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A Foreign Sound
Studio album by Caetano Veloso
Released6 April 2004 (2004-04-06)
Genre
Length1:15:13
Language
LabelNonesuch, Universal
ProducerCaetano Veloso, Lucas Nunes
Caetano Veloso chronology
Eu Não Peço Desculpa
(2002) 		A Foreign Sound
(2004) 		Onqotô
(2005)

A Foreign Sound is the thirtieth studio album by Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Caetano Veloso, released on 6 April 2021 on the record label Nonesuch. Veloso's second English-language album, it consists of Veloso's interpolations of songs from the Great American Songbook, including compositions by a variety of writers, ranging from Tin Pan Alley standards by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter to works by Bob Dylan and Kurt Cobain.

Background

Most of the songs are American songs, but only "Feelings" is a cover by a Brazilian musician Morris Albert, and Veloso himself commented that the song is "a fake American song written by a Brazilian". On the other hand, "Carioca" is a song about Brazil, but it was originally an insert song for the American film Flying Down to Rio, to which Veloso said it was "a fake Brazilian song written by Americans". Most of the songs are Tin Pan Alley standards, but the album features samples from Kurt Cobain, Stevie Wonder as well as dissonant sounds from late 1970s no wave band DNA. In the album's liner notes, Veloso writes that "people all over the world would like to find a way of thanking American popular music for having made their lives and their music richer and more beautiful. Many try. So do I."

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Correio Braziliense
Pitchfork
The Guardian

Tracks

A Foreign Sound – Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Carioca (The Carioca)" (Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans)3:31
2."So In Love" (Cole Porter)5:30
3."I Only Have Eyes For You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)1:20
4."It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" (Bob Dylan)6:07
5."Body And Soul" (Robert Sour, Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Frank Eyton)3:30
6."Nature Boy" (Eden Ahbez)1:58
7."The Man I Love" (George Gershwin)4:09
8."There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)1:47
9."Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern)2:38
10."Diana" (Paul Anka)3:28
11."Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills)5:18
12."Come As You Are" (Kurt Cobain)4:16
13."Feelings" (Morris Albert, Louis Gasté)4:32
14."Summertime" (George Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin)2:33
15."Detached" (Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori, Tim Right)4:32
16."Jamaica Farewell" (Lord Burgess)2:44
17."Love For Sale" (Cole Porter)2:37
18."Cry Me A River" (Arthur Hamilton)3:10
19."If It's Magic" (Stevie Wonder)3:03
20."Something Good" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)1:38
21."Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael)3:25
22."Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin)2:47
Total length:1:11:49
A Foreign Sound – Physical CD edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
23."Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley, Vera Matson)3:24
Total length:1:15:13

Charts

Weekly chart performance for A Foreign Sound
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 93
French Albums (SNEP) 74
Italian Albums (FIMI) 25
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 3

Certifications

Certifications for A Foreign Sound
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Gold 50,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. Culshaw, Peter (2004-07-10). "A tropical take on Kurt Cobain". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  3. Pareles, Jon (2004-04-11). "MUSIC; Exile on 57th Street". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  4. Klein, Joshua (2004-05-25). "Veloso and Lindsay: Echoing the Sounds of Brazil". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  5. Bush, John, A Foreign Sound - Caetano Veloso, AllMusic, retrieved 2025-01-10
  6. Franco, Hélio (3 April 2004). "Sensibilidade e ternura". Correio Braziliense.
  7. Deusner, Stephen M. "Caetano Veloso: A Foreign Sound". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  8. Denselow, Robin (2004-07-02). "Caetano Veloso, A Foreign Sound". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
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