Marcos Valle

Elemental Music, together with Universal Music Spain presents a new vinyl reissue of “Samba ’68“, the only album released on the Verve label by prolific Brazilian singer Marcos Valle. In 1968, Valle was commissioned by Verve to record his Brazilian hits in English in order to capitalize on the then-huge Getz-Gilberto-Jobim-Mendes-Astrud market. Marcos’ rapid and stunning artistic growth is apparent on this brilliant Bossa Nova album. Fans of Sérgio Mendes and Astrud Gilberto (both of whom recorded tons of Valle tunes) will enjoy it immensely, for “Samba ’68” is definitely one of the ultimate “loungy” records.

PERSONNEL:

• MARCOS VALLE, guitar, vocals
• ANAMARIA VALLE, vocals
• CLAUDIO SLON, drums
• DEODATO, arranger

TRACKS:

• 01. The Answer
• 02. Crickets Sing for Anamaria
• 03. So Nice
• 04. Chup, Chup, I Got Away
• 05. If You Went Away
• 06. Pepino Beach
• 07. She Told Me, She Told Me
• 08. It's Time to Sing
• 09. Batucada
• 10. The Face I Love
• 11. Safely in Your Arms