Faluas do Tejo

{{Infobox album

| name = Faluas do Tejo

| type = studio album

| artist = Madredeus

| cover = Madredeus faluas do tejo.jpeg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2005|02|14}}

| recorded = February 2004

| venue =

| studio = Xangrilá Studios, Lisbon

| genre = Folk, world music

| length = {{Duration|m=43|s=33}}

| label = EMI, Valentim de Carvalho

| producer = Pedro Ayres Magalhães

| prev_title = Um Amor Infinito

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Metafonia

| next_year = 2008

}}

Faluas do Tejo (English: "Faluas of the Tagus") is the eighth studio album by Portuguese group Madredeus. It was released on 14 February 2005 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho.{{Citation|title=Faluas do Tejo by Madredeus|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/faluas-do-tejo/692595270|language=en-us|access-date=2021-03-28}}

It is the last Madredeus album with vocalist Teresa Salgueiro and musicians José Peixoto and Fernando Júdice.{{Album ratings

| rev1 = All About Jazz

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|last=Jazz|first=All About|title=Madredeus: Faluas Do Tejo album review @ All About Jazz|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/faluas-do-tejo-madredeus-blue-note-records-review-by-franz-a-matzner.php|access-date=2021-03-28|website=All About Jazz|language=en}}

}}

Recording

Faluas do Tejo was recorded in February 2004 at the Xangrilá Studios in Lisbon, Portugal, in the same recording sessions as the group's previous album, Um Amor Infinito. The mixing was done at the Garate Studios in San Sebastián, Spain, in March 2004.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = Lisboa, Rainha do Mar

| lyrics3 = Magalhães

| music4 = Peixoto

| title5 = Faluas do Tejo

| music5 = Magalhães

| lyrics5 = Magalhães

| title6 = No Meu Jardim-Sementes à Terra

| length6 = 3:17

| music3 = Fernando Júdice

| lyrics2 = Magalhães

| music1 = Magalhães

| length7 = 4:29

| music7 = Peixoto

| title8 = Na Estrada de Santiago

| length8 = 4:32

| title2 = Fado das Dúvidas

| length1 = 5:07

| title4 = Névoas da Madrugada

| lyrics1 = Pedro Ayres Magalhães

| length4 = 3:48

| lyrics6 = Carlos Maria Trindade

| music2 = Magalhães

| lyrics10 = Magalhães

| music8 = Magalhães

| title3 = Adoro Lisboa

| lyrics8 = Magalhães

| length9 = 4:28

| total_length = 43:33

| music10 = Magalhães

| lyrics7 = Rui Machado

| lyrics4 = José Peixoto

| lyrics9 = Trindade

| title10 = O Canto da Saudade (PAM)

| length2 = 4:01

| length5 = 4:58

| music9 = Trindade

| length3 = 4:57

| music6 = Trindade

| title7 = O Cais Distante

| title9 = Lá de Fora

| length10 = 3:56

}}

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's inner notes.{{Cite web|title=DISCOS {{!}} Madredeus|url=http://madredeusofficial.com/discografia/discos/|access-date=2021-03-27|language=en-US}}

Madredeus

Production

  • Pedro Ayres Magalhães – production, musical direction, cover concept
  • Jorge Barata – sound engineer
  • Pedro Rego – assistant technician at Xangrilá Studios
  • Hartiz Harreguy – assistant technician at Garate Studios
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Daniel Blaufuks – photography
  • Paulo Junqueiro – executive production
  • Maria João Fortes – executive production
  • Helena Evangelista – executive production

Charts

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Weekly charts

!Chart

!Peak position

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{Cite web|title=Madredeus - Faluas do tejo|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/f9c9/madredeus-faluas-do-tejo|access-date=2021-03-28|website=ultratop.be}}

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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{Cite web|last=Hung|first=Steffen|title=Madredeus - Faluas do tejo|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Madredeus&titel=Faluas+do+tejo&cat=a|access-date=2021-03-28|website=hitparade.ch}}

| style="text-align:center;" |71

Portuguese Albums (AFP){{Cite web|title=portuguesecharts.com - Madredeus - Faluas do tejo|url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Madredeus&titel=Faluas+do+tejo&cat=a|access-date=2021-03-28|website=portuguesecharts.com}}

| style="text-align:center;" |2

Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{Cite web|title=spanishcharts.com - Madredeus - Faluas do tejo|url=https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Madredeus&titel=Faluas+do+tejo&cat=a|access-date=2021-03-28|website=spanishcharts.com}}

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References

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Category:Madredeus albums

Category:EMI Records albums

Category:2005 albums