Alvorecer Explained

Alvorecer
Type:	studio
Artist:	Clara Nunes
Cover:	ClaraNAl.jpg
Recorded:	1974
Genre:	Samba
Label:	Odeon
Producer:	Milton Miranda; assisted by Adelzon Alves
Prev Title:	Clara Nunes
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Claridade
Next Year:	1975

Alvorecer is Clara Nunes seventh album released in 1974 under the label Odeon. Due to the success of the song Conto de Areia, the album sold over 500,000 copies in Brazil, making Nunes the best-selling female artist of her time.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Menino Deus" (Mauro Duarte, Paulo César Pinheiro)
2. "Samba da volta" (Toquinho, Vinicius De Moraes)
3. "Sindorerê" (Antônio Candeia Filho)
4. "O que é que a baiana tem" (Dorival Caymmi)
5. "Meu sapato já furou" (Duarte, Elton Medeiros)
6. "Punhal" (Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar; A.K.A. "Guinga", Paulo César Pinheiro)
7. "Alvorecer" (Delcio Carvalho, Ivone Lara)
8. "Nanaê, Nanã Naiana" (Sidney da Conceição)
9. "Conto de areia" (Romildo Bastos, Toninho Nascimento)
10. "Pau-de-arara" (Guio De Morais, Luiz Gonzaga)
11. "Esse meu cantar" (João Nogueira)

Notes and References

1. Book: McGowan, Chris . The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil . Pessanha . Ricardo . 1998 . Temple University Press . 1998 . 48.