Crickets Sing for Anamaria
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"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" was originally a track from Brazil
ian singer Astrud Gilberto
's album Windy, and was produced by the Homali Brothers, a Brazilian Latin jazz
pop production team. The song was a minor hit in South America
, but it became even bigger when the track was re-worked by Brazilian bossa nova
musician Marcos Valle
in 1967, under the title "Os Grilos" (Portuguese
for "The Crickets"), which was featured on his album Samba '68. The song is cited as a popular Latin jazz favourite to this day.
pop
singer Emma Bunton
's recording of "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" became the fourth and final single
from her second solo album Free Me, released in 2004. Despite its harder beat and grittier sound, the impact of Free Me was beginning to wear off; "Crickets" debuted and peaked at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart
, her second single not to reach the top ten (the first being "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight
"). It sold 25,723 copies. However, the single did manage to hit the number-one spot on the UK Club Chart. The video
for the song was directed by Harvey & Carolyn, who also worked with her on one of her previous videos, "Maybe
".
For the B-sides
Bunton covered Paul Anka
's "Eso Beso" and Marcos Valle's "So Nice (Summer Samba)". The only original B-side was the Latino remix of "Maybe".
UK CD 2
Official remixes
Ul Sales: 25,723
-pop duo Louchie Lou & Michie One
in 1996, taken from their second album Danger-Us.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian singer Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is well known for the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".-Biography:...
's album Windy, and was produced by the Homali Brothers, a Brazilian Latin jazz
Latin jazz
Latin jazz is the general term given to jazz with Latin American rhythms.The three main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian, Cuban and Puerto Rican:# Brazilian Latin Jazz includes bossa nova...
pop production team. The song was a minor hit in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, but it became even bigger when the track was re-worked by Brazilian 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...
musician Marcos Valle
Marcos Valle
Marcos Kostenbader Valle is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, incidental music and fusions of American/European rock, soul and dance music with Brazilian styles.-Biography:Valle's talent was evident from...
in 1967, under the title "Os Grilos" (Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
for "The Crickets"), which was featured on his album Samba '68. The song is cited as a popular Latin jazz favourite to this day.
Emma Bunton version
EnglishEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton
Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
's recording of "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" became the fourth and final single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from her second solo album Free Me, released in 2004. Despite its harder beat and grittier sound, the impact of Free Me was beginning to wear off; "Crickets" debuted and peaked at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, her second single not to reach the top ten (the first being "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight
We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight
"We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" is a song by English recording artist Emma Bunton from her debut solo album, A Girl Like Me . Written by Bunton and Rhett Lawrence, the track was released in the United Kingdom as the album's third and final single on 10 December 2001. It debuted and peaked at number...
"). It sold 25,723 copies. However, the single did manage to hit the number-one spot on the UK Club Chart. The video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song was directed by Harvey & Carolyn, who also worked with her on one of her previous videos, "Maybe
Maybe (Emma Bunton song)
"Maybe" is a pop song written by English singer-songwriter Emma Bunton and Yak Bondy for Bunton's second solo studio album, Free Me . It was released in 2003 as the album's second single to moderate success on different record charts, and it entered the top forty on the majority of which it...
".
For the B-sides
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
Bunton covered Paul Anka
Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
's "Eso Beso" and Marcos Valle's "So Nice (Summer Samba)". The only original B-side was the Latino remix of "Maybe".
Track listings and formats
UK CD 1- "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (Original Radio Edit) – 2:46
- "Maybe" (Latino Version) – 3:54
UK CD 2
- "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (Original Radio Edit) – 2:46
- "Eso Beso" – 3:14
- "So Nice (Summer Samba)Summer SambaSummer Samba is a 1966 bossa nova song by Brazilian composer Marcos Valle, with English-language lyrics by Norman Gimbel; the original Portuguese lyrics came from Paulo Sérgio Valle, brother to the composer.The song was first popularized by the Walter Wanderley Trio in 1966 — the album Rain...
" – 3:11 - "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (Element's Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty Mix) – 4:13
Official remixes
- "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (Element's Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty Mix) – 4:13
- "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (Sharp Boys Carnival Vocal) – 6:54
- "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (Sharp Boys Carnival Dub) - 6:54
- "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (ATFC's Samba Magic Vocal) – 7:28
- "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (ATFC's Samba Magic Dub) - 7:28
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
40 |
| Slovakia (IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... ) |
22 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
15 |
Ul Sales: 25,723
Other Covers
The track was also covered by English reggaeReggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
-pop duo Louchie Lou & Michie One
Louchie Lou & Michie One
Louchie Lou & Michie One were a female reggae/rap duo from London, who met in 1991 at a Rebel MC gig. They found the backing of the independent record label, Fashion Records, for their debut single, "Rich Girl". Switching to London Records in 1993, they made their musical debut in the UK Singles...
in 1996, taken from their second album Danger-Us.