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  • Artist: Seu Jorge
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: May 03, 2005
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Latin

Review

There is a reason that Brazilian singer/actor Seu Jorge regularly sells out live shows and attracts the likes of Bill Murray, his co-star in 2004's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, to performances: he not only has a charming way with acoustic renditions of classic David Bowie songs (as proved in the movie; those who missed it should check the soundtrack), he exhibits as much charm when playing his own material. Cru, which translates as "Raw," is a fine example. Not every song is original -- Jorge covers the Leiber & Stoller classic "Don't," made famous by Elvis Presley, as well as Serge Gainsbourg's "Chatterton" -- but he maintains a consistently stripped-bare sensibility throughout. Sun-baked vocals drive the sound; backed by barely-there acoustic guitar strumming and spare, casual percussion, they leave a listener to wonder how he made it through the 12-song set without getting sunburned and sand between his toes. As Jorge's lyrics and his sporadic, effective use of electronic beats make clear, though, the music aims at more than conveying a stranded-at-sea, message-in-a-bottle vibe: "Mania de Peitao," which in English means "Large Chested Mania," offers a Portuguese-language lesson on the evils of silicone breast implants, and "Eu Sou Favela" recounts, via music entirely too gorgeous for its subject matter, the grim realities of life within a Brazilian slum. ~ Tammy La Gorce, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Tive Razão (I Was Right) Seu Jorge Seu Jorge (4:32)
Mania de Peitão (Large Chested Mania) Seu Jorge Seu Jorge (2:37)
Chatterton Seu Jorge (3:52)
Fiore de la Città Robertinho Brant Seu Jorge (4:19)
Bem Querer (My Dear) Dom Mita Seu Jorge (3:21)
Don't Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller Seu Jorge (3:07)
São Gonça Seu Jorge Seu Jorge (4:22)
Bola de Meia (Sock-Filled Ball) Seu Jorge (5:25)
Una Mujer Robertinho Brant, Murilo Antunes Seu Jorge (4:37)
Eu Sou Favela (I Am Favela) Noca da Portela Seu Jorge (2:27)
Mania de Peitao [Jamais Plus Jamais Mix][*] Seu Jorge Seu Jorge (2:48)
Tive Razão [TV Reloaded][*][Mix] Seu Jorge Seu Jorge (4:38)

Credits

Claudio Manetta Scott (Artwork), Fabio Fonseca (Synthesizer), Seu Jorge (Arranger), Seu Jorge (Handclapping), Pretinho DaSerrinha (Vocals (Background)), Robertinho Brant (Vocals (Background)), Robertinho Brant (Guitar (Acoustic)), Pretinho DaSerrinha (Cavaquinho), Gringo DaParada (Producer), Edmundo Carneiro (Percussion), Alexandre Rabaço (Engineer), André Perillat (Mastering), Pretinho DaSerrinha (Percussion), Gringo DaParada (Synthesizer Bass), Gringo DaParada (Arranger), Gringo DaParada (Handclapping), Pretinho DaSerrinha (Handclapping), Seu Jorge (Adaptation), Seu Jorge (Guitar (Acoustic)), Seu Jorge (Wah Wah Guitar), Rafael Doria (Logo), Robertinho Brant (Arranger), Seu Jorge (Vocals (Background)), Pretinho DaSerrinha (Arranger), Robertinho Brant (Handclapping), Gringo DaParada (Vocals (Background)), Renaud Letang (Mixing), Mathieu Chédid (Guitar (Acoustic)), Marcelo Aube (Bass), Seu Jorge (Bass), Gringo DaParada (Synthesizer), Benoit Peverelli (Photography)
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Cru
Studio album by Seu Jorge
Released May 3, 2005
Recorded
Genre Acoustic, World Music
Length 46:05
Label Wrasse Records
Producer Gringo Da Parada
Professional reviews
Seu Jorge chronology
Carolina
(2001)		 Cru
(2005)		 The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions
(2005)

Cru is a 2005 album by Seu Jorge. This was his second album to be released outside his native Brazil, the first being Carolina. Many of the songs on the album are covers such as "Chatterton", written by Serge Gainsbourg and "Don't" by Leiber & Stoller. The album also includes political and social commentary in songs like "Mania de Peitão" and "Eu Sou Favela".

The song Tive Razão was featured in FIFA 07 by EA Sports.

Track listing

  1. "Tive Razão" (I Was Right) (Seu Jorge) – 4:32
  2. "Mania de Peitão" (Large Chested Mania) (Bento Amorim, Jorge) – 2:37
  3. "Chatterton" (Gainsbourg) – 3:52
  4. "Fiore de la Città" (Robertinho Brant) – 4:19
  5. "Bem Querer" (My Dear) (Carlos Da Fé, Dom Mita) – 3:21
  6. "Don't" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:07
  7. "São Gonça" (Jorge) – 4:22
  8. "Bola de Meia" (Sock-Filled Ball) (Duani) – 5:25
  9. "Una Mujer" (A woman) (Murilo Antunes, Brant) – 4:37
  10. "Eu Sou Favela" (I Am Favela) (Noca Da Portela, Sergio Mosca) – 2:27
  11. "Mania de Peitao*" (Remix) (Amorim, Jorge) – 2:48
  12. "Tive Razão*" (Remix) (Jorge) – 4:38

Personnel

  • Marcelo Aube – Bass
  • Robertinho Brant – Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Handclapping
  • Edmundo Carneiro – Percussion
  • Mathieu Chédid – Guitar (Acoustic)
  • Gringo DaParada – Synthesizer, Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Handclapping, Producer, Synthesizer Bass
  • Pretinho DaSerrinha – Percussion, Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Handclapping, Cavaquinho
  • Rafael Doria – Logo
  • Fabio Fonseca – Synthesizer
  • Seu Jorge – Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Handclapping, Adaptation, Wah Wah Guitar
  • Renaud Letang – Mixing
  • André Perillat – Mastering
  • Benoit Peverelli – Photography
  • Alexandre Rabaço – Engineer
  • Claudio Manetta Scott – Artwork

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