"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" is the English-language version of "Os Grilos" ("The Crickets"), a song written by Brazilian musician

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with his brother

Paulo Sérgio Valle Paulo Sérgio Kostenbader Valle (born August 6, 1940) is a Brazilian composer and lyricist. Career Valle started his career as part of the bossa nova trend when, with his brother Marcos Valle, he composed " Samba de Verão", which became one o ...

Original version

The instrumental original of "Os Grilos" appeared on Valle's 1967 album ''Brazilliance!'' and became a "breakout hit". The English version, to which producer

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contributed the lyrics, appeared on Valle's 1968 album '' Samba '68'' and on

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's 1968 album '' Windy''. It has been covered many times since. The Anamaria of the title was Valle's then-wife, who also sang on ''Samba '68''. Among the covers, there is the one of the Brazilian pianist and arranger

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who played as sideman with Marcos Valle, as well as

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, Luis Bonfá,

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among others. His LP on which there is "Os Grilos" cover is Os Catedráticos/Ataque.

Emma Bunton version

English singer

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covered "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" her second solo studio album, '' Free Me'' (2004). It was released on 31 May 2004 as the album's fourth and final single. "Crickets" debuted and peaked at number 15 on the

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, Bunton's second single to miss the top 10 in UK, after "

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". It is also Bunton's comeback to the Irish Top 40 after failing with "I'll Be There". The music video for the song was directed by Harvey & Carolyn, who also worked with Bunton on the video for " Maybe".

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, of

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, co-starred in the music video as the love interest. For the

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, Bunton covered

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's "Eso Beso" and Valle's " So Nice (Summer Samba)". The only original B-side was the Latino version of "Maybe".

Track listings

*UK CD 1 #"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" – 2:46 #"Maybe" – 3:54 *UK CD 2 #"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" – 2:46 #"Eso Beso" – 3:14 #" So Nice (Summer Samba)" – 3:11 #"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" – 4:13

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' Free Me''. *

– vocals * Danny Cummings – percussion * Richard Dowling – mastering *

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– keyboards * Martin Hayles – recording * Graham Kearns – bass guitar *

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– keyboards, production *

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– vibes * Charlie Russell – programming * Phil Todd – flute * Paul Turner – guitar

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crickets Sing For Anamaria 19 Recordings singles 1968 songs 2004 singles Bossa nova songs Emma Bunton songs English-language Brazilian songs Polydor Records singles Songs with lyrics by Ray Gilbert Songs with music by Marcos Valle