''Sim e Não'' ("Yes and No") is the fifth album released by
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
ian band
Nando Reis e os Infernais. It marks the first time Reis did not write songs under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
He commented that "It wans't easy. I have always been seen as an artist connected to drugs and alcohol and that wasn't for nothing. I had this as a stimulant for my creative process. For a while, it had its benefits. But, with all that dependence and addiction, it started to be bad."
Two songs from the album were inspired by people close to Nando Reis: "Sim e Não" (inspired by his ex-girlfriend Nani) and "Espatódea" (inspired by his daughter Zoe).
Commenting on the latter, Reis said once Zoe asked him when he would compose "O mundo é bão, Zoézinha"(lit. "The World Is Good, Little Zoe", but "good" is spelled as in the Brazilian hillbilly dialect), in a reference to the song "
O Mundo É Bão, Sebastião!", which Reis had written for his son Sebastião.
"I tried to postpone it, but she didn't fell for that. Then I did this song ("Espatódea"). Unlike my other children, there is a particularity in our case: she's red-haired. And the son touches this bond of ours. "
Espatodea" is a tree that has an orange flower. Zoé's hair has an intense orange color because she's very white."
"Monoico" brings "a torrent of erotic images in which a man and a woman mix up until the difference between genres make no difference at all. Reis referred to it as "a manifesto".
Track listing
#Sim
("Yes") – 3:56
#Sou Dela
("I'm Hers") – 4:58
#N – 3:33
#Monóico
("Monoicous") – 4:20
#Os Seus Olhos
("Your Eyes") – 3:44
#Santa Maria
("Saint Maria") – 3:21
#Espatódea
("Spathodea") – 3:45
#Para Luzir O Dia
("To Shine the Daylight") – 3:37
#Como se O Mar
("As The Sea") – 4:08
#Pra Ela Voltar
("For Her To Come Back") – 2:56
#Caneco 70
("Trophy 70") – 6:32
#Ti Amo
("I Love You") – 5:21
Personnel
Per sources:
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Nando Reis
Nando Reis (, born José Fernando Gomes dos Reis; January 12, 1963) is a Brazilian musician and producer, best known as the former bassist and one of the lead singers of Brazilian rock band Titãs and for his successful solo career, with his own ...
— lead vocals and acoustic guitar
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Felipe Cambraia — bass
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Carlos Pontual — guitar
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Alex Veley
Alex Veley is an American rock musician, soul keyboardist and singer.
Biography
He was a founding member of Seattle-based neo-soul band Maktub in the 1990s with lead singer Reggie Watts and co-produced the band's debut album, 2000's ''Subtle W ...
— keyboards
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Diego Gameiro — drums
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Carlito Carvalhosa — cover art
References
2006 albums
Nando Reis e os Infernais albums
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