Windy (album) explained

Windy
Type:studio
Artist:Astrud Gilberto
Cover:windyastrud.jpg
Released:1968
Recorded:26 April – 14 May 1968
Genre:Bossa nova, vocal jazz
Length:28:09
Label:Verve
Producer:Pete Spargo
Prev Title:Beach Samba
Prev Year:1967
Next Year:1969

Windy is a 1968 studio album by Astrud Gilberto, arranged by Eumir Deodato, Don Sebesky, and Patrick Williams.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Jason Ankney awarded the album three and a half stars and said that the album "proves one of Astrud Gilberto's most consistent and sublime efforts, artfully straddling the division between Brazilian bossa nova and American sunshine pop...the songs possess a lithe, shimmering beauty that perfectly complements Gilberto's feathery vocals". Ankeny reserves criticism for "the cloying sweetness that undermines so many of her mid-period Verve LPs", highlighting the duet with her son Marcelo on "The Bare Necessities".

Track listing

  1. "Dreamy" (Luiz Bonfá) – 2:05
  2. "Chup, Chup, I Got Away" (Marcos Valle) – 2:09
  3. "Never My Love" (Don and Dick Addrisi) – 2:53
  4. "Lonely Afternoon" (Robert Maxwell, Patrick Williams) – 3:25
  5. "On My Mind" (Eumir Deodato, Norman Gimbel) – 2:44
  6. "The Bare Necessities" (Terry Gilkyson) – 2:37
  7. "Windy" (Ruthann Friedman) – 2:49
  8. "Sing Me a Rainbow" (Estelle Levitt, Lou Stallman) – 2:11
  9. "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:29
  10. "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (Marcos Valle) – 1:36
  11. "Where Are They Now?" (Bradford Craig, Ty Whitney) – 3:11

Personnel

Production

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