Música de Rua

This article is about the album. For the title song, see Música de Rua (song).
Música de Rua
Studio album by
Daniela Mercury
ReleasedJuly 1994
GenreAxé, MPB
LabelEpic (Sony Music)
ProducerLiminha
Daniela Mercury chronology
O Canto da Cidade
(1992) 		Música de Rua
(1994) 		Feijão com Arroz
(1996)
Singles from Música de Rua
  1. "Música de Rua"
    Released: 1994
  2. "O Reggae e o Mar"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Domingo no Candeal"
    Released: 1995
  4. "Rosa"
    Released: 1995
  5. "Por Amor Ao Ilê"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Música de Rua (Portuguese for "Street Music") is the third album by the Brazilian axé and MPB singer Daniela Mercury, released in 1994 through Sony Music.[2][3][4]

Música de Rua was released right after the massive success of Mercury's previous album, O Canto da Cidade (1992). It was very well received by the public, and spreading two number-one singles ("Música de Rua" e "O Reggae e o Mar"). However, Música de Rua was not very well received by the critics who pointed out that the album sounded too similar to Mercury's previous and accused it of being a copycat of her own work. Música de Rua was Mercury's most authorial work until the release of Canibália in 2009. Camille Paglia called "Rap Repente" "'absolutely thrilling ... It's like a mini-opera!'"[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Música de Rua"Pierre Onassis, Daniela Mercury3:24
2."Vulcão da Liberdade"Tonho Matéria3:33
3."Alegria Ocidental"Mercury, Liminha3:08
4."Tem Amor"Mercury, Liminha4:19
5."Saudade"Angelique Kidjo, John Hebrail/Portuguese version: Mercury3:27
6."Rosa"Onassis3:30
7."O Reggae e o Mar"Rey Zullo, Mercury3:16
8."Rap Repente"Mercury, Ramiro, David, Beto, Cesário, Toni3:32
9."Domingo no Candeal"Lucas Santana, Quito Ribeiro3:43
10."Sempre te Quis"Herbert Vianna4:20
11."Folia de Rei"Carlinhos Brown, Alain Tavares2:53
12."Por Amor ao Ilê"Guiguio2:57
13."Música de la Calle (Spanish version)"Pierre Onassis, Daniela Mercury3:22

Release history

Region Date
Brazil July, 1994
North America October 11, 1994
Europe

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[6] 2× Platinum 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Daniela Mercury - Musica de Rua Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Daniela Mercury Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Lannert, John (Oct 19, 1996). "DANIELA IS BACK". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 42. p. 47.
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (29 July 1997). "Deep Roots And High Energy". The New York Times. p. C12.
  5. ^ Gavin, James (17 Sep 2019). "A Brazilian Swirl of Songs and Ideas". The New York Times. p. C6.
  6. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Daniela Mercury – Música de Rua" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 10 March 2024.


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