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Água de Beber

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Released
  
1963

Length
  
2:50

Writer(s)
  
Vinicius de Moraes

Genre
  
Bossa nova

Label
  
Verve

Composer(s)
  
Antônio Carlos Jobim

"Água de Beber" ("Drinking-Water" or "Potable Water") is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and originally recorded in the key of A minor, with lyrics written by Vinicius de Moraes. The English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel.

Recordings

  • Vinicius de Moraes - Philips 78 rpm (1961)
  • Antônio Carlos Jobim - The Composer of Desafinado, Plays (1963) and The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim (1965)
  • Astrud Gilberto (with Jobim) - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)
  • Sérgio Mendes- Herb Alpert Presents (1966)
  • La Lupe (with Tito Puente) - Tú y Yo (1965)
  • Frank Sinatra (with Jobim) - Sinatra & Company (1969)
  • Juan García Esquivel - The Genius of Esquivel (1967)
  • Al Jarreau - Glow (1976)
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981) and Ella A Nice, Pablo, (1971)
  • Astrud Gilberto (plus James Last and his orchestra) (1986)
  • Eliane Elias - Eliane Elias Plays Jobim (1989)
  • Lee Ritenour - A Twist of Jobim (1997, various artists)
  • Charlie Byrd - My Inspiration: Music of Brazil (1999)
  • Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum - Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum (2000)
  • Sophie Milman - Sophie Milman (2004)
  • Meja - Mellow (2004)
  • Ana Paula Lopes - Meu (2005)
  • Tania Maria - Intimidade (2005)
  • David Benoit - Full Circle (2006)

    • References

    Água de Beber Wikipedia
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