''Chega de Saudade'' is the debut album by

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ian musician

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira – ; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was of ...

and is often credited as the first bossa nova album. The title can be translated roughly as "enough longing", though the Portuguese word ''

saudade ''Saudade'' (, , , ; plural ''saudades'') is an emotional state of melancholic or profoundly nostalgic longing for something that one loves despite it not necessarily being real. It often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of lo ...

'' carries with it more complex meaning. In 2001, the album was inducted into the

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. In the same year, it was made an inaugural member of the

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. It was listed by ''

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'' Brazil as the fourth best Brazilian album in history. By the time of the album's release, newspaper '' O Estado de S. Paulo'' stated that Gilberto "is one of the most musical of our popular singers, a certainty which broadly compensates for his lack of volume. In this regard, it is worth noting his interpretation of 'Desafinado'. Besides, he reveals an unorthodox good taste for the choice of melodies recorded in this first LP and a sobriety in interpretation we have rarely observed".

Track listing

CD bonus tracks

# "A Felicidade (Happiness)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - João Gilberto # "

Manhã de Carnaval "Manhã de Carnaval" ("Carnival Morning") is a song by Brazilian composer Luiz Bonfá and lyricist Antônio Maria. "Manhã de Carnaval" appeared as a principal theme in the 1959 Portuguese-language film ''Orfeu Negro'' by French director Marcel ...

(Morning of the Carnival)" (

Luiz Bonfá Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film ''Black Orpheus''. Biography Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born on October 17, 1922, in ...

Antônio Maria Antônio Maria de Araújo Morais, known as Antônio Maria (17 March 1921—15 October 1964), was a Brazilian writer of pop music lyrics as well as radio sports commentator, poet, composer, and chronicler.Luiz Artur Ferraretto, ''E o rádio? : no ...

, Maria Bonfa) - João Gilberto # "O nosso amor (Our Love)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - João Gilberto # "Chega de saudade" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) -

Elizete Cardoso Elizeth Moreira Cardoso (sometimes listed as Elisete Cardoso) (July 16, 1920 – May 7, 1990), was a singer and actress of great renown in Brazil. Biography Cardoso was born in Rio de Janeiro; her father was a serenader who played guitar, a ...

# "Chega de saudade" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - Os Cariocas # "Lobo bobo" (Carlos Lyra, Ronaldt Boscoli) - Alaide Costa # "Lobo bobo" (Carlos Lyra, Ronaldt Boscoli) -

Walter Wanderley Walter Wanderley (born Walter Jose Wanderley Mendonça, May 12, 1932 – September 4, 1986) was a Brazilian organist and pianist, best known for his lounge and bossa nova music and for his instrumental version of the song ''Summer Samba'' whic ...

# "Hô-bá-lá-lá" (João Gilberto) - Walter Wanderley # "Hô-bá-lá-lá" (João Gilberto) - Norma Bengell # "Hô-bá-lá-lá" (João Gilberto) - Bene Nunes # "Maria ninguém" (Carlos Lyra) -

Bola Sete Bola Sete (born Djalma de Andrade; July 16, 1923 – February 14, 1987) was a Brazilian guitarist who played jazz with Vince Guaraldi and Dizzy Gillespie. History Born Djama de Andrade in Rio de Janeiro, Sete was the only son of a family with ...

# "Minha saudade" (My Longing)" (

João Donato João Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil. He first worked with Altamiro Carrilho and went on to perform with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto. Career A professional at the age of 15, Donato play ...

) - Bola Sete # "Minha saudade" (My Longing)" (João Gilberto, João Donato) - Alaide Costa # "Minha saudade" (My Longing)" (João Gilberto, João Donato) - João Donato

References

{{Authority control 1959 debut albums João Gilberto albums Bossa nova albums Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Portuguese-language albums Albums produced by Antônio Carlos Jobim Latin Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Odeon Records albums