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Genre: Latin
Release Date: 06/24/2008

Astrud Gilberto, the winsome naïf whose girlish yet sultry vocals captivated the world on the hit "The Girl from Ipanema," earned her own contract with Verve from its success and recorded throughout the last half of the '60s. Although her material wavered in quality, she was usually paired with excellent arrangers such as Gil Evans, Claus Ogerman, and Antonio Carlos Jobim himself. The Gold compilation is a two-disc set that includes 36 tracks, a good portion of everything she recorded between 1962 and 1969 (plus a pair of tracks from a 1987 comeback album). The first disc is by far the strongest of the two, including her pair of vocals for the Getz/Gilberto album as well as her early masterpieces with Jobim and Gil Evans (plus her bubbly pop album co-billed with organist Walter Wanderley). The second disc includes her later work as well as some rarities: four songs that were released on singles only and the soundtrack title "Who Needs Forever?" (from the Sidney Lumet spy film The Deadly Affair). Gilberto benefits quite a bit from this compilation, one of the longest she's received. Although some purists will forever criticize her amateurish sound, her persistence in the cultural imagination is proof enough of her charm.

~John Bush, All Music Guide

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Quincy Jones - Conductor
Quincy Jones - Producer
Quincy Jones - Orchestral Arrangements
Brooks Arthur - Producer
Brooks Arthur - Vocal Arrangement
Eumir Deodato - Arranger
Eumir Deodato - Conductor
Don Sebesky - Arranger
Don Sebesky - Conductor
James Last - Orchestral Arrangements
Paulo Jobim - Vocals
Paulo Jobim - Rhythm Arrangements
Kevin Reeves - Remastering
Creed Taylor - Producer
Harry Weinger - Compilation Producer
Norman Bergen - Arranger
Norman Bergen - Conductor
Chuck Stewart - Photography
Ray Avery - Cover Photo
Ray Avery - Inlay Photography
Donna Ranieri - Photo Research
Lee Tanner - Photography
Meire Murakami - Design
Emily Cagan - Product Manager
Albert Gorgoni Orchestra - Arranger
Albert Gorgoni Orchestra - Conductor
Ute Friesleben - Production Coordination
Ryan Null - Photo Coordination
Andrew Skurow - Tape Research

Isn't It Romantic
    Charlie Byrd Trio / CD / 1984
Getz/Gilberto
    Stan Getz/João Gilberto / CD / 1963
Elis & Tom
    Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina / CD / 1974
Amoroso/Brasil
    João Gilberto / CD / 1993
Serenade in Blue
    Ithamara Koorax / CD / 2000
Guantanamera/The Sandpipers
    The Sandpipers / CD / 2000
Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour
    Astrud Gilberto / CD / 2001
Tributo à Bossa Nova
    Toquinho / CD / 2005

Release Date: 06/24/2008
Genre: latin