Mutantes (transl. Mutants) is the second album by the Brazilian tropicalia band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1969 (see 1969 in music) and reissued in 1999 on Omplatten Records and again in 2006 by Omplatten's (and Polydor's) parent company, Universal Records. It shows a more polished approach than their first album, maintaining the sense of humour while keeping the experimental aspects, such as fusing different genres, studio trickery as well as using found objects and samples from television and movies.
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| Released | February 1969 | |||
| Recorded | December 1968 in Estúdio Scatena | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, tropicália, experimental | |||
| Length | 42:45 | |||
| Label | Polydor (Brazil), Omplatten (United States - 1999), Universal (worldwide/USA - 2006) | |||
| Producer | Manoel Bareinbein (Album producer for Polydor), Jeff Gibson, Johan Kugelberg (Reissue producers for Omplatten) | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil at #44 on the 100 best Brazilian albums in history list.[2] One of its singles, "2001", was also voted by the magazine as the 90th greatest Brazilian song.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dom Quixote" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias | 3:55 | |
| 2. | "Não vá se perder por aí" | Raphael Vilardi, Roberto Loyola | Baptista, Lee and Dias | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Dia 36" | Arnaldo Baptista, Johnny Dandurand, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias | Baptista | 4:02 |
| 4. | "2001" (titled "Dois mil e um" on 2006 CD release) | Rita Lee, Tom Zé | Baptista, Lee, Zé do Rancho and Mariazinha | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Algo mais" | Lee and Dias | 2:39 | |
| 6. | "Fuga Nº II dos Mutantes" (titled simply "Fuga N° II" on CD releases) | Lee | 3:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Banho de Lua (Tintarella di luna)" | B. Filippi, F. Migiacci - Version: Fred Jorge | Lee | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Ritta Lee" (spelled "Rita Lee" on CD releases) | Dias | 3:10 | |
| 9. | "Mágica" | Baptista, Lee and Dias | 4:38 | |
| 10. | "Qualquer bobagem" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias, Tom Zé | Baptista | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Caminhante noturno" | Baptista, Lee and Dias | 5:10 |
Personnel
edit- Os Mutantes
- Rita Lee: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11), percussion, theremin, autoharp, recorder
- Arnaldo Baptista: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11), bass and keyboards
- Sérgio Dias: guitars, vocals (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11) and bass; drums in "Fuga Nº II dos Mutantes"[4]
with:
- Dinho Leme (credited as "Sir Ronaldo I Du Rancharia"): Drums
- Zé do Rancho & Mariazinha - (respectively) Viola caipira (Brazilian country acoustic guitar) and accordion; vocals on track 4
- Cláudio César Dias Baptista (simply credited as "Claudio") - electronics construction (Regulus guitar [Golden Guitar])
- Rogério Duprat: Orchestral arrangements
References
edit- ^ Mutantes at AllMusic
- ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da música brasileira" (in Portuguese). Umas Linhas. 2007-12-20. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras - "2001"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Mutantes: mais uma virada radical na carreira" (in Portuguese). Whiplash. 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2015-04-11.