Album · 1966
A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness
A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness is a 1966 latin album by Astrud Gilberto. It runs 11 tracks across 30 minutes on V.I.P. Records.
Latin · Bossa Nova · Jazz
Your rating
- 11
- Tracks
- 30 min
- Runtime
- 122 bpm
- Tempo
- C major
- Key
Not yet rated.
Be the first to rate it.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Critics
2 publications
- Allmusic3.5/5
- DownBeat3/5
Scores collected from the English Wikipedia ratings box (CC BY-SA). Ratings belong to the publications; follow a link to read the review.
Tracklist
11 tracks · 30 min
Ranked head-to-head
1 vs 1
Stars say how much you like A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness. They never settle which song on it you would defend. Pick between two at a time and the order builds itself.
Nobody has finished a run on this record yet. Rank A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness's songs yourself →
More like this
About
A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness is an album by Astrud Gilberto and Walter Wanderley, recorded in September 1966. It was released by Verve Records at the height of the Bossa Nova craze in the United States, and featured the two most popular Bossa Nova musicians at the time: vocalist Astrud Gilberto and organist Walter Wanderley. A 1998 CD reissue added two songs recorded during the same sessions that yielded the album.
In brief
- When was A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness released?
- A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness was released in 1966 on V.I.P. Records.
- How many tracks are on A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness?
- A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 30 minutes.
- What genre is A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness?
- A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness is catalogued under Latin, Bossa Nova, Jazz.
- What BPM is A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness?
- A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness runs at a median tempo of 122 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness?
- Listeners of A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness also rate Wave by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz, Stone Flower by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
- Who produced A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness?
- Creed Taylor produced all 11 tracks on A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness.
Credits
- Produced by
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Played by
+1 moreShow fewer
Walter Wanderley- Vocals by
Credits and connections from Genius