Os Dias da MadreDeus (English: "The days of MadreDeus") is the debut studio album by Portuguese group Madredeus. It was released in December 1987 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho.
Os Dias da MadreDeus was recorded between 28 and 30 July 1987, at the Teatro Ibérico facilities in the old Church of the Xabregas Convent, in Lisbon.[2]
Legacy
In 2009, Portuguese music magazine Blitz placed Os Dias da MadreDeus as the 5th greatest Portuguese album of the 1980s, in a list ranking the greatest Portuguese albums of the previous four decades.[3]
Track listing
LP release (1987)
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length
1.
"As Montanhas" (instrumental)
Gabriel Gomes
2:25
2.
"A Sombra"
Pedro Ayres Magalhães
Magalhães
5:31
3.
"A Vaca de Fogo"
Magalhães
Gomes, Magalhães
5:02
4.
"Os Pássaros Quando Morrem Caem No Céu" (instrumental)
Rodrigo Leão, Gomes, Francisco Ribeiro, Magalhães
2:25
5.
"A Estrada do Monte"
Magalhães
Leão, Magalhães
3:50
6.
"Adeus... E Nem Voltei"
Magalhães
Magalhães
5:50
7.
"A Península" (instrumental)
Leão, Magalhães, Gomes
4:06
8.
"A Cantiga do Campo"
Gomes Leal
Leão, Magalhães
6:28
9.
"Fado do Mindelo"
António Jorge Pacheco, Magalhães
Magalhães, Leão
5:07
10.
"A Marcha da Oriental" (instrumental)
5:59
11.
"A Cidade"
Francisco Menezes, Magalhães
Magalhães, Leão
6:00
12.
"Maldito Dia Aziago"
Magalhães
Magalhães, Leão
5:10
13.
"A Andorinha" (instrumental)
Magalhães
4:45
14.
"O Brasil"
Magalhães
Leão
5:37
15.
"O Meu Amor Vai Embora"
Magalhães
Leão, Magalhães
3:21
16.
"Amanhã"
Magalhães
Magalhães, Leão, Gomes
4:54
Total length:
76:30
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's inner notes.[4]
