Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Fagner - Quem Viver Chorara (1978)

This is at least an unusual release to Loronix, but I think this album is really worth checking out. There are much of my personal preferences on my decision to make available this really nice record that as far as I could check, never had a CD reissue. Raimundo Fagner, or Fagner, was very important on my background as an amateur musician and if you woke up this morning with an inquisitive mind, this is the right pick to get something really different from everything you have heard before at Loronix. Let's see.

This is Fagner - Quem Viver Chorara (1978), for Columbia, produced and arranged by Fagner. I wrote, "arranged by Fagner" and this is what makes this album a wonderful experience. Quem Viver Chorara is the kind of album that you can listen by the arrangements, very well done by Fagner. On every different spin you make there is new think that you did not realize it was there before. The album opens with Revelacao, a blockbuster that everybody in Brazil will remember at the fist seconds by the amazing guitar of Robertinho de Recife, don't let this first commercial track cheats you, from the second song until the end, everything turns beautiful, professional and very well played by a constellation of musicians in this session. I urge Loronixers to feedback this release. Tracks include:

Personnel



Fagner
(voice, organ, piano, violao, percussion, arrangements)
Chico Batera
(drums, percussion)
Ife, Ozias
(bass)
Manasses
(viola, cavaquinho)
Robertinho de Recife
(guitar)
Dino 7 Cordas
(violao 7 cordas)
Pedro Soler
(guitarra flamenca)
Armandinho
(bandolim)

Track List

01 - Revelação (Clodô / Clésio)
02 - Jura Secreta (Sueli Costa / Abel Silva)
03 - Acalanto Para Um Punhal (Robertinho de Recife / Herman Torres / Fausto Nilo)
04 - Punhal de Prata (Alceu Valença) with Alceu Valença
05 - As Rosas Não Falam (Cartola)
06 - Quem me Levara Sou Eu (Dominguinhos / Manduca)
07 - Pelo Vinho e Pelo Pão (Zé Ramalho)
08 - Cigano (Fagner)
09 - Quem Viver Chorará (Fagner) Instrumental