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, who re-released the album on its new Chaos label. The album sold approximately 250,000 copies. ''Skank'' had the hits "Tanto" (a Portuguese-language version of

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's "I Want You"), "O Homem Que Sabia Demais", and "In(dig)nação".

Track listing

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) #"In (dig) nação" (Samuel Rosa, Chico Amaral) #"Salto no Asfalto" (Samuel Rosa, Fernando Furtado) #"Macaco Prego" (Samuel Rosa, Chico Amaral) #"Tanto ( I Want You)" (

, Portuguese version by Chico Amaral) #"O Homem Q Sabia Demais" (Samuel Rosa, Tavinho Paes, Fernando Furtado) #"

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" (Caravelli, M. Jourdan,

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) #"Baixada News" (Samuel Rosa, Chico Amaral) #"Réu & Rei" (Samuel Rosa, Chico Amaral) #"Cadê o Pênalti? (

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) #"Caju Dub" (instrumental version of "Salto no Asfalto")

References

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