Ben (Jorge Ben album)
{{Infobox album|
| name = Ben
| type = Album
| artist = Jorge Ben
| cover = Ben_-_Jorge_Ben_Album.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1972
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Samba rock, samba
| length = 36:40
| label = Philips
| producer = Paulinho Tapajós
| prev_title = Negro É Lindo
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = 10 Anos Depois
| next_year = 1973
|language=Brazilian Portuguese
}}
Ben is the ninth album by Brazilian artist Jorge Ben, released in 1972.Jorge Ben Jor's official website: {{cite web |url=http://jorgebenjor.com.br/sec_discos.php |title=Jorge Ben Jor - Discos |accessdate=2014-02-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209123636/http://www.jorgebenjor.com.br/sec_discos.php |archivedate=2014-02-09 }} The album has one of Jorge Ben's most famous songs, "Taj Mahal", and "Fio Maravilha", paying homage to Flamengo's iconic striker Fio Maravilha.
"Taj Mahal" and Rod Stewart
Ben filed a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming Rod Stewart's song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" had been derived from "Taj Mahal". The case was "settled amicably" according to Ben.[http://www.expatica.com/de/life_in/leisure/brazils-alchemist-of-funk-abrtropical-superstar-jorge-ben-jor-brings-the-funk-to-germanybr-9736.html Interview with Ben Jor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415154148/http://www.expatica.com/de/life_in/leisure/brazils-alchemist-of-funk-abrtropical-superstar-jorge-ben-jor-brings-the-funk-to-germanybr-9736.html |date=2008-04-15 }} Expatica.com Stewart admits "unconscious plagiarism" of Ben's tune in his 2012 autobiography.Stewart, Rod. Rod: The Autobiography (2012): 225-226
Track listing
All songs composed by Jorge Ben.
{{Track listing
|extra_column=English translation
| extra1 = The Donkey Dies, the Man Remains
| extra2 = The Circus Has Arrived
| extra3 = Peace and Rice
| extra4 = Girl
| extra5 = Sunday 23rd
| extra6 = Fio Maravilha
| extra7 = Whoever Gossips Gets their Tail Stretched
| extra8 = Wow!... Galileo of Galilee
| extra9 = What a [Black] Girl
| extra10 = The Roses Were All Yellow
| extra11 = Taj Mahal
| title1 = Morre o Burro Fica o Homem
| length1 = 2:06
| title2 = O Circo Chegou
| length2 = 2:44
| title3 = Paz e Arroz
| length3 = 2:03
| title4 = Moça
| length4 = 4:58
| title5 = Domingo 23
| length5 = 3:48
| title6 = Fio Maravilha
| length6 = 2:13
| title7 = Quem Cochicha o Rabo Espicha
| length7 = 3:27
| title8 = Caramba!... Galileu da Galileia
| length8 = 2:28
| title9 = Que Nega É Essa
| length9 = 3:32
| title10 = As Rosas Eram todas Amarelas
| length10 = 3:52
| title11 = Taj Mahal
| length11 = 5:29
}}
References
Further reading
- {{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVQbF9lTBwgC&pg=PA286|chapter=Jorge Ben: Ben|title=The Mojo Collection|edition=4th|page=286|publisher=Canongate Books|year=2007|isbn=978-1847676436|editor1-last=Irvin|editor1-first=Jim|editor2-last=McLear|editor2-first=Colin}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|type=album|877170|name=Ben}}
{{Jorge Ben}}
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Category:Philips Records albums
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