Araçá Azul
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| Studio album by Caetano Veloso | ||||
| Released | January 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
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| Length | 38:55 | |||
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| Producer | Caetano Veloso | |||
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Araçá Azul (Portuguese for "blue Cattley guava") is the fifth studio album by Caetano Veloso, released on January 1973 by PolyGram and Philips Records. The album was recorded in 1972, shortly after Veloso returned from his exile in London. Araçá Azul is considered Veloso's most experimental album. It was negatively received by audiences, and is Veloso's lowest-selling album, but received critical acclaim.
Veloso recorded Araçá Azul in 1972, after an exile of 2 years in London, in one week. He used experimental techniques to record the album, recording "Épico" in an avenue in São Paulo.
The album is characterized as experimental, and avant-garde folk. It also draws influences from samba and psychedelic rock. It is influenced by Walter Franco.
"Araçá azul" is Portuguese for "blue Cattley guava".
The cover art is a photograph of Veloso, taken by photographer and director Ivan Cardoso, and produced by Luciano Figueiredo and Oscar Ramos.
The album was released on January 1973. Upon release, Araçá Azul received negative response from audiences, who were suprised by the album's experimental music. It is Veloso's worst-selling album.
Upon release, the album was acclaimed by critics. Antônio do Amaral Rocha of Rolling Stone Brazil placed the album at number 97 in the list of the 100 best Brazilian albums. John Bohannon of PopMatters compared the album to Jean-Luc Godard's film Breathless, stating that both "were made at critical turning points in the histories of their mediums, and both stand as testaments to the innovative approaches of their creators."
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