Extra (Gilberto Gil album) explained

Extra
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gilberto Gil
Cover:	Extra (Gilberto Gil album).jpg
Genre:	MPB, Latin music, Latin pop
Label:	WEA
Prev Title:	Um Banda Um
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	Quilombo (Trilha Sonora)
Next Year:	1984

Extra is an album by Brazilian singer and composer Gilberto Gil, released in 1983.^[1] The album, like much of Gil's '80s work, was influenced by reggae.^[2]

Track listing

• all tracks were written by Gilberto Gil, except where indicated

1. "Extra"
2. "E lá poeira" (Banda Um, Gilberto Gil)
3. "Mar de Copacabana"
4. "A linha e o linho"
5. "Preciso de você"
6. "Punk da periferia"
7. "Funk-se quem puder"
8. "Dono do pedaço" (Gilberto Gil, Waly Salomão, Antônio Cícero)
9. "Lady Neyde" (Antônio Risério, Gilberto Gil)
10. "O veado"

Factsheet

• Cover: Pictures (front and back cover): Marisa Alvarez Lima
• Illustrations (front and back cover): Antonio Homobono
• Illustrations (internal): Jejo Cornelses e Ricky Bols
• Logo and Art Direction: Rique Nitzsche
• Arts: Maysa Manzo e Dulce Bittencourt
• Graphic Production LP: Ao Lápis Estúdio

Personnel

Band Um

• Bass

Rubens Sabino

• Drum Wilson Meirelles
• Percussion

Repolho

• Guitar

Celso Fonseco

• Keyboards and Vocals: Gerson Santos; Jorjão Barreto
• Saxophone and Flute: Beto Saroldi
• Vocals: Nara Gil e Neila Carneiro

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gilberto Gil | Biography & History. AllMusic.
2. News: Review/Pop; Gilberto Gil on Pleasure, Fate and Other Things Worth Dancing About. Jon. Pareles. The New York Times . November 16, 1992. NYTimes.com.