Stay/Misty Roses/The Face I Love/Parade/Oba Oba/Canoeiro/I Had The Craziest Dream/Beach Samba/My Foolish Heart/Dia Das Rosas/You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice/Nao Bate O Coracao
Beach Samba finds acclaimed Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto moving further from her jazz, samba and bossa nova roots towards easy listening standards and pop folk songs.
"I haven't been so entranced by this many songs in a row, in a long while. Astrud Gilberto has the winning formula: tone down the bossa nova roots for just a moment, and wash away our worries with a dozen tracks of pure pop inspired wonder. If you want lush, soothing, romantic summer fun from the late '60s, this record is for you."
"Most of this LP is pretty smooth, soft and easy. That's true for most of her recordings, so perhaps I should elaborate. This is very ballad and 'standard' oriented, and not so much 'samba-ish' as her other recordings."
"Charming easy listening songs. Astrud Gilberto has a nice tone of voice, but its colours are mainly monochrome. The singer always keeps herself in a kind of laid back attitude, accentuated by the reverberation used in the sound production. It almost seems like Astrud sings everything the same way because she doesn't really understand what she is saying."
"Astrud Gilberto's voice is very audible on Beach Samba, but interestingly, the voice is the best thing on the album. It hints of something better, a purer and simpler life in the eternal summer where the impact of everything is soothing."
"Astrud Gilberto's voice has such a beautiful quality about it. Her songs are about lonesomeness, and the bossa nova band mixed with her voice, is a hazy almost surreal experience. Also, I love her accent and her slightly crude interpretation on American culture."
"This is a collection of jazz standards, some Brazilian flavoured tunes and Astrud's sweet, gentle voice. The big band jazz setting seems a bit overwhelming for her voice when compared to her usually soft instrument surroundings, but it's still a worthwhile collection of good songs. Many tunes still have a samba/bossa nova feel to them even if they are not traditional Brazilian material."
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