Tracks
- Stay
- Misty Roses
- The Face I Love
- Parade
- Oba Oba
- Canoeiro
- I Had The Craziest Dream
- Beach Samba
- My Foolish Heart
- Dia Das Rosas
- You Didn't Have To Be So Nice
- Não Bate O Coração
Beach Samba is a mellow album. There are American and Brazilian songs on this album, most of which are performed in the samba or bossa nova style.
The songs mostly work well together, but I am confused by what makes this album exceptional. Usually when the artist is a vocalist, the music is passable at worst. The music isn't meant to steal the show; it's meant to support the vocalist. This music on this album is no exception; it gets the work done.
Since the music isn't the draw, then it has to be the vocalist and on the 1001 Albums list there have been some great vocalists featured so far. I don't think Astrud Gilberto is exceptional enough to warrant her own album, let alone be on a list of must-listen albums. I suspect this album and her career are a direct result of the surprise popularity of her singing on The Girl from Ipanema on Getz/Gilberto.
I didn't hate the album, I just found it pointless. It's not a bad album, but it's not a good album either. It's like sitting in lukewarm water–you get no feeling from it. Some songs worth listening to are: Stay, Misty Roses, Parade and Beach Samba.
★★★★ ☆☆☆☆☆☆
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