1994 Dionne Warwick – Aquarela Do Brasil
Aquarela Do Brasil is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records on October 18, 1994, in the United States. A collection of Brazilian jazz and pop tunes, ranging from bossa nova to samba, the album consists of original songs as well as several cover versions, including standards such as “Caravan” and its title track. Warwick paired herself with Téo Lima to produce the entire album which was recorded in Brazil and Los Angeles, involving help from Dori Caymmi, Oscar Castro-Neves, Brenda Russell, and Patrick Williams, among others.
Tracks
1 Jobim Medley (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Chico Buarque; Gene Lees; Norman Gimbel; Vinicius De Moraes) 05:53
2 Virou Areia (Braulio Tavares; Dionne Warwick; Lenine) 04:15
3 Oh Bahia (Ary Barroso; Dionne Warwick; Ray Gilbert) 05:29
4 Piano Na Mangueira (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Chico Buarque) 02:49
5 Captives Of The Heart (Burt Bacharach; John Bettis) 04:50
6 Samba Dobrado (Dionne Warwick; Djavan) 04:22
7 Heart Of Brazil (Antonio Adolfo; Marietta Waters; Nelson Wellington) 04:38
8 N’ Kosi Sikelel’i – Afrika/So Bashiya Bahlala Ekhaya (Amandla; Enoch Sontonga) 03:51
9 Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) (Ary Barroso; Sidney Russell) 04:01
10 Caravan (Duke Ellington; Irving Mills; Juan Tizol) 03:56
11 Flower Of Bahia (Dori Caymmi; Paulo Cesar Pinheiro; Tracy Mann) 04:18
12 10.000 Words (Brenda Russell; Joe Turano) 04:27
Biography
Musicians
1 Jobim Medley
Bass | Nico Assumpcao |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Jose Carlos |
Piano | Gilson Peranzzetta |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
2 Virou Areia
Bass | Décio Crispim |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Claudio Jorge |
Keyboards | Itamar Assiere |
Keyboards | Jorjão Barreto |
Background Vocals | Claudio Jorge |
Background Vocals | Décio Crispim |
Background Vocals | Jorjão Barreto |
Background Vocals | Mart’nália |
Background Vocals | Ovídio Brito |
Background Vocals | Fernando Pirulito |
Background Vocals | Teo Lima |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
3 Oh Bahia
Bass | Ivan Machado |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Claudio Jorge |
Keyboards | Itamar Assiere |
Piano | Itamar Assiere |
Percussion | Mart’nália |
Percussion | Ovídio Brito |
Percussion | Fernando Pirulito |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
4 Piano Na Mangueira
Bass | Décio Crispim |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Claudio Jorge |
Keyboards | Antonio Adolfo |
Piano | Antonio Adolfo |
Percussion | Ovídio Brito |
Percussion | Fernando Pirulito |
Background Vocals | Fabíola Pires De Sendin |
Background Vocals | Marcio Lott |
Background Vocals | Nina Pancevski |
Background Vocals | Renata Moraes |
Background Vocals | Roberto Correa |
Background Vocals | Ronaldo Barcellos |
Background Vocals | Ronaldo Correa |
Background Vocals | Viviane Batista |
Vocals | Chico Buarque |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
5 Captives Of The Heart
Bass | Jamil Joanes |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Keyboards | Lincoln Olivetti |
Sax | Gary Foster |
Trumpet | Bobby Findley |
Percussion | Teo Lima |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Brenda Russell |
Background Vocals | Maxayn Lewis |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
6 Samba Dobrado
Bass | Nico Assumpcao |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Guitar | Jose Carlos |
Keyboards | Gilson Peranzzetta |
Piano | Gilson Peranzzetta |
Percussion | Ovídio Brito |
Percussion | Fernando Pirulito |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
7 Heart Of Brazil
Bass | Décio Crispim |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Claudio Jorge |
Keyboards | Antonio Adolfo |
Keyboards | Jorjão Barreto |
Piano | Antonio Adolfo |
Sax | Gary Foster |
Percussion | Ovídio Brito |
Percussion | Fernando Pirulito |
Percussion | Teo Lima |
Background Vocals | Brenda Russell |
Background Vocals | Carol Rogers |
Background Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
Vocals | Eliana Estevao |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
8 N’ Kosi Sikelel’i – Afrika/So Bashiya Bahlala Ekhaya
Percussion | Jose Roberto |
Percussion | Ovídio Brito |
Percussion | Fernando Pirulito |
Percussion | Teo Lima |
Background Vocals | Fabíola Pires De Sendin |
Background Vocals | Marcio Lott |
Background Vocals | Nina Pancevski |
Background Vocals | Renata Moraes |
Background Vocals | Roberto Correa |
Background Vocals | Ronaldo Barcellos |
Background Vocals | Ronaldo Correa |
Background Vocals | Viviane Batista |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
9 Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil)
Acoustic Guitar | Raphael Rabello |
Snare | Teo Lima |
Percussion | Ovídio Brito |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
10 Caravan
HiHAt | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Claudio Jorge |
Cavaquinho | Aceu Maia |
Percussion | Beloba |
Percussion | Gordinho |
Percussion | Jaguara |
Percussion | Milton Manhaes |
Percussion | Ovídio Brito |
Percussion | Fernando Pirulito |
Percussion | Trambique |
Background Vocals | Fabíola Pires De Sendin |
Background Vocals | Marcio Lott |
Background Vocals | Nina Pancevski |
Background Vocals | Renata Moraes |
Background Vocals | Ronaldo Correa |
Background Vocals | Roberto Correa |
Background Vocals | Ronaldo Barcellos |
Background Vocals | Viviane Batista |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
11 Flower Of Bahia
Bass | Nico Assumpcao |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Jose Carlos |
Piano | Cristovao Bastos |
Percussion | Fernando Pirulito |
Percussion | Teo Lima |
Background Vocals | Bobbi Page |
Background Vocals | Clydene Jackson |
Background Vocals | Fabíola Pires De Sendin |
Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
Background Vocals | Marcio Lott |
Background Vocals | Morgan Ames |
Background Vocals | Nina Pancevski |
Background Vocals | Renata Moraes |
Background Vocals | Ronaldo Correa |
Background Vocals | Roberto Correa |
Background Vocals | Ronaldo Barcellos |
Background Vocals | Pablo Batista |
Vocals | Dori Caymmi |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
12 10.000 Words
Bass | Fernando Souza |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Keyboards | Lincoln Olivetti |
Timbales | Teo Lima |
Percussion | Ovídio Brito |
Percussion | Fernando Pirulito |
Percussion | Teo Lima |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Brenda Russell |
Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
Background Vocals | Fred White |
Background Vocals | Maxayn Lewis |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
Other Musicians
Arco Bass – Christopher Hanulik, Frances Liu Wu, Norman Ludwin
Harp – Gayle Levant
Cello – Daniel Smith, David Shamban, Ernest Ehrhardt, Igor Horoshevsky, Larry Corbett, Steve Richards, Suzie Katayama, Todd Hemmenway
Viola – Herschel Wise, James Ross, Margot Maclaine, Marilyn Baker, Peter Hatch, Robert Becker, Rollice Dale, Sam Boghossian, Scott Houpert, Steven Gordon
Violin – Assa Drori, Israel Baker, Armen Garabedian, Arnold Belnick, Berj Garabedian, Robert Sanov, Brian Leonard, Elizabeth Wilson, Gordon Marron, Haim Shtrum, Isabelle Daskoff, Jay Rosen, Joel Derouin, John Wittenberg, Juliann French, Kwihee Shamban, Linda Rose, Mark Sazer, Mari Tsumura, Mark Cargill, Michele Richards, Miran Kojian, Ron Clark, Shari Zippert, Stanley Plummer
Liner Notes
Producer – Teo Lima
Producer (Executive) – Dionne Warwick
Arranged By – Raphael Rabello (Track 9)
Arranged By (Horn) – Lincoln Olivetti (Track 12)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Patrick Williams (Tracks 5, 7)
Arranged By (Percussion) – Teo Lima (Tracks 3, 12)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Gilson Peranzzetta (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Jorjao Barreto (Track 3)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Antonio Adolfo (Tracks 4, 7)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Lincoln Olivetti (Tracks 5, 12)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Teo Lima (Track 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Ivan Paulo (Track 10)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Cristovao Bastos (Track 11)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Vocals) – Batacotô (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Dori Caymmi (Tracks 1, 3, 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Oscar Castro-Neves (Track 12)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Ronaldo Correa (Track 4)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Brenda Russell (Tracks 5, 7, 12)
Concertmaster – Assa Drori, Israel Baker
Contractor – Jules Chaikin
Coordinator – Fran Amitin
Coordinator (Assistant) – Veronica Cota
Directed By (Assistant) – Paulo Albuquerque
Engineer – Joel Moss, Carlos Roconi, Luis Carlos Reis, Marcelo Sabóia
Engineer (Assistant) – Luis Fernando, Marcelo Hoffer, Marcos Vicente, Tanya Potvin
Mixed By – Joel Moss
Sequenced By – Ric Wilson
Art Direction, Contractor – Teo Lima
Design – Sherri Whitmarsh
Illustration – Andrea Arroyo
Photography – David Vance
Edited At Digisonics, Northridge, CA
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Recorded At Impressão Digital
Recorded At Teatro De Lona Da Barra Da Tijuca
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Signet Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records
Copyright Arista Records