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Livro

{{Infobox album

| name = Livro

| type = studio

| artist = Caetano Veloso

| cover = Caetano Veloso, Livro album cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1998|11|10}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = MPB, Latin music

| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=59}}

| label = Nonesuch

| producer = Jaques Morelenbaum, Caetano Veloso

| prev_title = Fina Estampa Ao Vivo

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Prenda Minha

| next_year = 1999

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=livro-mw0000666563|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

|rev2 = Pitchfork

|rev2score = 9.0/10[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8428-livro/ "Caetano Veloso - Livro" Pitchfork review by Brent DiCrescenzo.]

}}

Livro ({{Translation|Book}}) is an album by Caetano Veloso, released through the record label Nonesuch in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/livro-r382715/review|title=Livro|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=February 8, 2011}} In 2000, the album earned Veloso the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album and a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year, in addition to winning the Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album.{{ref|1|[I]}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4608633-1.html|title=Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards|publisher=AllBusiness.com|accessdate=January 28, 2011|date=July 29, 2000}}

Track listing

All songs by Veloso, unless noted otherwise.

  1. "Os Passistas (Carnaval Dancers)" – 3:23
  2. "Livros (Books)" – 4:31
  3. "Onde O Rio E Mais Baiano (Where Rio Is Most Bahian)" – 3:22
  4. "Manhatã (Para Lulu Santos) (For Lulu Santos)" – 5:17
  5. "Doideca" – 3:40
  6. "Voce É Minha (You Are Mine)" – 3:44
  7. "Um Tom" – 2:29
  8. "How Beautiful a Being Could Be" (Moreno Veloso)– 3:27
  9. "O Navio Negreiro (The Slave Ship) (Excerto)" (Castro Alves) – 5:17
  10. "Não Enche" (Don't Tease Me) – 3:31
  11. "Minha Voz, Minha Vida (My Voice, My Life)" – 2:50
  12. "Alexandre (Alexander)" – 5:48
  13. "Na Baixa Do Sapateiro (In Baixa Do Sapateiro)" (Ary Barroso) – 3:46
  14. "Pra Ninguém (For No One)" – 2:59

{{note|1|[I]}} The Latin Grammy nomination was shared with Jaques Morelenbaum (producer) and Moogie Canazio (engineer/mixer).

Certification

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References

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{{Caetano Veloso}}

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Category:1998 albums

Category:Caetano Veloso albums

Category:Nonesuch Records albums

Category:Grammy Award for Best World Music Album

Category:Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album

Category:Albums produced by Caetano Veloso

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