The Best of Amalia

~ Release by Amália Rodrigues (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Foi Deus
classical guitar:
Santos Moreira (Portuguese classical guitar player)
Portuguese guitar:
Raul Nery
vocals:
Amália Rodrigues ("Queen of Fado") (in 1952)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1952)
recording of:
Foi Deus (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Janes
3:42
2Os meus olhos são dois círios
3:29
3Malmequer pequenino
2:05
4Há festa na Mouraria
recording of:
Há festa na Mouraria
lyricist:
António Amargo
composer:
Alfredo Marceneiro
3:08
5Não é desgraça ser pobre
3:50
6Dá-me o braço anda daí
classical guitar:
Santos Moreira (Portuguese classical guitar player)
Portuguese guitar:
Jaime Santos
recording of:
Dá-me o braço anda daí (in 1953)
lyricist:
João Linhares Barbosa
composer:
José Pedro Blanc
is based on:
Fado Blanc (traditional fado)
2:23
7Fado do ciúme
recording of:
Fado do ciúme
lyricist:
Amadeu do Vale
composer:
Frederico Valério
part of:
A Rosa Cantadeira
3:25
8Barco Negro (Mãe preta)
vocals:
Amália Rodrigues ("Queen of Fado") (in 1954)
recorded at:
Estúdios Valentim de Carvalho in Lisboa (Lisbon District), Portugal (in 1954)
recording of:
Barco negro
lyricist:
David Mourão-Ferreira
composer:
Caco Velho
is based on:
Mãe preta
part of:
Les amants du Tage (1955 film)
4:15
9Libertação
classical guitar:
Santos Moreira (Portuguese classical guitar player)
Portuguese guitar:
Domingos Camarinha
recording of:
Libertação (in 1955)
lyricist:
David Mourão-Ferreira
composer:
Filipe Pinto (fadista)
is based on:
Fado meia-noite (traditional fado)
3:25
10Cansaço
bass guitar [baixo]:
Joel Pina
guitar:
José Fontes Rocha (Fado musician, accompanist and composer) and Raul Nery
viola caipira [viola]:
Júlio Gomes (Portuguese guitarist)
vocals:
Amália Rodrigues ("Queen of Fado")
recording of:
Cansaço
lyricist:
Luís de Macedo
composer:
Joaquim Campos
is based on:
Fado tango (traditional fado)
4:27
11Fado Malhoa
3:44
12Amália
recording of:
Amália (aka Fado Amália)
lyricist:
José Galhardo
composer:
Frederico Valério
2:33
13Uma casa portuguesa
2:43
14Estranha forma de vida
recording of:
Estranha forma de vida
lyricist:
Amália Rodrigues ("Queen of Fado")
composer:
Alfredo Marceneiro
3:18
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