Amoroso, released in 1976, is an album that uses an orchestral arrangement to produce the Brazilian sound of bossa nova

Bossa nova

Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...

. The album features João Gilberto

João Gilberto

João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...

 on vocals and guitar, backed by a large, but not overpowering, arrangement.

Track listing

1. "'S Wonderful
   'S Wonderful
   S Wonderful" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Funny Face by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns....
   
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2. "Estate
   Estate (song)
   Estate is an Italian song written in 1960 by Bruno Martino and Bruno Brighetti . A minor hit in Italy when released, it eventually became a worldwide jazz standard largely through its interpretation by João Gilberto....
   
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3. "Tin Tin Por Tin Tin"
4. "Besame Mucho
   Bésame Mucho
   "Bésame Mucho" is a Spanish language song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez.-Inspiration:According to Velázquez herself, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time, and kissing as she heard was considered a sin.She was inspired by the piano...
   
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5. "Wave
   Wave (song)
   "Wave" is a song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Recorded as an instrumental on Jobim's 1967 album of the same name, English lyrics were added by Jobim for a November 11, 1969 recording by Frank Sinatra, released on his 1970 album Sinatra & Company...
   
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6. "Caminhos Cruzados"
7. "Triste"
8. "Zingaro"

The latter four songs were written and composed by fellow bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...

 and adapted by Gilberto. The string section was arranged by Claus Ogerman

Claus Ogerman

Claus Ogerman is a German musical arranger/ orchestrator, conductor, and composer, best known for his works with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra and Diana Krall.-Life and work:...

.

CD Rerelease with "Brasil"

The compact disc

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 rerelease of the album is paired on a single disc with the 1981 album Brasil, with the "Amoroso" cover and the tiles of both albums.

Credits

João Gilberto (Guitar), João Gilberto (Vocals), João Gilberto (Main Performer), Milcho Leviev (Synthesizer), Bud Shank (Flute), Grady Tate (Drums), Ralph Grierson (Keyboards), Marilyn Baker (Viola), Israel Baker (Violin), Israel Baker (Concert Master), Michael Boddicker (Synthesizer), Stella Castellucci, Claus Ogerman (Arranger), Claus Ogerman (Conductor), Joe Correro (Drums), Paulinho Da Costa

Paulinho Da Costa

Paulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...

 (Percussion), Isabelle Daskoff (Violin), Bonnie Douglas (Violin), Glenn Garrett (Flute), Anne Goodman (Cello), Don Henderson (Assistant Engineer), Lee Herschberg (Digital Mastering), Jim Hughart (Bass), Helen Keane (Producer), Tommy LiPuma (Producer), Johnny Mandel

Johnny Mandel

Johnny Mandel is an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. Among the musicians he has worked with are Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, and Shirley Horn.-Life:...

(Arranger), Johnny Mandel (Conductor), Joel Moss (Engineer), Nelson Motta (Liner Notes), Matt Pierson (Reissue Producer), Nathan Ross (Violin), Julie Sayres (Coordination), Al Schmitt (Engineer), Al Schmitt (Mixing), David Schwartz (Viola), Paul Shure (Violin), Gerald Vinci (Violin), Gerald Vinci (Concert Master), Helain Wittenberg (Viola), John Wittenberg (Violin), Noel Newbolt (Production Assistant), Joe Goodman (Violin), Bobby Dubow (Violin), Claire Fisher (Keyboards), Michael Diehl (Design), Guto Graca Mello (Executive Producer), Bob Lipsett (Violin), Geoffrey Holder (Paintings), Eric Bowman (Assistant Engineer), Bluestone (Violin), Célio Martins (Engineer), André Midani (Executive Producer), Eddie Cainf (Flute), Eduardo Ramalho (Assistant Engineer)