I Love Brazil!
# I Love Brazil!

I Love Brazil! is a 1977 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by prominent Brazilian musicians Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi, and Antônio Carlos Jobim.

This was Vaughan's first album of bossa nova/MPB, it was followed by Copacabana (1979), and Brazilian Romance (1987). It was also her first album for Pablo Records.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awards the album three and a half stars, saying that "Sarah Vaughan's recordings during the last phase of her magnificent career weren't always up to her usual standards, but this late-'70s set focusing on Brazilian music was a superb exception.... The backing and rhythms weren't Americanized pap, but an accurate reflection of contemporary Brazil's sound at the time."

The album garnered a Grammy nomination.

## Track listing

* "If You Went Away (Preciso Aprender a Ser Só)" (Ray Gilbert, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 4:25
* "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 2:58
* "Roses and Roses (Das Rosas)" (Dorival Caymmi, Gilbert) - 3:23
* "Empty Faces (Vera Cruz)" (Lani Hall, Milton Nascimento) - 6:26
* "I Live to Love You (Morrer de Amor)" (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert) - 3:54
* "The Face I Love (Seu Encanto)" (Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, M. Valle) - 3:29
* "Courage (Coragem)" (Nascimento, Cootie Williams) - 3:42
* "The Day It Rained (Chuva)" (Pedro Camargo, Durval Ferreira, Gilbert) - 4:40
* "A Little Tear (Razão de Viver)" (Deodato, Gilbert, P.S. Valle) - 4:07
* "Like a Lover (Cantador)" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta) - 4:45
* "Bridges (Travessia)" (Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees) - 4:12
* "Someone to Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Vocë)" (Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Lees) - 3:26

    Tracks 11 and 12 are CD reissue bonus tracks.

## Personnel

* Sarah Vaughan - vocals
* Dorival Caymmi - vocals (3)
* Milton Nascimento - acoustic guitar, vocals (4,7,11)
* Dori Caymmi - acoustic guitar, vocals (10)
* Nelson Angelo - electric guitar (4,7,11)
* Hélio Delmiro - electric guitar (1-3,6,8-9,12)
* Danilo Caymmi - flute (4,7,11)
* Paulo Jobim - flute (4,7,11)
* Mauricio Einhorn - harmonica (8)
* Antônio Carlos Jobim - piano (2,12)
* José Roberto Bertrami - electric piano (1-3,6,8-9), organ (4,7,11)
* Edson Frederico - orchestration (1-3,5-6,8-9,12), piano (5)
* Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass (1-2,6,9,12)
* Claudio Bertrami - acoustic bass (3,8)
* Novelli - electric bass (4,7,11)
* Wilson das Neves - drums (1-3,6,8-9,12)
* Robertinho Silva - (4,7,11)
* Ariovaldo - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12)
* Chico Batera - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12)
* Luna - percussion (12)
* Marçal - percussion (12)

### Production

* Durval Ferreira - creative director
* Sheldon Marks - design, layout design
* Norman Granz - design, layout design, liner notes
* Mário Jorge Bruno - engineer
* Tamaki Beck - mastering
* Aloísio de Oliveira - producer
