| Índia | ||||
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| Studio album by Gal Costa | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
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| Genre | MPB | |||
| Length | 38:34 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Guilherme Araújo | |||
| Gal Costa chronology | ||||
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| Uncensored cover | ||||
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Índia is the fourth studio album by Brazilian singer Gal Costa, released on 1973 by Philips Records. Its major hits were "Índia", "Volta" and "Desafinado".
Music
Índia is an MPB album, with influences from tropicália, folk, psychedelic, jazz, funk and rock.
Artwork
The artwork depicts Gal Costa semi-nude with indigenous Brazilian vests. It was originally censored by the Brazilian military government, but the full artwork was released by Costa in 2015. She stated in her Instagram: "To our delight, including mine".
Release
The album was released on 1973 by Philips Records, and reissued with the original uncensored cover in 2017, by Mr Bongo Records.
Reception
| Retrospective reviews(published after 1973) | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 |
| Uncut |  |
Índia received widespread acclaim by critics.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Índia" | José Asunción Flores, Manuel O. Guerrero, José Fortuna | 6:59 |
| 2. | "Milho Verde" | Zeca Afonso, traditional | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Presente Cotidiano" | Luiz Melodia | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Volta" | Lupicínio Rodrigues | 3:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Relance" | Caetano Veloso, Pedro Novis | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Da Maior Importância" | Caetano Veloso | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Passarinho" | Tuzé de Abreu | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Pontos de Luz" | Jards Macalé, Waly Salomão | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Desafinado" | Tom Jobim, Newton Mendonça | 2:40 |
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.
- Guilherme Araújo — production
- Edú Mello e Souza — studio directing
- Luigi Hoffer — technician, mixing
- Marcus Vinicius — technician, mixing
- Ary Carvalhaes — mixing
- Gilberto Gil — musical directing, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Antonio Guerreiro — photograph
- Waly Salomão — artwork
- Dominguinhos — accordion
- Toninho Horta — electric guitar
- Luiz Alves — contrabass
- Roberto Silva — drums
- Chico Batera — percussion and special effects
- Rogério Duprat — arrangement
- Arthur Verocai — arrangement ("Pontos de Luz", "Presente Cotidiano")
- Mario Tavares — strings ("Índia")
- Tenório Jr. — organ ("Volta")
- Roberto Menescal — acoustic guitar ("Desafinado")
- Wagner Tiso — organ ("Pontos de Luz" e "Presente Cotidiano")
- Chacal — percussion ("Milho Verde")
References
- "Índia (1973) – Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- "ÍNDIA – OS ÚLTIMOS AGUDOS DO DESBUNDE DE GAL COSTA" (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 2, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- Teca Lima (July 30, 2013). "Gal Costa - Índia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- "Gal Costa - Índia (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ Beta, Andy (July 25, 2017). "Gal Costa: Índia Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- Spice, Anton (May 17, 2017). "Gal Costa's Brazilian masterpiece Índia set for long-awaited vinyl reissue". Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Mr Bongo set to reissue Gal Costa's masterpiece Índia on vinyl". May 24, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- "Foto do álbum "Índia", de Gal, é liberada depois de 40 anos de censura". Glamurama (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. January 10, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- "Gal Costa publica foto de disco censurado nos anos 70" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. January 10, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- "Sem censura, "Índia", da Gal Costa, ganha nova edição inglesa em vinil". Noize (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 19, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- Allmusic review
- Dale, Jon (21 July 2023). "Gal Costa – Índia". Uncut. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "Índia - Gal Costa - Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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