Índia

Índia
Studio album by
Gal Costa
Released1973
Studio
GenreMPB
Length38:34
LabelPhilips
ProducerGuilherme Araújo[1]
Gal Costa chronology
-Fa-Tal- Gal a Todo Vapor
(1971) 		Índia
(1973) 		Cantar
(1974)
Uncensored cover

Índia is the fourth studio album by Brazilian singer Gal Costa, released on 1973 by Philips Records. Its major hits were "Índia", "Volta" and "Desafinado".[2][3][4]

Music

Índia is an MPB album, with influences from tropicália,[5] folk, psychedelic, jazz, funk and rock.[6][7]

Artwork

The artwork depicts Gal Costa semi-nude with indigenous Brazilian vests. It was originally censored by the Brazilian military government, but the full artwork was released by Costa in 2015. She stated in her Instagram: "To our delight, including mine".[8][9]

Release

The album was released on 1973 by Philips Records, and reissued with the original uncensored cover in 2017, by Mr Bongo Records.[7][10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Retrospective reviews
(published after 1973)
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Pitchfork8.5/10[5]
Uncut[12]

Índia received widespread acclaim by critics.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Índia"José Asunción Flores, Manuel O. Guerrero, José Fortuna6:59
2."Milho Verde"Zeca Afonso, traditional4:29
3."Presente Cotidiano"Luiz Melodia3:03
4."Volta"Lupicínio Rodrigues3:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Relance"Caetano Veloso, Pedro Novis5:06
6."Da Maior Importância"Caetano Veloso5:18
7."Passarinho"Tuzé de Abreu5:35
8."Pontos de Luz"Jards Macalé, Waly Salomão2:48
9."Desafinado"Tom Jobim, Newton Mendonça2:40

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[13]

  • Guilherme Araújo — production
  • Edú Mello e Souza — studio directing
  • Luigi Hoffer — technician, mixing
  • Marcus Vinicius — technician, mixing
  • Ary Carvalhaes — mixing
  • Gilberto Gil — musical directing, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
  • Antonio Guerreiro — photograph
  • Waly Salomão — artwork
  • Dominguinhos — accordion
  • Toninho Horta — electric guitar
  • Luiz Alves — contrabass
  • Roberto Silva — drums
  • Chico Batera — percussion and special effects
  • Rogério Duprat — arrangement
  • Arthur Verocai — arrangement ("Pontos de Luz", "Presente Cotidiano")
  • Mario Tavares — strings ("Índia")
  • Tenório Jr. — organ ("Volta")
  • Roberto Menescal — acoustic guitar ("Desafinado")
  • Wagner Tiso — organ ("Pontos de Luz" e "Presente Cotidiano")
  • Chacal — percussion ("Milho Verde")

References

  1. ^ "Índia (1973) – Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "ÍNDIA – OS ÚLTIMOS AGUDOS DO DESBUNDE DE GAL COSTA" (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 2, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Teca Lima (July 30, 2013). "Gal Costa - Índia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Gal Costa - Índia (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Beta, Andy (July 25, 2017). "Gal Costa: Índia Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Spice, Anton (May 17, 2017). "Gal Costa's Brazilian masterpiece Índia set for long-awaited vinyl reissue". Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Mr Bongo set to reissue Gal Costa's masterpiece Índia on vinyl". May 24, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Foto do álbum "Índia", de Gal, é liberada depois de 40 anos de censura". Glamurama (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. January 10, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  9. ^ "Gal Costa publica foto de disco censurado nos anos 70" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. January 10, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "Sem censura, "Índia", da Gal Costa, ganha nova edição inglesa em vinil". Noize (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 19, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Allmusic review
  12. ^ Dale, Jon (21 July 2023). "Gal Costa – Índia". Uncut. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Índia - Gal Costa - Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 26, 2017.