''Alice'' is the third album by Brazilian singer

Alice Caymmi Alice Caymmi (born Alice Malaguti Caymmi on March 17, 1990) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She is the granddaughter of Dorival Caymmi, daughter of Danilo and Simone Caymmi and niece of Nana and Dori Caymmi. Career Before opting for a mus ...

, released on 19 January 2018. It was produced by Barbara Ohana and sees the singer working on a more pop-oriented sound. It was ranked as the 46th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of ''

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Album cover and title

The album cover was created by Daryan Dornelles. It depicts Caymmi dressed as a bride, submerged and tied up with the

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technique, representing the "pure and profane". The cover also features a heart and her name in neon lights, but with a turned off "Caymmi".

Song information

Rapper Rincon Sapiência was invited to guest sing on "Inimigos", in which he is also a co-composer. The song talks about a common universe for artists, as mentioned by Caymmi: "When your art simply meets truly bad obstacles and people". The album features a song co-written with

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: "Inocente". The duo went to Itaipava,

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to compose it, with the idea of writing a romantic song. It was released as the album's first single on 8 December 2017. She comments: The guest performance of

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on "Eu Te Avisei" came up after Caymmi, Ohana and Pablo Bispo finished the song, which features a R&B base in its choir. It talks about love in a melancholic, introspective way. It was released as the album's second single on the same day of its release and its video was recorded on 15 January 2018, at the RebobiNights party in

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Lyrical themes

The opening track expresses a sense of

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that Caymmi was feeling around the time of the song's writing. "What's My Name" was written by

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after he moved to Los Angeles and realized nobody was able to pronounce his name; the track expresses feelings of solitude and other struggles faced when one moves abroad. "Vin" speaks about female freedom, "Inimigos" about competition and disputes in the

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, "Inocente" about love delusions, and "Sozinha" about being self-sufficient.

Tracks

References

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