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  • Artist: Gilberto Gil
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: July 01, 2006
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Latin

Review

Throughout his four-decades-plus career as one of Brazil's most popular singers, Gilberto Gil has restlessly sought new avenues of expression, from the heady and fiery psychedelic Tropicalia of the '60s to his 2002 album of Bob Marley covers, Kaya N'Gan Daya. But there was one thing Gil had never attempted until now, an album spotlighting nothing but his voice and guitar. Gil Luminoso is, by its very nature, one of the most intimate recordings he has ever made and, not surprisingly, one of the loveliest and most moving. Gil's tender, placid voice and understated guitar work project much warmth and soulfulness, and despite the lack of accompaniment it's as whole as any music he's made before. Gil, Brazil's Minister of Culture at the time of this recording, reached into his considerable songbook for 15 songs that would be apropos for solo presentation, and chose material from as far back as the late '60s: romantic, spiritual, political, philosophical. It's quintessential Gil, at his finest, sans help. This CD was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Contemporary World Music Album. ~ Jeff Tamarkin, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Preciso Aprender a Só Ser [I Need to Learn How to Just Be] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (4:43)
Aqui E Agora [Here and Now] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (5:47)
Copo Vazio [Empty Cup] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (4:31)
Retiros Espirituais [Spiritual Retreats] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (5:31)
O Seu Amor [Your Love] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (2:10)
Tempo Rei [King Time] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (5:58)
O Som Da Pessoa [One Person's Sound] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil, Bené Fonteles (1:24)
Cérebro Eletrônico [Electronic Brain] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (5:16)
A Raça Humana [The Human Race] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (4:25)
Você a Você [You and You] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (3:51)
Super-Homem - A Canção [Superman - The Song] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (3:40)
Rebento [Offspring] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (5:35)
Metáfora [Metaphor] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (4:14)
Meditação [Meditation] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (1:51)
O Compositor Me Disse [The Composer Told Me] Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil (3:03)

Credits

Bené Fonteles (Producer), Sergio Murilo (Mastering), Tracy Mann (Text), Mario Cravo Neto (Photography), Caetano Veloso (Author), LuAnn Graffeo (Reissue Art Director), Olivia Hime (Artistic Director), Gilberto Gil (Musical Direction), Bené Fonteles (Graphic Design), Mário Possollo (Engineer), Arthur Fróes (Electronic Editor), Tracy Mann (Liner Notes), Kati Almeida Braga (General Director), Bené Fonteles (Guest Appearance), Hugh Fordin (Executive Producer), Joana Hime (Production Coordination), Bené Fonteles (Printer), Gilberto Gil (Arranger)
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Gil Luminoso
Studio album by Gilberto Gil
Released 1 July 2006
Recorded 1999
Length 1:01:59
Label DRG Records Incorporated
Professional reviews
Gilberto Gil chronology
Soul of Brazil
(2005)		 Gil Luminoso
(2006)		 Rhythms of Bahia
(2006)

Gil Luminoso is a 2006 album by Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil, performed using only voice and acoustic guitar. It is composed of songs written by Gil from the late 1960s to the 1990s.[2]

Contents

Conception and themes

The idea for the album was conceived of by Bené Fonteles, the album's producer and the author of a book about Gil. It was released with the book, entitled GiLuminoso: a po.ética do ser, in 1999.[2][3] Fonteles intended for the album to be heavily influenced by spirituality and mysticism and Gil calls it "very religious", though he is an agnostic.[3]

Compositions

"Preciso aprender a só ser" ("I have to learn how to just be") borrows its lyrics and theme from another song titled "I have to learn how to be alone". Gil says that a specific line in the song, "It's just me with this pain in my chest/Collapsing in tears that I try to hide", is an interpretation of suffering in human life. Julie McCarthy, a critic for National Public Radio, called this "an existential theme" which is often present in his lyrics. Another song featured on the album, "Copo vazio" ("Empty glass"), was written by Gil for famous Brazilian musician Chico Buarque. Gil composed the song "Cérebro eletrônico" ("Electronic brain") during his imprisonment by the Brazilian military government in 1969.[4]

Reception

The album reached number 15 on the Billboard Top World Albums chart for one week[5] and was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.[1] Gil promoted the album with a 2007 tour of North America which included a performance at Carnegie Hall.[6]

Jon Pareles of The New York Times described Gil Luminoso as "a lovely album", writing in particular on the philosophical qualities of its lyrics.[6] Washington Post critic Mike Joyce noted that the album's lyrics "are often as thoughtful as they are poetic" and praised its arrangements as well, calling them "alluring and revealing".[7] Writing for Allmusic, Jeff Tamarkin called the album "one of the most intimate recordings [Gil] has ever made".[1]

Track listing

  1. Preciso aprender a só ser – 4:43
  2. Aqui e agora – 5:47
  3. Copo vazio – 4:31
  4. Retiros espirituais – 5:31
  5. O seu amor – 2:10
  6. Tempo rei – 5:58
  7. O som da pessoa – 1:24
  8. Cérebro eletrônico – 5:16
  9. A raça humana – 4:26
  10. Você e você – 3:51
  11. Super-Homem - a canção – 3:40
  12. Rebento – 5:35
  13. Metáfora – 4:14
  14. Meditação – 1:51
  15. O compositor me disse – 3:01

Credits

All information taken from album liner notes.[2]

  • Producer: Bené Fonteles
  • Arrangements and musical direction: Gilberto Gil
  • Engineer: Mário Possollo
  • Mastering: Sérgio Murilo
  • Rehearsal photography: Mario Crovo Neto
  • Color photography: Priscila Casaes Franco
  • Graphics and printing: Bené Fonteles
  • Electronic editing: Arthur Fróes
  • Production assistant: Julia Savino

References

  1. ^ a b c Tamarkin, Jeff. "Review". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jpfpxqurldke~T1. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  2. ^ a b c Mann, Tracy (2006). In Gil Luminoso [Liner notes format]. United States: DRG Records Incorporated.
  3. ^ a b Astor, Michael (2007-03-16). "Brazilian pop star Gil tours U.S.". Associated Press via USA Today (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Gannett Company). http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2007-03-16-2248300129_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  4. ^ McCarthy, Julie (2007-03-03). "Brazilian Culture Minister Rocks Out with New Album" (radio). Weekend Edition Saturday (National Public Radio). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7650054. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  5. ^ "Gil Luminoso". Billboard. Nielsen Company. http://www.billboard.com/album/gilberto-gil/gil-luminoso/96399. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  6. ^ a b Pareles, Jon (2007-03-22). "Sounds of Brazil and Beyond, All in One Man's Voice and Guitar". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/arts/music/22gil.html?fta=y. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  7. ^ Joyce, Mike (2007-03-16). "Gil Luminoso". The Washington Post: p. WE06. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/15/AR2007031500514.html. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 

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