''Saudade'' (
Portuguese for "Longing") is the seventh
studio album
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by Washington DC electronica duo
Thievery Corporation released in 2014 via their
Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
Eighteenth Street Lounge Music (ESL Music) is an independent record label based in Washington, D.C. founded by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton in 1996. The duo, as Thievery Corporation, heads the label's roster of artists.
Roster
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label.
Eric Hilton, the band's co-founder, called Saudade his favorite Thievery album, saying "it's one of the more unusual records by an electronic music artist. I don't think any other electronic music artist would make a record like that one."
Critical reception
''Saudade'' was lukewarmly received by most reviewers, with outliers included a critic from ''
The Australian'' that called it "a complex, sensual release paying homage to bossa nova but containing a contemporary edge injected by two who know how to push boundaries in style,"
and a two-out-of-ten ''
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''
Record Collector'' called the album "as light and refreshing as Brazilian lemonade," praising the use of "international players who know their cassavas."
's David Jeffries wrote the album had "a fine set of wistful tunes and suitable, alluring singers" but was a mixed bag in terms of mixing that made the bossa nova tracks more "hot" than "warm."
Commercial performance
In the United States, ''Saudade'' sold 7,000 copies in its first week, leading it to debut at number-two on the country's ''
Billboard
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Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart; this led the group to tie with Dutch producer
Armin van Buuren
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at fifth-place for the most top-ten hits on the chart at nine albums.
Track listing
# "Décollage" (featuring Lou Lou Ghelichkhani) – 3:23
# "Meu Nêgo" (featuring Karina Zeviani) – 3:21
# "Quem Me Leva" (featuring Elin Melgarejo) – 3:29
# "Firelight" (featuring Lou Lou Ghelichkhani) – 3:33
# "Sola in Città" (featuring Elin Melgarejo) – 2:27
# "No More Disguise" (featuring Lou Lou Ghelichkhani) – 3:28
# "Saudade"
# "Claridad" (featuring Natalia Clavier) – 3:44
# "Nós Dois" (featuring Karina Zeviani) – 3:03
# "Le Coeur" (featuring Lou Lou Ghelichkhani) – 3:04
# "Para Sempre" (featuring Elin Melgarejo) – 2:58
# "Bateau Rouge" (featuring Lou Lou Ghelichkhani) – 4:09
# "Depth of My Soul" (featuring
Shana Halligan
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) – 3:23
Personnel
Vocals
*Lou Lou Ghelichkhani (1,4,6,10,12)
*Karina Zeviani (2,9)
*Elin Melgarejo (3,5,11)
*Natalia Clavier (8)
*Shana Halligan (13)
Instrumentation
*Bass – Conrado Bokoles, Eric Hilton, Federico Aubele, Justin Parrott
*Drums – Jeff Franca, Mike Lowery
*Guitar – Conrado Bokoles, Federico Aubele, Mateo Monk, Rob Garza
*Horns – Frank Mitchell, Jr.
*Keyboards – Enea Diotaiuti, Rob Garza
*Percussion – Jeff Franca, Roberto Santos
*Strings – Columbia Heights Ensemble
*All other instruments by Eric Hilton and Rob Garza
Charts
References
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Thievery Corporation albums
2014 albums
Bossa nova albums
Latin jazz albums by American artists