Garra (album)
| Garra | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | MPB • soul • samba • bossa nova | |||
| Length | 51:56 | |||
| Label | Odeon | |||
| Producer | Milton Miranda | |||
| Marcos Valle chronology | ||||
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Garra is an album by Brazilian musician Marcos Valle, in the Música popular brasileira genre, released in 1971 by the Odeon record label.[1][2]
Production and release
Valle, with his brother, Paulo Sérgio Valle, joined the Odeon Records to produce Garra.[3] It was released in 1971 by Odeon as an LP record.[4] In 2001, a compact disc (CD) version was also released in Japan by Odeon.[2] In the United States, in 2013, a new version was released on LP and another on CD by Light In The Attic Records.[2][5][6]
Critical reception and legacy
John Bush, writing for AllMusic called the album "a Baroque masterpiece of easy listening Brazilian pop, … the most entertaining album of [sic] Marco's career, and perhaps the best Brazilian pop album of all time." Bush noted that "nearly every song has a bridge as strong as — or stronger than — the main melody", praising the album and stating that it was a "masterpiece".[2] Journalist Mauro Ferreira, in his blog on G1, stated that the album marks "Valle's embrace of soul music."[7]
Josh Tautz and Felipe Mejia, writing for The Vinyl Factory, praised the album, calling it "a Brazilian pop masterpiece, featuring some first rate studio musicians and arrangers", while calling the title track "gorgeous baroque pop".[8] The album ranked 225th on a list of the 500 greatest Brazilian albums, in a poll of more than 160 music experts conducted by the Discoteca Básica podcast. The album was one of two works by Valle mentioned on the list, along with Previsão do Tempo which ranked 142nd.[9]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Paulo Sérgio Valle; all music is composed by Marcos Valle.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jesus Meu Rei" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Com Mais de 30" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Garra" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Black Is Beautiful" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Ao Amigo Tom" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 2:02 |
| 6. | "Paz e Futebol" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Que Bandeira" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Wanda Vidal" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Minha Voz Virá do Sol da América" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 4:23 |
| 10. | "Vinte e Seis Anos de Vida Normal" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 2:25 |
| 11. | "O Cafona" | Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle | 3:27 |
Personnel
The following musicians worked on the album:[1][2]
- Marcos Valle: Vocals, Piano
- Robertinho Silva: Drums
- Dom Salvador: Organ, Harpsichord
- Capacete: Electric Bass
- Geraldo Vespar: Guitar, Arrangers
- Marizinha: Vocals
References
- ^ a b "Garra". Discos do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e Bush, John. "Garra - Marcos Valle". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Simonal: execução negada nas rádios". Correio da Manhã. 70 (23856): 24. January 23, 1971.
- ^ "GARRA". Instituto Memória Musical Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Essinger, Silvio (January 17, 2013). "No ano em que completa 70 anos, Marcos Valle tem discos lançados nos EUA". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Marchese, Joe (January 10, 2013). "So Nice: Light in the Attic Remasters, Expands Four Albums From Brazilian Bossa Legend Marcos Valle". The Second Disc. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Ferreira, Mauro (June 9, 2020). "Discos para descobrir em casa – 'Marcos Valle', Marcos Valle, 1974". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Tautz, Josh; Mejia, Felipe (25 April 2015). "The story of Brazilian legend Marcos Valle through 10 essential records". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Alexandre, Ricardo; et al. (2022). Os 500 maiores álbuns brasileiros de todos os tempos. Porto Alegre: Jambô. ISBN 9786588634332.