Os Dias da MadreDeus

Os Dias da MadreDeus (English: "The days of MadreDeus") is the debut studio album by Portuguese group Madredeus. It was released in December 1987 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho.

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Os Dias da MadreDeus
Studio album by
Madredeus
ReleasedDecember 1987 (1987-12)
RecordedJuly 1987
GenreFolk, world music
Length76:30
LabelEMI, Valentim de Carvalho
ProducerPedro Ayres Magalhães
Madredeus chronology
Os Dias da MadreDeus
(1987)
Existir
(1990)

Recording

Os Dias da MadreDeus was recorded between 28 and 30 July 1987, at the Teatro Ibérico facilities in the old Church of the Xabregas Convent, in Lisbon.[2]

Legacy

In 2009, Portuguese music magazine Blitz placed Os Dias da MadreDeus as the 5th greatest Portuguese album of the 1980s, in a list ranking the greatest Portuguese albums of the previous four decades.[3]

Track listing

LP release (1987)

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."As Montanhas" (instrumental) Gabriel Gomes2:25
2."A Sombra"Pedro Ayres MagalhãesMagalhães5:31
3."A Vaca de Fogo"MagalhãesGomes, Magalhães5:02
4."Os Pássaros Quando Morrem Caem No Céu" (instrumental) Rodrigo Leão, Gomes, Francisco Ribeiro, Magalhães2:25
5."A Estrada do Monte"MagalhãesLeão, Magalhães3:50
6."Adeus... E Nem Voltei"MagalhãesMagalhães5:50
7."A Península" (instrumental) Leão, Magalhães, Gomes4:06
8."A Cantiga do Campo"Gomes LealLeão, Magalhães6:28
9."Fado do Mindelo"António Jorge Pacheco, MagalhãesMagalhães, Leão5:07
10."A Marcha da Oriental" (instrumental)  5:59
11."A Cidade"Francisco Menezes, MagalhãesMagalhães, Leão6:00
12."Maldito Dia Aziago"MagalhãesMagalhães, Leão5:10
13."A Andorinha" (instrumental) Magalhães4:45
14."O Brasil"MagalhãesLeão5:37
15."O Meu Amor Vai Embora"MagalhãesLeão, Magalhães3:21
16."Amanhã"MagalhãesMagalhães, Leão, Gomes4:54
Total length:76:30

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's inner notes.[4]

Madredeus

Production

  • Pedro Ayres Magalhães – project concept, artistic production, arrangements, cover concept
  • Rodrigo Leão – project concept
  • Pedro Bidarra de Almeida – recording production assistance
  • Pedro Vasconcelos – recording technician
  • Miguel Gonçalves – recording technician
  • Alexandre Gonefrey – cover art
  • Luís Ramos – photography
  • Álvaro Rosemão – photography

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart Peak position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[5] 40

References

  1. Os Dias Da Madredeus - Madredeus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-02-20
  2. Os Dias Da Madredeus - Madredeus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-02-20
  3. PÚBLICO. ""Blitz" elege os 25 melhores álbuns portugueses das últimas quatro décadas". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  4. Madredeus (1987). Os Dias da MadreDeus (LP inner notes). EMI-Valentim de Carvalho.
  5. "portuguesecharts.com - Madredeus - Os dias da Madredeus". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
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