Astrud Gilberto - September 17 (1969)

Astrud Gilberto - September 17 (1969)

Astrud Gilberto had begun tackling '60s vocal pop crossovers on her Windy album from earlier in 1969, but her final record (of three) from that year found her stretching out not just on material but on arrangements. The production and arrangements by Brooks Arthur and Albert Gorgoni, respectively, attempt to push Gilberto into the type of groovy "now sound" that everyone from Harry Nilsson to Andy Williams was employing in the late '60s. Of course, Gilberto was an easy fit for this type of sound, and the only missteps here come when the songs don't fit her occasionally limited talents. "Light my Fire" is at the top of that list, while the Bee Gees' "Holiday" and Nilsson's "Don't Leave Me, Baby" appear very high as well. Highlights do crop up, with the opener "Beginnings" working very well except for its long coda, and the one Brazilian song, "Let Go (Canto de Ossanha)" charting the perfect balance between timeless pop and late-'60s crossover appeal.

2007 CD Rev-Ola 193

Tracklist:

1 Beginnings Lamm 8:08
2 Holiday Gibb 3:12
3 Here, There and Everywhere Lennon, McCartney 2:26
4 Light My Fire Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek ... 2:57
Composed by: Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison
5 Let Go (Canto de Ossanha) Demoraes, Gimbel, Powell 3:07
6 Let's Have the Morning After (Instead of the Night Before) Joyce, Leonard 4:09
7 Think of Rain Guryan 2:48
8 A Million Miles Away Behind the Door (From the Paramount Production Pa Lerner, Previn 2:29
9 Love Is Stronger Far Than We Barouh, Keller, Lai 3:44
10 Don't Leave Me, Baby Nilsson 2:32
11 Summer Sweet, Pts. 1-2 To Be Continued Kaplan, White 6:31