Legal (Gal Costa album)
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | MPB | |||
| Length | 33:02 | |||
| Label | Philips/PolyGram | |||
| Producer | Manoel Barenbein | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Legal is an album by Brazilian singer-songwriter Gal Costa, released in 1970. The album returns to an accessible style following the experimental previous self-titled album Gal Costa of 1969. Legal is diversely influenced by psychedelic music, blues, and R&B.
The album cover is designed by Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eu Sou Terrível" | Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos | 2:30 |
| 2. | "Língua do P" | Gilberto Gil | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Love, Try and Die" | Gal Costa, Jards Macalé, Lanny Gordin | 2:23 |
| 4. | "Mini-Mistério" | Gilberto Gil | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Acauã" | Zé Dantas | 2:49 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Hotel das Estrelas" | Jards Macalé, Duda Machado | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Deixa Sangrar (Carnaval 1971)" | Caetano Veloso | 2:53 |
| 8. | "The Archaic Lonely Star Blues" | Jards Macalé, Duda Machado | 3:03 |
| 9. | "London, London" | Caetano Veloso | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Falsa Baiana" | Geraldo Pereira | 2:11 |
Personnel
- Gal Costa - Vocals
- Chiquinho de Moraes - Arrangement, piano
- Jards Macalé - Arrangement
- Lanny Gordin - Arrangement, guitar
- Hélio Oiticica - Artwork
- Claudio Bertrami - Bass
- Norival Ricardo D'Angelo - Drums
- Manoel Barenbein - Production
- Ary Carvalhaes - Recording engineer
- João Pereira - Recording engineer
Miscellanea
"Legal" means "Nice" (or "cool") and it's an analogy to the singer's name, Gal.
References
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