Patroas 35%

Patroas 35%
Studio album by
Released14 October 2021 (2021-10-14)
GenreSertanejo
Length29:51
LabelSom Livre
ProducerEduardo Pepato
Marília Mendonça chronology
Nosso Amor Envelheceu
(2021)
Patroas 35%
(2021)
Decretos Reais
(2023)
Maiara & Maraisa chronology
Incomparável
(2021)
Patroas 35%
(2021)
Identidade
(2023)

Patroas 35%, also called Festa das Patroas 35%, is the second and final collaborative studio album by Marília Mendonça and Maiara & Maraisa released on 14 October 2021 by the record label Som Livre. It was also the last album released by Mendonça during her lifetime.

Patroas 35% was recorded during an online broadcast, and featured unreleased and partly original material. Two singles were released for the album, "Motel Afrodite" and "Não Sei o que Lá", and it was a continuation of the Patroas project, a collaboration between the artists. In 2022, Patroas 35% was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Sertaneja Music Album.[1]

"Patroas 35%" was defined by Mendonça and Maiara & Maraisa as "the work of their lives," with the goal of leading to a tour in 2022, after the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. However, Mendonça died in a plane crash less than a month after the album's release.

Background and recording

In 2020, Marília Mendonça and Maiara & Maraísa released the album Patroas. The work was based on an online broadcast and was a continuation of a partnership between the performers that had lasted for years.[2] With signs that the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to show signs of improvement in Brazil, Mendonça decided to release the EP Nosso Amor Envelheceu and,[3] at the same time, decided to produce a sequel to Patroas, this time with unreleased material. In 2021, Maiara & Maraisa also released the album Incomparável.[4]

Patroas 35% featured unreleased material and was produced by Eduardo Pepato, a frequent collaborator of Mendonça. During a press conference, Mendonça explained the album title: "the number in the project name is so that our fans understand that we will be back, that this tour will literally be only 35% of the execution of this project that is so big and so eagerly awaited by everyone, because you deserve more, and so do we".[5]

Release and reception

Patroas 35% was divided into three release stages. The album, in its entirety, was released on 14 October 2021.[6] Two singles had already been released, and the last track was "Esqueça-Me Se For Capaz". The work yielded the music video "Esqueça-Me Se For Capaz". The video for the song "Fã Clube" was released on 5 November, hours before Mendonça died.[7]

To promote the album, the duo held a press conference at Allianz Parque in São Paulo. On that occasion, the performers announced that a tour would be held in 2022, with dates already scheduled in several locations in Brazil, such as Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and Belo Horizonte.[8] With Mendonça's death, however, the plans did not come into fruition.[9]

On 17 June 2022, the album was renamed Festa das Patroas 35%, after the courts prohibited the use of the name "Patroas" because it was too similar to the name of the band "A Patroa".[10][11] Journalist and critic Mauro Ferreira commented on the case, stating that "records should have their titles protected because, ultimately, they are works of art and need to be preserved as such. And this includes, in addition to the title, the cover. Having to change the cover of a record in reissues, as has happened several times due to legal issues, is to tarnish an essential part of the work."[12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Esqueça-Me Se For Capaz"
  • Dê Angelo
  • Júnior Gomes
  • Thales Lessa
  • Matheus Santos
  • Renno Poeta
2:49
2."Todo Mundo Menos Você"3:26
3."Motel Afrodite"
  • Henrique Casttro
  • Elvis Elan
  • Douglas Cezar
2:50
4."Não Sei o que Lá"
  • Angelo
  • Rodrigo Nu12
  • Lessa
  • Kaique e Felipe
2:49
5."Presepada"
  • Mendonça
  • Maraisa
3:16
6."Para de Me Chamar pra Trair"
  • Flavinho Tinto
  • Douglas Melo
  • Nando Max
  • Elcio di Carvalho
  • Jr. Pepato
3:27
7."Fã Clube"
  • Rafaela Miranda
  • Kito
  • Isabella Resende
  • Gustavo Martins
2:51
8."Você não Manda em Mim"
  • Dom Vittor
  • Ikaro
  • João Gustavo Dias
  • Matheus Araujo
  • Rodrigo
2:29
9."Eu Não Vou Namorar"
  • Diego Silveira
  • Heitor Ramos
  • Pepato
  • Lari Ferreira
2:51
Total length:29:51

References

  1. ^ "Grammy Latino 2022 tem Marília Mendonça, Jão, Luísa Sonza, Ludmilla e Anitta; confira a lista completa de indicados". Caras. September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ FM, Cultura (July 14, 2020). "Marília Mendonça e Maiara & Maraisa viram 'Patroas' em disco ao vivo originado de live do trio". Rádio Cultura FM. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Mauro Ferreira. "Marília Mendonça reúne as cinco músicas inéditas da live 'Vem aí' no EP 'Nosso amor envelheceu'". G1. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Maiara e Maraísa lançam novo álbum "Incomparável" nesta sexta". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Marília Mendonça, Maiara e Maraísa anunciam pré-save de 'Patroas 35%'". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Patroas 35% de Marília Mendonça & Maiara & Maraisa". Apple Music. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  7. ^ ""Fã Clube": horas antes de morrer, Marília lançou música com Maiara e Maraisa". CNN Brasil. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Marília Mendonça e Maiara & Maraisa anunciam turnê do projeto 'Patroas' para 2022; ingressos chegam a R$ 800". G1. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Marília Mendonça e equipe morrem em acidente de avião em Caratinga (MG)". Estado de Minas. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Maiara e Maraisa alteram nome de álbum com Marília Mendonça após Justiça proibir uso de 'Patroas'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Maraisa anuncia mudança de marca As Patroas após briga judicial". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  12. ^ Mauro Ferreira. "Caso das 'Patroas' indica que discos deveriam ter títulos 'tombados' para que obras fiquem preservadas". G1. Retrieved June 19, 2022.