Xuxa 5 (''Xuxa Five'') is the seventh
studio album and the sixth in
Portuguese
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** Portu ...
by Brazilian pop singer,
TV host
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and actress
Xuxa Meneghel
Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( ; ; born Maria da Graça Meneghel, 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian television host, film actress, singer, model, and businesswoman. Known as "Queen of Little Ones", Xuxa built the largest Latin American children's e ...
. It was released on August 1, 1990 by
Som Livre
Som Livre (Portuguese for "''Free Sound''") is a Brazilian record company that was founded in 1969 in order to commercialize its soap opera soundtracks. It later expanded to recording studio albums.
Today, Som Livre is Brazil's largest domestic l ...
. It was the fifth album in the series ''Xou de Xuxa''. The best-known songs from this album are "Pinel Por Você", "Trem Fantasma" and mainly "
Lua de Cristal
''Lua de Cristal'' ( en, Xuxa in Crystal Moon, italic=yes) is a 1990 Brazilian romantic comedy film directed by Tizuka Yamasaki, and starring Xuxa Meneghel.
With just under 5 million spectators, ''Lua de Cristal'' was the biggest film of the ...
". The album sold more than 1 million copies in Brazil.
Production
In ''Xuxa 5'', it is possible to notice a certain maturation of the production of the Xuxa albums. Without leaving aside what the public liked in the other four previous albums of the series ''Xou da Xuxa'', the album brings influences of other rhythms like
lambada
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that was the great fashion of the time.
There were 20 songs recorded for the album, but only 13 were chosen for the tracklist. Among those discarded was the "Direito dos Baixinhos", which was sung in the Xuxa Xou's special XV.
"
Lua de Cristal
''Lua de Cristal'' ( en, Xuxa in Crystal Moon, italic=yes) is a 1990 Brazilian romantic comedy film directed by Tizuka Yamasaki, and starring Xuxa Meneghel.
With just under 5 million spectators, ''Lua de Cristal'' was the biggest film of the ...
", the biggest hit on the album and the second largest in Xuxa's career, was composed primarily as the theme song for the film. Xuxa liked it so much that she decided to include it in the album. "Pinel Por Você", another highlight track, was the last composition of Cid Guerrero for Xuxa that became hit.
The ''Children's Queen'' always worried about passing messages on her records, she wanted children to learn something by listening to her songs. In "Cobra, Chapéu e Palito", the singer teaches the difference between accents. Already in "Leitura", as its title says, was composed to encourage children to read more books. In addition to "O Boto Rosa" that talks about nature.
''Xuxa 5'' was produced in partnership with the double
Michael Sullivan and Paulo Massadas, with artistic coordination Max Pierre and Aramis Barros. It was recorded in the studios of
Som Livre
Som Livre (Portuguese for "''Free Sound''") is a Brazilian record company that was founded in 1969 in order to commercialize its soap opera soundtracks. It later expanded to recording studio albums.
Today, Som Livre is Brazil's largest domestic l ...
.
Release and reception
''Xuxa 5'' was released on August 1, 1990 by
Som Livre
Som Livre (Portuguese for "''Free Sound''") is a Brazilian record company that was founded in 1969 in order to commercialize its soap opera soundtracks. It later expanded to recording studio albums.
Today, Som Livre is Brazil's largest domestic l ...
in
CD,
cassette
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and
LP formats.
The album reaching rapid popularity thanks to "
Lua de Cristal
''Lua de Cristal'' ( en, Xuxa in Crystal Moon, italic=yes) is a 1990 Brazilian romantic comedy film directed by Tizuka Yamasaki, and starring Xuxa Meneghel.
With just under 5 million spectators, ''Lua de Cristal'' was the biggest film of the ...
" song recorded by Xuxa, and theme eponymous
film released together. In 1991, the album was released in
Argentina
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on tape, but without authorization, being a
bootleg. "Lua de Cristal" reached #1 in the official parade of Brazil, and its
Spanish language
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version reached 35 position in the
Top Latin Pop Songs Chart of ''
Billboard'', staying for seven consecutive weeks. With only LP ''Xuxa 5'' sales and their first album in Spanish, the host earned 2.7 million dollars in an interval of two years, according to the Brazilian magazine ''
Veja''. The album sold more than 1 million copies in Brazil, being certified platinum by
Associação Brasileira de Produtores de Discos (ABPD).
''Xuxa 5'' was re-released in 1995 and 1996 on K7 and CD, in 2006 on CD re-released in celebration of Xuxa's 20 years on
Globo Network. Has the same catalog number from the other versions, but different barcode and art. In 2013 was relaunched by
Som Livre
Som Livre (Portuguese for "''Free Sound''") is a Brazilian record company that was founded in 1969 in order to commercialize its soap opera soundtracks. It later expanded to recording studio albums.
Today, Som Livre is Brazil's largest domestic l ...
in partnership with Xuxa Produções. The disc is part of the collection box ''Xou da Xuxa''.
Promotion
Almost all the songs on the album were performed on the program, but "Lua de Cristal", "Pinel Por Você" and "Trem Fantasma" were the most worked.
Only three songs from the album have garnered
music video
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s in their release phase. "Pinel Por Você" a video screened by ''
Fantástico
''Fantástico'' (originally known as ''Fantástico: O Show da Vida'', Portuguese for ''Fantastic The Show of Life'') is a Brazilian weekly television news program broadcast on Sunday nights on Rede Globo since August 5, 1973, created by José Bo ...
'' (Fantastic), "O Boto Rosa" a video shown in ''
Xou da Xuxa
''Xou da Xuxa'' ( en, Xuxa's Show, italic=yes) was a Brazilian children's television series directed by Marlene Mattos, and hosted by Xuxa Meneghel. It premiered on TV Globo between 30 June 1986 and 31 December 1992, with 2000 editions completed. ...
'' and "Lua de Cristal", two videos: one in the
Christmas
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special of 1990 and another in the program.
To promote the album, the ''Xuxa 90 tour'' took place in Brazil, including
Rio de Janeiro
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,
São Paulo
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,
Recife
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and
Belo Horizonte, as well as performances in countries such as
Paraguay
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and
Chile
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*Produced: Michael Sullivan and Paulo Massadas
*Studio Assistants and Mixing: Marcelo Serodio, Julio Martins, Felipe Leite, Marquinho, Sergio Rocha, Ivan Machado and Billy
*Recorded in the studios: Som Livre
*Arrangement: Jorge 'Jorginho' Corrêa
*Edition of tape: Jorge 'Gordo' Guimarães
*Cover and Ente: Xuxa Meneghel and Reinaldo Waisman
*Photos: Paulo Rocha
*Costume Designer: Sandra Bandeira
*Hairdresser: Márcia Elias
*Musician: Roberto Fernandes
*Graphic Coordination: Marciso 'Pena' Carvalho
*Artistic Coordination: Max Pierre and Aramis Barros
*Recording Technician: Jorge 'Gordo' Guimarães and Luiz Guilherme D 'Orey
*Technicians of additional recordings: Luiz Paulo, Marcos Caminha and Jorge Teixeira
*Mixing Technicians: Jorge 'Gordo' Guimarães
Certifications
References
External links
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1990 albums
Xuxa albums
Som Livre albums
Portuguese-language albums
Children's music albums by Brazilian artists