Drês Explained

Drês
Type:	studio
Artist:	Nando Reis e os Infernais
Cover:	Dres_cover.jpg
Released:	May 22, 2009
Genre:	Rock, alternative rock
Label:	Universal Music
Producer:	Carlos Pontual and Nando Reis
Prev Title:	Luau MTV
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Bailão do Ruivão
Next Year:	2010

Drês is the sixth album released by Brazilian band Nando Reis e os Infernais. The singer Ana Cañas guest appeared on the track "Pra Você Guardei o Amor". The song "Ainda Não Passou" nominated for the 2009 Latin Grammy Award of Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language).^[1] As of August 2010, the album sold around 18,000 copies.^[2]

The name of the album is a portmanteau of the words "Dri" (nickname of his ex-girlfriendAdriana Lotaif) and "três" (three, the number of songs dedicated to her in the album: "Hi, Dri!", "Driamante" and the title-track).^[3]

Track listing

1. "Hi Dri"
2. "Ainda Não Passou" (It Still Didn't Pass) - 3:16
3. "Drês" - 4:16
4. "Conta" (Account) - 4:42
5. "Só Pra So" (Only for So^[4] ) - 3:25
6. "Mosaico Abstrato" (Abstract Mosaic) - 4:38
7. "Pra Você Guardei o Amor" (For You I Kept Love) (featuring Ana Cañas) - 5:43
8. "Livre Como um Deus" (Free as a God) - 5:11
9. "Driamante" (Driamond^[5]) - 2:39
10. "Hoje Eu te Pedi em Casamento" (Today I Proposed to You) - 3:19
11. "Mil Galáxias" (A Thousand Galaxies) - 3:33
12. "Baby, Eu Queria" (Baby, I Wanted to) - 3:00

Personnel

• Nando Reis – Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Carlos Pontual – Electric guitar
• Alex Veley – Keyboards
• Felipe Cambraia – Bass guitar
• Diogo Gameiro – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2009 Nominados > Brasileña . 2009-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090922215423/http://www.latingrammy.com/nominados/12-brazilian . 2009-09-22 . dead .
2. Web site: Nando Reis regrava Wando e diz que mercado não absorve inéditas. Folha.com. 22 August 2010. Portuguese.
3. Web site: Cruz. Felipe Branco. Nando Reis leva para novo álbum os três amores de sua vida. Jornal da Tarde. 21 September 2012. Portuguese. 28 May 2009.
4. "So" is a nickname for Sofia, Reis' daughter. This song is a tribute for her.
5. It's a word play with the nickname "Dri" and Diamante, which translates as Diamond