A Tempestade, ou O Livro dos Dias
| A Tempestade, ou O Livro dos Dias | ||||
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| Studio album by Legião Urbana | ||||
| Released | September 20, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | AR Records, Rio de Janeiro City January/June 1996 |
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| Genre | Alternative rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 67:03 | |||
| Label | EMI-Odeon | |||
| Producer | Dado Villa-Lobos and Legião Urbana | |||
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A Tempestade, ou O Livro dos Dias (Portuguese for The Tempest, or The Book of Days) is the seventh studio album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana. It was released in September 20, 1996, three weeks before the lead singer Renato Russo's death.
Selling in Brazil more than 500,000 copies, it received a Double Platinum Certification by ABPD.
The album has a double name because Renato Russo intended to call it "A Tempestade", while Marcelo Bonfá preferred the name "O Livro dos Dias"; in order to satisfy both, they decided to opt for the double title; however, only the name "A Tempestade" appears on its cover.
A Tempestade, ou O Livro dos Dias was recorded between January and June 1996, at the carioca studio AR Records, being the first self-produced album of the band. Possibly reflecting Renato Russo's health, who was eventually aggravating due to his alcoholic crisis and the AIDS he caught, the tracks are very melancholic, introspective and depressing, with emphasis given to "Mil Pedaços", "Soul Parsifal" (co-written by Marisa Monte), "Longe do Meu Lado", "Quando Você Voltar" and "A Via Láctea", considered by fans to be the most depressing song by Legião. However, more upbeat songs are present in the album as well, such as "Leila", "Dezesseis" (that tells the story of a 16-year-old young man who dies after disputing a street race) and "1º de Julho" (written by Russo for and initially performed by Cássia Eller).
It was originally intended to be a double-disc album, but EMI-Odeon did not accept the proposal, mainly due to economic reasons. (A similar thing happened to Legião's project "Mitologia e Intuição", that became the separate albums Dois and Que País É Este.) The songs intended for the second part of the album were eventually released on the posthumous album Uma Outra Estação.
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