Os Mutantes (album)

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Os Mutantes
Studio album by Os Mutantes
Released June 1968
Recorded December 1967 - January 1968
Genre Tropicália, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, avant-garde
Length 36:30
Label Omplatten/Polydor
Producer Manoel Barenbein
Os Mutantes chronology
Os Mutantes
(1968)
Mutantes
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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About.com 5/5 stars....[1]
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars....[2]
Amazon.com (favorable)[3]
Crawdaddy! (favorable)[4]

Os Mutantes is the debut album by the Brazilian tropicalia band Os Mutantes. It was originally released in 1968 and influenced by traditional Brazilian music styles, as well as American and British bands. The disc includes many hits, such as "Panis et circenses", "Baby" and "Ave, Gengis Khan"[5].

The album was successful around the world, being considered one of the 50 most experimental albums in history[citation needed]. It appears at number 9 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time[6].

[edit] Track listing[5]

# Title Songwriters Length
1. "Panis et circenses" Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso 3:40
2. "A minha menina" Jorge Ben 4:45
3. "O relógio" Mutantes 3:31
4. "Adeus, Maria Fulô" Sivuca, Humberto Teixeira 3:06
5. "Baby" Caetano Veloso 3:02
6. "Senhor F" Mutantes 2:35
7. "Bat macumba" Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso 3:10
8. "Le premier bonheur du jour" Jean Gaston Renard, Frank Gerald 3:39
9. "Trem fantasma" Caetano Veloso, Mutantes 3:18
10. "Tempo no tempo (Once was a time I thought)" John Philips; Portuguese version: Mutantes 1:48
11. "Ave, Gengis Khan" Rita Lee, Arnaldo Baptista, Sérgio Dias 3:51

[edit] Personnel[7]

Mutantes:

Special guests:

  • Dirceu: drums
  • Jorge Ben: vocals and acoustic guitar (in "A minha menina")
  • Dr. César Baptista: vocals (in "Ave, Gengis Khan")
  • Cláudio Baptista: electronics

[edit] References

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