''Chiaroscuro'' () is the third album by singer

Pitty Priscilla Novaes Leone (born October 7, 1977, in Salvador, Bahia), better known as Pitty, is a Brazilian Rock music, rock singer. She had played in two bands, Shes and Inkoma, before starting her solo career in 2003. She has sold over 2 million ...

. After 4 years without releasing a new album, Pitty launched ''Chiaroscuro'' on August 11, 2009.

The name

The word comes from Italian, meaning "light and dark" is also one of the innovative techniques used in painting by

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, Drawing, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially res ...

, and is characterized by the contrast between light and shadow to represent an object, creating a three-dimensional effect, the name came in the recordings because the songs, which sometimes are more subtle and sensorial, now are more gloomy and dense.

Artwork

To produce the cover of their third album, Pitty decided to draw a panel of the studio, which was designed as they sang. The cover was painted by the illustrator, artist, designer Catherine Gushiken.

Track listing

All songs written by Pitty, except where noted.

Personnel

* Pitty - vocals * Duda Machado - drums * Joe Gomes - bass * Martin Mendonça - guitars ;Additional musicians * Hique Gomez - violin on "Água Contida" * André T - Hammond organ, sampler ;Production * Rafael Ramos - production * André T - engineering, mixing * Jorge Guerreiro - mixing assistant *

Bernie Grundman Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...

- mastering ;Artwork * Catarina Gushiken - painting * Rui Mendes - frame photo * Caroline Bittencourt - band photo * Rogério Pires - design

References

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