''Malásia'' is the twelfth album by Brazilian singer and songwriter Djavan released in 1996. The album opens with the song "O Que foi My Love?", a

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accelerated ending in the form of blues; "Sêca", which talks about the drought in northeastern jungle; "Nem Um Dia" biggest hit of the album on the radio FM to come to the soundtrack of the telenovela "Por Amor" in 1997, "Não Deu", where as a songwriter Djavan embodies the feminine soul to compose the song, "Deixa O Sol Sair", which is based on samba, "Tenha Calma" which had already been made for over a decade, and performed by

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, and "Não Deu", another with a self-lyrical female. The last three songs are cover versions or versions of other songs: "Coração Leviano" is a remake of a successful samba composer

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, "Sorri (Smile)" is a remake of the song "

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" by Charlie Chaplin, and "Correnteza" is a remake of a song by

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partnered with.

Track listing

#Que Foi My Love? ( Djavan) #Seca ( Djavan) #Nem um dia... ( Djavan) #Não Deu... ( Djavan) #Deixa o sol sair ( Djavan) #Tenha calma ( Djavan) #Irmã de Neon ( Djavan) #Cordilheira ( Djavan) #Malásia ( Djavan) #Coração Leviano (

) #Sorri (

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Credits

;''Fingerprint Recorded in the studio (RJ) May–August 1996'' * Wizards Studio: Marco Hoffer, Hoffer Marcelo (load), Mark Vicente * Musical Production Assistant: Paul Calasans * Assistant Coach: Geraldo Tavares * Cover and Graphic Coordination: Carlos Nunes *

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s: Milton Montenegro * Recording Engineer: Rudy Gama, Enrico De Paoli * Mixing Engineer: Enrico De Paoli * Mastering: Ricardo Garcia *

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and Fittings: Djavan * Executive Producer: Mara Rabello ;''Musicians'' * Drums: Carlos Bala * Bass

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: Marcelo Martins * Percussion: Armando Marçal * Piano and keyboard s: Djavan * Trumpet Walmir Gil * Violin: Mariana Isdebski; Rick Amado *

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