Existir

Existir
Studio album by Madredeus
Released	12 May 1990
Recorded	February–April 1990
Studio	Namouche Studios, Lisbon
Genre	Folk, world music
Length	43:00
Label	EMI, Valentim de Carvalho
Producer	Pedro Ayres Magalhães, António Pinheiro da Silva
Madredeus chronology
Os Dias da MadreDeus (1987) Existir (1990) Lisboa (1992)

Existir (English: "To exist") is the second studio album by Portuguese group Madredeus. It was released on 12 May 1990 through EMI-Valentim de Carvalho.

Style

The music in Existir uses the same instrumentation as its predecessor, with classical guitar, keyboards, accordion, cello and vocals by Teresa Salgueiro. It combines Portuguese folk with the additional use of keyboards and synthesizers.

Reception

Existir reached number one in the Portuguese album charts and was 4 weeks at the top position.[1]

"O Pastor" (English: "The Shepherd") was a hit in Portugal. It was covered by vocalist/guitarist Rafael Bittencourt on his solo record Bittencourt Project – Brainworms I.

Btsolds text==Track listing==

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Matinal" (vocal)	Francisco Ribeiro	Ribeiro	3:24
2.	"O Pastor"	Pedro Ayres Magalhães	Madredeus	3:42
3.	"O Navio"	Magalhães	Magalhães	3:33
4.	"Tardes de Bolonha" (instrumental)		Rodrigo Leão	3:03
5.	"O Ladrão"	Magalhães, Teresa Salgueiro, Ribeiro	Madredeus	2:47
6.	"Confissão"	Magalhães	Magalhães	2:45
7.	"O Pomar das Laranjeiras"	Magalhães	Magalhães	4:18
8.	"Cuidado"	Magalhães	Madredeus	4:08
9.	"As Ilhas dos Açores" (instrumental)		Madredeus	5:01
10.	"O Menino"	Popular	Ribeiro	3:52
11.	"Solstício" (instrumental)		Madredeus	4:09
12.	"A Vontade de Mudar"	Leão, Ribeiro, Magalhães	Leão	2:18
Total length:				43:00

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's inner notes. [2]

Musicians

• Teresa Salgueiro
• Pedro Ayres Magalhães
• Rodrigo Leão
• Gabriel Gomes
• Francisco Ribeiro

Production

• Pedro Ayres Magalhães – producer, mixing
• António Pinheiro da Silva – producer, mixing, recording
• André Navarro – cover design
• António Homem Cardoso – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[1]	1

References

1. Music & Media, vol. 7, issue 29; July 21, 1990.
2. Madredeus (1990). Existir (LP inner notes). EMI-Valentim de Carvalho.