Amoroso () is an album by João Gilberto, released in 1977. It is an album that uses an orchestral arrangement to produce the Brazilian sound of bossa nova. The album features Gilberto on vocals and guitar, backed by an string orchestra arranged and conducted by German arranger, Claus Ogerman. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance" at the 1978 Grammy awards.
Though the album is mostly in Portuguese, Amoroso also shows Gilberto recording in English for the first time, on his rendition of the George Gershwin jazz standard, "'S Wonderful". This marks a departure from Gilberto's earlier reluctance to sing in English as he didn't speak the language. He also sings in Italian ("Estate"), and Spanish ("Besame Mucho") on the album.
The latter four songs were written and composed by fellow bossa nova legend Antônio Carlos Jobim and adapted by Gilberto. The string section was arranged by Claus Ogerman.
In 1993, the compact disc re-release of Amoroso is paired with Gilberto's 1981 album Brasil on a single disc, with the Amoroso cover and the titles of both albums.
Credits adapted from album liner notes. The individual members of the orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman were left uncredited on the album liner notes.
Musicians
Production
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