''Nau'' is the only studio album by Nau, a

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member Alberto "Beto" Birger (bass), Zique (guitar) and Mauro Sanches (drums, percussion). It was released in

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. Despite its low sales, the album was critically acclaimed and even got the attention of famous singer

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, who became a fan of the band.Biography of Nau by former member Zique
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during the late 1980s and the early 1990s, the album was scrapped and the group disbanded soon after; CBS would be also disestablished in the following year, since it was bought by

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. Four of the tracks intended for the unproduced second album were available for streaming at the now-defunct official website for Zique. Under the title '' O Álbum Perdido do Nau'', it would only be released in its entirety on November 9, 2018, four years after the death of vocalist Vange Leonel.''Morre cantora Vange Leonel aos 51 anos''
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Track listing

Personnel

– vocals,

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(tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9) * Mauro Sanches – drums * Zique – lead guitar * Alberto "Beto" Birger – bass * Luiz Carlos Maluly – production * Roberto Marques – mixing * Carlinhos Freitas, José Roberto Guarino, Roberto Marques – engineering * Duda Oliveira, Rui Mendes – photography

References

External links

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