''Música e Ciência'' ( Portuguese for "''Music and Science''") is the debut album by Brazilian experimental rock duo

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, released in 1988 by

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(present-day Warner Music Group). Produced by

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and with art direction by Liminha, the album was lauded for its experimentation and eclecticism, flirting with distinct stylistic influences such as The Beatles, Henry Mancini, George Gershwin and Tom Jobim, and garnered a strong

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; nevertheless, it was a commercial failure, leading Schmidt to remark that "Brazil isn't ready for Os Mulheres Negras". "Sub" is a Portuguese-language version of The Beatles' " Yellow Submarine". Also covered on the album are George Gershwin's " Summertime", Henry Mancini's " Peter Gunn" and Tom Jobim's " Samba do Avião". A music video was made for the track "Eu Vi".Os Mulheres Negras - Eu vi (videoclipe)
/ref> The album was re-issued in CD form by Warner Music Group in 2001 with a bonus track; a remixed version of "Sub". Both the vinyl and CD versions are currently out of print.

Track listing

Notes

* A. As per the album's liner notes, the song's full title is "Método Os Mulheres Negras para o Ensino do Skate na Escola Pública do Primeiro Grau no Terceiro Mundo" ("Os Mulheres Negras Method for Teaching Skateboarding in First-Degree Public Schools of the Third World") * B.

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of the

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phrase "Pourquoi, monsieur?" ("Why, sir?")

Personnel

* André Abujamra – vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer, drum machine *

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– vocals, saxophone *

, Paulo Calasans – production * Liminha – art direction * Cacá Lima – engineering * Gal Oppido – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Musica E Ciencia 1988 debut albums Os Mulheres Negras albums Warner Music Group albums