Ismael Netto / Mário Faccini)
06. Always And Forever (K. Millet / J. Gold)
07. Valsa de Uma Cidade (Ismael Netto / Antônio Maria)
08. Quem É (Oldemar Magalhães / Osmar Navarro)
09. Afinal (Ismael Netto / Luis Bittencourt)
10. Samba Rock (B. Moore / Reg Simpson / J. Bradford)
11. Menina Feia (Oscar Castro Neves / Luvercy Fiorini)
12. Menina (Édson Borges / De Castro)
13. Silhouettes (F. C. Slay Jr. / B. Crewe)
14. Madrugada 3 05 (Ismael Netto / Antônio Maria / Reinaldo Dias Leme)
