Um Homem na Cidade explained

Um Homem na Cidade
Type:	studio
Artist:	Carlos do Carmo
Cover:	Um Homem na Cidade.png
Released:	1977
Genre:	Fado
Label:	Trova, Polygram
Prev Title:	Uma Canção para a Europa
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Dez Fados Vividos
Next Year:	1978

Um Homem na Cidade is an album by fado singer Carlos do Carmo. It was released in 1977 on the Trova label. Carmo was accompanied on the album by guitarists António Chainho and Raul Nery. The author of all the poems is J.C. Ary dos Santos.^{[1] [2]} It was a concept album featuring an array of poems about Lisbon by Ary dos Santos.^[3] The album became one of the greatest successes of do Carmo's long career,^[4] and was described by Nery as being "one of the most significant albums in the whole fado discography". Um Homem na Cidade evinced a new, innovative style of fado.

The title track became one of do Carmo's most popular hits.^[5]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Um Homem na Cidade" (Jose Luis Tinoco, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
2. "Cacilheiro" (Paulo de Carvalho, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
3. "Fado do Campo Grande" (Antonio Vitorino de Almeida, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
4. "O Amarelo da Carris" (Jose Luis Tinoco, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
5. "Namorados da Cidade" (Fernando Tordo, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
6. "Nova Feira da Ladra" (Frederico de Brito, J.C. Ary dos Santos)

Side B

1. "O Homem das Castanhas" (Paulo de Carvalho, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
2. "Rosa da Noite" (Joaquim Luis Gomes, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
3. "Fado Varina" (Moniz Pereira, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
4. "Fado dos Azulejos" (Martinho d'Assuncao, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
5. "Fado da Pouca Sorte" (Fernando Tordo, J.C. Ary dos Santos)
6. "Balada Para uma Velhinha" (Martinho d'Assuncao, J.C. Ary dos Santos)

See also

• Um Homem na Cidade, a 1950s fashion project by Andrew Nunes.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carlos do Carmo – Um Homem Na Cidade. Discogs. January 22, 2021.
2. Web site: Um Homem Na Cidade. AllMusic. January 22, 2021.
3. Book: Elliott, Richard. [{{google books|plainurl=yes|id=Sa-gR-P-pVEC|page=85}} Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City]. Ashgate Publishing Limited. Farnham, Surrey, England. 2010. Taking Place: the Role of the City in Fado. 85–86. 978-1138246867. 10.4324/9781315094175.
4. Web site: Carlos do Carmo é o primeiro português a conquistar um Grammy. Blitz. pt. 1 July 2014. 19 April 2019. 3 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210103164133/https://blitz.pt/principal/update/carlos-do-carmo-e-o-primeiro-portugues-a-conquistar-um-grammy=f92763. live.
5. News: Carlos do Carmo: National Day of Mourning honors the 'Voice of Lisbon' – Portugal. Portuguese American Journal. January 3, 2021.