O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor

O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor is a studio album by João Gilberto, released in Brazil in 1960. The Portuguese title translates to The Love, the Smile and the Flower and is taken from the original lyrics of Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça's "Meditação", which is included in the album.

O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor
Studio album by
João Gilberto
Released1960
GenreBossa nova
LabelOdeon
ProducerAloysio de Oliveira
João Gilberto chronology
Chega de Saudade
(1959)		 O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor
(1960)		 Getz/Gilberto
(1964)

The album was initially released in the United States in 1960 as Brazil's Brilliant João Gilberto (Capitol ST 10280).[1]

Richard S. Ginell, writing in AllMusic, says, "This vitally important record introduced João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and thus, bossa nova to the United States in 1961, a year before Stan Getz scored a hit with "Desafinado.... Several Jobim standards-in-waiting -- "One Note Samba," "Corcovado," "Meditation," "Outra Vez"—were heard for the first time in North America on this LP." [2]

Track listing
#TitleSongwritersLength
1."Samba de Uma Nota Só"Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça1:38
2."Doralice"Antônio Almeida, Dorival Caymmi1:27
3."Só em Teus Braços"Antônio Carlos Jobim1:48
4."Trevo de Quatro Folhas" (I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf CloverMort Dixon, Harry M. Woods, Nilo Sérgio1:23
5."Se é Tarde, Me Perdoa"Carlos Lyra, Ronaldo Bôscoli1:45
6."Um Abraço no Bonfá"João Gilberto1:36
7."Meditação"Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça1:46
8."O Pato"Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira2:00
9."Corcovado"Antônio Carlos Jobim1:56
10."Discussão"Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça1:49
11."Amor Certinho"Roberto Guimarães1:52
12."Outra Vez"Antônio Carlos Jobim1:51

Credits
  • Artwork - César Gomes Villela
  • Photography - Francisco Pereira
  • Producer - Aloysio de Oliveira

References
  1. Discogs.com - Brazil's Brilliant João Gilberto.
  2. AllMusic.com - Brazil's Brilliant João Gilberto
  • Gridley, Mark. Jazz Styles: History and Analysis. 9th. NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, Print.



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