Tim Maia

• 180 GRAM VINYL

70s soul from Brazil – and a tremendously strong effort from the legendary Tim Maia!

This record was Tim's first after an initial run on Polydor – and it shows Maia tightening up his groove even more, but still avoiding the slicker sounds of later years. There's a really focused sound here that's totally great – one that shows that Maia's work was hardly just some happy cross-cultural accident, and instead the careful work of an artist who was out to challenge the best American soul acts of the time!

There's a warm little groove to most of the tracks – tripping along lightly in the vein of some of our favorite US mellow soul from the mid 70s – an approach that's mostly soul, but with some funky undercurrents – and often smooth, but never cloying or overly commercial.

• SIDE A
• A1. Pense Menos
• A2. Sem Você
• A3. Verão Carioca
• A4. Feito Para Dançar
• A5. É Necessário
• A6. Leva O Meu Blue

• SIDE B
• B1. Venha Dormir Em Casa
• B2. Música Para Betinha
• B3. Não Esquente A Cabeça
• B4. Ride Twist And Roll
• B5. Flores Belas (Instrumental)
• B6. Let It All Hang Out