''Um Amor Infinito'' (English: "An Infinite Love") is the seventh studio album by Portuguese group

Madredeus Madredeus () are a Portuguese musical ensemble formed in 1985, in Lisbon. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music, fado and folk music. Madredeus are one of the most successful music groups from Portugal, having sold over 3 million alb ...

. It was released on 17 May 2004 by

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Valentim de Carvalho Valentim de Carvalho () is a Portuguese record label founded in 1914. History The company started selling phonograph, musical instruments and music since its 1914 foundation at the Rua da Assunção, Lisbon. It distributes EMI in Portugal si ...

Recording

''Um Amor Infinito'' was recorded in February 2004 at the Xangrilá Studios in

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

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. The mixing was done at the Garate Studios in San Sebastian, Spain, in March 2004.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's inner notes. Madredeus *

Teresa Salgueiro Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro OIH () is a Portuguese singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus from 1987 until 2007. She also appeared in Wim Wenders' film '' Lisbon Story.'' Career Salgueiro joined Madredeus after other m ...

– voice *

Pedro Ayres Magalhães Pedro Aires Ferreira de Almeida Gonçalves Magalhães (born 31 July 1959), known as Pedro Ayres Magalhães, is a Portuguese musician, best known as a founding member and the main songwriter of the musical group Madredeus. Magalhães has also be ...

– classic guitar * José Peixoto – classic guitar * Carlos Maria Trindade – synthesizers * Fernando Júdice – acoustic bass Production * Pedro Ayres Magalhães – production, musical direction, cover concept * Jorge Barata – sound engineer * Pedro Rego – assistant technician at Xangrilá Studios * Hartiz Harreguy – assistant technician at Garate Studios * Tim Young – mastering *

Daniel Blaufuks Daniel Blaufuks (born 1963) is a Portuguese photographer. Life and work Blaufuks was born in Lisbon. He is the grandson of Polish and German Ashkenazi Jews who moved to Portugal in the late 1920s and 1930s. He moved to Germany in 1976 and return ...

– photography * Paulo Junqueiro – executive production * Maria João Fortes – executive production * Helena Evangelista – executive production

Charts

References

{{Authority control Madredeus albums EMI Records albums 2004 albums