The Astrud Gilberto Album
{{Infobox album
| name = The Astrud Gilberto Album
| type = studio
| artist = Astrud Gilberto
| cover = The_Astrud_Gilberto_Album.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1965}}
| recorded = January 27–28, 1965
| venue =
| studio = RCA Studios, Hollywood, California
| genre = Bossa nova
| length = {{Duration|m=28|s=16}}
| label = Verve
| producer = Creed Taylor
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = The Shadow of Your Smile
| next_year = 1965
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-astrud-gilberto-album-mw0000462680|title=The Astrud Gilberto Album - Astrud Gilberto|work=AllMusic|first=John|last=Bush|accessdate=November 9, 2017}}
}}
The Astrud Gilberto Album (with Antonio Carlos Jobim) is the debut studio album by Astrud Gilberto. With Antonio Carlos Jobim on guitar and the arrangements by Marty Paich, it was released via Verve Records in 1965.{{Cite AV media notes |title=The Astrud Gilberto Album |others=Astrud Gilberto |year=1965 |first=Jack |last=Maher |at=back cover |publisher=Verve Records |location=Santa Monica, California}} It peaked at number 41 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2017, NPR placed it at number 73 on the "150 Greatest Albums Made by Women" list.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/07/24/538357126/turning-the-tables-150-greatest-albums-made-by-women-page-8|title=Turning The Tables: The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women (80-71)|work=NPR|date=July 24, 2017|accessdate=February 13, 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Once I Loved
| writer1 = Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
| length1 = 2:14
| title2 = Água de Beber
| writer2 = Norman Gimbel, Jobim, Moraes
| length2 = 2:20
| title3 = Meditation
| writer3 = Gimbel, Jobim, Newton Mendonça
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = ...and Roses and Roses
| writer4 = Dorival Caymmi, Gilbert
| length4 = 2:37
| title5 = O Morro (Não tem Vez)
| writer5 = Jobim, Moraes
| length5 = 2:59
| title6 = How Insensitive
| writer6 = Gimbel, Jobim, Moraes
| length6 = 2:51
| title7 = Dindi
| writer7 = Gilbert, Jobim, Aloísio de Oliveira
| length7 = 2:44
| title8 = Photograph
| writer8 = Jobim
| length8 = 2:12
| title9 = Dreamer
| writer9 = Jobim, Gene Lees
| length9 = 2:03
| title10 = Só Tinha de Ser Com Você
| writer10 = Jobim
| length10 = 2:22
| title11 = All That's Left Is to Say Goodbye
| writer11 = Astrud Gilberto, Jobim, Moraes
| length11 = 3:13
}}
Personnel
- Astrud Gilberto – vocals
- Antônio Carlos Jobim – guitar, vocals (on track 2)
- Joe Mondragon – double bass
- Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
- João Donato – piano
- Stu Williamson – trumpet
- Milt Bernhart – trombone
- Guildhall String Ensemble – ensemble
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
!scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/astrud-gilberto/chart-history/tlp/|title=Astrud Gilberto - Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 9, 2017}}
| 41 |
|---|
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|107174|The Astrud Gilberto Album}}
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Category:Astrud Gilberto albums
Category:Albums produced by Creed Taylor