''Samba Meu (en: "My Samba")'' is Brazilian vocalist
Maria Rita
Maria Rita (; born 9 September 1977, São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer. Born Maria Rita Camargo Mariano, she is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Ped ...
's third album, released in 2007 and distributed internationally by
Warner Music Brazil. It was Maria Rita's first album of
samba
Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...
music. It won a 2008
Latin Grammy Award
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...
for Best Samba/Pagode album, and has been certified platinum in Brazil.
Track listing
#"Samba Meu" (Rodrigo Bittencourt) – 2:09
#"O Homem Falou" (
Gonzaguinha
Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Jr. (September 22, 1945 – April 29, 1991), better known as Gonzaguinha (), in Portuguese Little Gonzaga, was a noted Brazilian singer and composer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and he was the son of Luiz Gonzaga ('G ...
) – 3:54
#"Maltratar, Não é Direito" (Arlindo Cruz, Franco) – 3:44
#"Num Corpo Só" (Arlindo Cruz, Picolé) – 3:58
#"Cria" (Serginho Meriti, Cesar Belieny) – 3:33
#"Tá Perdoado" (Franco, Arlindo Cruz) – 3:46
#"Pra Declarar Minha Saudade" (Jr. Dom, Arlindo Cruz) – 1:40
#"O Que é o Amor" (Arlindo Cruz, Maurição, Fred Camacho) – 3:39
#"Trajetória" (Arlindo Cruz, Serginho Meriti, Franco) – 4:15
#"Mente ao Meu Coração" (F. Malfitano) – 3:48
#"Novo Amor" (Edu Krieger) – 2:55
#"Maria do Socorro" (Edu Krieger) – 3:11
#"Corpitcho" (Ronaldo Barcellos, Picolé) – 3:05
#"Casa de Noca" (Serginho Meriti, Nei Jota Carlos, Elson Do Pagode) – 3:10
References
* ''Samba Meu''
D booklet(2007). Miami Beach, FL: Warner Music Brazil.
* Translation from
Samba Meu in the Portuguese-language Wikipedia.
* Chris White
"Samba Meu is just too polished and lacking in edge to make a real impact on the listener" ''BBC'' (21 November 2007).
* Jonathan Cunningham
"Maria Rita: Samba Meu"''Miami New Times'' (17 January 2008).
* Latin Grammy Award Winners
(search "Maria Rita" to verify award).
Maria Rita albums
2007 albums
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