Calango Explained

Calango
Type:	Album
Artist:	Skank
Cover:	Skank_Calango.jpg
Released:	1994
Genre:	Alternative rock, reggae,Dancehall
Label:	SonyBMG
Prev Title:	Skank
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	O Samba Poconé
Next Year:	1996

Calango (Portuguese: tropidurus lizard) is the second studio album by Brazilian band Skank, released in 1994. It contains the hits "Esmola", "É Proibido Fumar" (a Roberto Carlos cover), and "Pacato Cidadão". Calango sold approximately 1.2 million copies.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Amolação" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 2:35
2. "Jackie Tequila" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 4:10
3. "Esmola" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 2:38
4. "O Beijo e a Reza" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 4:59
5. "A Cerca" (Samuel Rosa/Fernando Furtado/Chico Amaral) – 3:28
6. "É Proibido Fumar" (Roberto Carlos/Erasmo Carlos) – 3:11
7. "Te Ver" (Samuel Rosa/Lelo Zaneti/Chico Amaral) – 4:36
8. "Chega Disso!" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 4:04
9. "Sam" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 3:45
10. "Estivador" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 3:24
11. "Pacato Cidadão" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 4:03

Personnel

• Jarbas Agnelli – Art Direction
• Chico Amaral – Saxophone
• Everaldo Andrade – Assistant Engineer
• Guilherme Calicchio – Engineer, Assobios
• Jorge Davidson – A&R
• Vitor Farias – Engineer, Mixing
• Haroldo Ferretti – Drums, Bateria
• Roberto Frejat – Producer
• Ricardo Garcia – Mastering
• Gauguin – Producer
• Dudu Marote – Producer
• Renato Munoz – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Henrique Portugal – Keyboards
• Samuel Rosa – Guitar, Vocals
• Skank – Producer, Performer
• Marcio Thees – Assistant Engineer
• Ronaldo Viana – Production Coordination, Project Coordinator
• João Vianna – Trumpet, Trumpet (Bass)
• Lelo Zaneti – Bass, Baixo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Essinger. Silvio. Skank - meninos superpoderosos. Revista Oi. 2007-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20070615165127/http://www.revistaoi.com.br/nova/skank.asp. 2007-06-15. dead.