Blame It on the Bossa Nova

by Eydie Gorm茅

Blame It on the Bossa Nova cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963-12-31
  • Label: CBS, Columbia, JBP Classics
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Driven entirely by its colossal, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil-penned title track, this album represents the absolute commercial apex of the American bossa nova craze. Eydie Gorm茅's powerful, brassy vocal delivery is paired with highly Westernized, pop-oriented Brazilian rhythms and heavy vocal choruses. While purists dismissed its authenticity, the record successfully translated Latin rhythms into a massive mainstream pop phenomenon.

Genres

Descriptors: Dance, Rhythmic, Witty, Vintage, Retro, vocal, melodic, lounge, orchestral, retro

Tracklist

  1. One Note Samba
  2. Melody D'Amour
  3. The Gift! (Recado Bossa Nova)
  4. The Sweetest Sounds (From The Broadway Musical "No Strings")
  5. Dansero
  6. Blame It On The Bossa Nova (2:30)
  7. Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)
  8. The Message
  9. Almost Like Being In Love
  10. Moon River
  11. The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)
  12. I Remember You

Credits

  • Eydie Gorm茅 - primary artist
  • Marion Evans - arranged by, conductor
  • Al Kasha - producer
  • Mann And Weil - written-by
  • Johnny Lehmann - written-by
  • Steve Lawrence - written-by

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