Mundo Civilizado Explained

Mundo Civilizado
Type:	studio
Artist:	Arto Lindsay
Cover:	Mundo Civilizado.png
Released:	May 20, 1997
Genre:	Art pop, bossa nova, tropicália, jazz pop, experimental rock
Length:	40:24
Label:	Bar None, Rykodisc
Producer:	Arto Lindsay with C-n-A (Andrés Levin and Camus Maré Celli)
Prev Title:	O Corpo Sutil (The Subtle Body)
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Noon Chill
Next Year:	1997

Mundo Civilizado is the second solo album by American musician Arto Lindsay.

Critical reception

Rock critic Robert Christgau named the album his favorite of 1997 in the annual Pazz & Jop poll published by The Village Voice^[1] and among his 10 best albums from the 1990s.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Complicity" – 4:07
2. "Q Samba" – 3:27
3. "Simply Beautiful" (Al Green cover) – 3:59
4. "Mundo Civilizado" – 4:24
5. "Titled" – 3:19
6. "Horizontal" – 3:32
7. "Mar da Gávea" – 2:43
8. "Imbassaí" – 3:18
9. "Pleasure" – 2:38
10. "Erotic City" (Prince cover) – 5:02
11. "Clown" – 3:50

Notes and References

1. News: Christgau. Robert. Robert Christgau. Pazz & Jop 1997: Dean's List. The Village Voice. February 24, 1998. December 7, 2018.
2. Web site: Christgau. Robert. Robert Christgau. May 19, 2021. Xgau Sez: May, 2021. And It Don't Stop. Substack. May 23, 2021.