Meditation (Antônio Carlos Jobim song)

Jazz standard by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça

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"Meditação"
Song
Language	Portuguese
English title	Meditation
Genre	Bossa nova Jazz standard
Composer(s)	Antônio Carlos Jobim Newton Mendonça
Lyricist(s)	Norman Gimbel (English) Sauki (Finnish)

"Meditation" ("Meditação" in Portuguese) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça. The English version has lyrics by Norman Gimbel. In Finland, the song was recorded in 1963 by Olavi Virta with lyrics by Saukki under the title "Hymy, kukka ja rakkaus". Erkki Liikanen recorded the song in 1967 with lyrics by Aarno Raninen under the title "Taas on hiljaisuus".

Recordings

Maysa on Maysa é Maysa... é Maysa, é Maysa! (1959)
João Gilberto on O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (1960)
Cal Tjader on Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil (1962)
Herbie Mann on Right Now! (Atlantic 1962)
Charlie Byrd on Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros (Riverside 1962)
Antônio Carlos Jobim on The Composer of Desafinado, Plays (1963)
Pat Boone released this song as a single in 1963, reaching number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Cliff Richard on Kinda Latin (Columbia EMI, 1965)
Doris Day 1965
Astrud Gilberto on The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)
Andy Williams on The Shadow of Your Smile (1966)
Frank Sinatra on the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
Claudine Longet recorded the song for her A&M debut album Claudine (1967) and was her first single for the label. This recording reached #98 on the Hot 100.
Blossom Dearie recorded the song for her 1967 album Soon It's Gonna Rain
Jack Jones; featured as the B-side of Kapp 45 Far Away (1968)
Dexter Gordon on More Power! (Prestige 1969)
Jazz Guitarist Joe Pass on Intercontinental (album) (1970) and on Meditation: Solo Guitar (Pablo 2002)
Johnny Hartman on I've Been There (1973)
Antônio Carlos Jobim & Ana Caram on Rio After Dark (Chesky Records 1989)
Adalberto Bravo on Smooth Passions (2004)
Nellie McKay recorded the song for her 2009 album Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day
Jazz pianist Gene Harris on Another Night in London (2010)

Charts

Pat Boone version

Chart (1960)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	91

References

"Original versions of Meditation by Astrud Gilberto | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
"Suomen äänitearkiston tietokanta". Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
"Hakutulos kappaleelle Meditacao". Suomen äänitearkiston tietokanta vuosilta 1901–1999. Suomen äänitearkisto ry. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
^ "Pat Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 512.

v t e Antônio Carlos Jobim
Studio albums	The Composer of Desafinado Plays (1963) The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim (1965) A Certain Mr. Jobim (1967) Wave (1967) Tide (1970) Stone Flower (1970) Jobim (1973) Urubu (1976) Terra Brasilis (1980) Inédito (1995) Antônio Brasileiro (1995)
Live albums	Jazzvisions (1986)
Compilations	Sinatra–Jobim Sessions (1979) Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings (2010)
Soundtracks	Lost Highway (1997)
Collaborations	Getz/Gilberto (1963, Stan Getz) Jazz Samba Encore! (1963, Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfá) Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1963, Stan Getz) Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim (1967, Frank Sinatra) Sinatra & Company (1971, Frank Sinatra) Elis & Tom (1974, Elis Regina) "Fly Me to the Moon" (1994, Frank Sinatra)
Compositions	"A felicidade" "Água de Beber" (Drinking Water) "Waters of March" "Chega de Saudade" (No More Blues) "Corcovado" (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) "Desafinado" "Dindi" "The Girl from Ipanema" "How Insensitive" "Inútil Paisagem" (If You Never Come to Me) "Meditation" "O Morro Não Tem Vez" (Favela) "One Note Samba" "Só Danço Samba" "Someone to Light Up My Life" "Triste "Wave"
As contributor	Canção do Amor Demais (1958, Elizete Cardoso) Black Orpheus (1959, Luiz Bonfá) Chega de Saudade (1959, João Gilberto) Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann, Latin Fever (1962, Herbie Mann) The Swinger from Rio (1965, Sérgio Mendes) Love, Strings and Jobim (1966, various) Abandoned Garden (1995, Michael Franks)

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Discography
Albums	Pat Boone Howdy! "Pat" Hymns We Love Pat's Great Hits Pat Boone Sings Irving Berlin Star Dust Yes Indeed! Tenderly Pat Boone Sings White Christmas Moonglow This and That Great! Great! Great! Moody River I'll See You in My Dreams Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales Pat Boone Sings Guess Who? Pat Boone Sings Days of Wine and Roses The Star Spangled Banner Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport The Touch of Your Lips Ain't That a Shame Boss Beat! Near You The Golden Era of Country Hits My 10th Anniversary with Dot Records Pat Boone Sings Winners of the Reader's Digest Poll Great Hits of 1965 Memories Wish You Were Here, Buddy Christmas Is A Comin' I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman Golden Hits – 15 Hits of Pat Boone Look Ahead Departure Texas Woman The Country Side of Pat Boone Songmaker In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy American Glory
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Singles	"Two Hearts" "Ain't That a Shame" "At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)" "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" "Gee Whittakers!" "I'll Be Home" "Tutti Frutti" "Long Tall Sally" "I Almost Lost My Mind" "Friendly Persuasion" / "Chains of Love" "Don't Forbid Me" / "Anastasia" "Why Baby Why" "Love Letters in the Sand" / "Bernardine" "Remember You're Mine" "April Love" "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" "A Wonderful Time Up There" "It's Too Soon to Know" "Sugar Moon" "That's How Much I Love You" "For My Good Fortune" / "Gee, But It's Lonely" "I'll Remember Tonight" "Good Rockin' Tonight" / "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" "For a Penny" / "The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango" "'Twixt Twelve and Twenty" "Fools Hall of Fame" "Beyond the Sunset" "(Welcome) New Lovers" / "Words" "Spring Rain" / "Walking the Floor over You" "Candy Sweet" "Dear John" / "Alabam" "The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine)" "Moody River" "Big Cold Wind" "Johnny Will" "Pictures in the Fire" / "I'll See You in My Dreams" "Quando Quando Quando" "Speedy Gonzales" "Ten Lonely Guys" "White Christmas" "Meditation (Meditação)" "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Beach Girl" / "Little Honda" "Baby Elephant Walk" "As Tears Go By" / "Judith" "Wish You Were Here, Buddy" "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" "July You're a Woman" "I Saw the Light"
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