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1975 studio album by The Ritchie Family
Brazil
Studio album by The Ritchie Family
Released1975
RecordedSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreDisco
Length35:33
Label20th Century
ProducerJacques Morali
The Ritchie Family chronology
Brazil
(1975) 		Arabian Nights
(1976)
Singles from Brazil
  1. "Brazil"
    Released: July 1975
  2. "I Want to Dance with You (Dance with Me)"
    Released: November 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Brazil is the debut studio album recorded by American female vocal trio The Ritchie Family, released in 1975 on the 20th Century label.

History

The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 13 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Another single, "Dance with Me", had moderate success on the charts.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and Beauris Whitehead, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Peanut Vendor"Marion Sunshine, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Moisés Simons6:40
2."Frenesi"Alberto Domínguez8:00
3."Brazil"Ary Barroso, Bob Russell4:58
Total length:19:38
Side two
No.TitleLength
4."Dance with Me"3:35
5."Life Is Fascination"3:05
6."Lady Champagne"2:25
7."Let's Pool"3:50
8."Pinball"3:00
Total length:15:55

Production

  • Jacques Morali – producer
  • Henri Belolo – general supervision
  • Joe Tarsia, Jay Mark – engineers
  • Michael Hutchinson, Dirk Devlin, J.D. Stewart – assistant engineers
  • Grand Illusion – album cover design
  • Richie Rome – arranger, assistant producer

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 53
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 26
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
 US
R&B
 US
Dan
1975 "Brazil" 11 13 1
"Peanut Vendor" / "Frenesi" — — 4
"I Want to Dance with You (Dance with Me)" 84 74 18

References

  1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ^ The Ritchie Family > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

External links

The Ritchie Family
Studio albums
Singles
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