1. Once I Loved - Astrud Gilberto, DeMoraes, Vinicius
2. Agua de Beber - Astrud Gilberto, DeMoraes, Vinicius
3. Meditation (Meditação) - Astrud Gilberto, Gimbel, Norman
4. And Roses and Roses - Astrud Gilberto, Caymmi
5. O Morro - Astrud Gilberto,
6. How Insensitive - Astrud Gilberto, DeMoraes, Vinicius
7. Dindi - Astrud Gilberto, Gilbert, Ray
8. Photograph - Astrud Gilberto, DeMoraes, Vinicius
9. Dreamer - Astrud Gilberto, Jobim
10. So Finha de Ser Com Voce - Astrud Gilberto,
11. All That's Left to Say Is Goodbye - Astrud Gilberto,
12. The Shadow of Your Smile - Astrud Gilberto, Mandel, Johnny
13. Aruanda (Take Me to Aruanda) - Astrud Gilberto, Gimbel, Norman
14. Manha de Carnaval - Astrud Gilberto, Bonfa, Luiz
15. Fly Me to the Moon - Astrud Gilberto, Howard, Bart
16. The Gentle Rain - Astrud Gilberto, Bonfa, Luiz
17. Non-Stop to Brazil - Astrud Gilberto, Bonfa, Luiz
18. O Ganso - Astrud Gilberto, Bonfa, Luiz
19. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) - Astrud Gilberto, Bricusse, Leslie
20. Day by Day - Astrud Gilberto, Cahn, Sammy
21. Tristeza (Goodbye Sadness) - Astrud Gilberto, Gimbel, Norman
22. Funny World - Astrud Gilberto, Brandt, Alan
23. So Nice (Summer Samba) - Astrud Gilberto, Gimbel, Norman
24. Let Go (Canto de Ossanha) - Astrud Gilberto, DeMoraes, Vinicius
25. Berimbau - Astrud Gilberto, DeMoraes, Vinicius
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Astrud Gilberto found fame with her contributions to 1964's classic Getz/Gilberto album, which spawned an instant standard in the hit single "The Girl from Ipanema." From there, she went on to fill many LPs with her winningly hesitant, longing vocal style; this disc collects 25 tracks cut between 1965 and 1970 for Verve. Among them are early versions of a number of Brazilian standards by the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim ("How Insensitive," "Once I Loved") and Luiz Bonfa ("The Gentle Rain," "Tristeza"). "Fly Me to the Moon" and the Bricusse-Newley "Who Can I Turn To" fit the mood perfectly. Throughout, Gilberto is aided by lush, thoughtful arrangements, including one by Gil Evans on "Berimbou." This entry in the Silver Collection series is an excellent introduction to one of Brazilian pop's most emblematic voices. --Rickey Wright
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The Silver Collection: The Astrud Gilberto Album
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1990-10-25)
- Publisher: Polygram Records
- Label: Polygram Records
- Studio: Polygram Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 20 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #90699
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Summary: lOVE IT! 2008-10-05
Comment: As a long time Astrud Gilberto fan, I was extremely pleased with this collection. Astrud's voice is beautiful, sweet and haunting. The overall sound and orchestration is beautiful (I do not understand the other reviewers complaints regarding the sound quality and orchestration). I highly recommend this CD.
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Summary: beware of flawed digital transfer 2007-09-28
Comment: the sound of this cd is mostly ok, but a few tracks sound like they didn't spend much time with the transfer to digital... some distortion on louder orchestral parts on one track, a couple tracks actually start a few beats into the recording, so you miss the downbeat! imagine releasing an album like that? maybe the original source recordings are flawed too, who knows, i'd try for one of the more recent remastered versions, see if they're any better.
but the music is mostly cool, esp. the first half which is the original tracks of the Astrud Gilberto Album, a few tracks are iconic: Agua De Beber, Dindi, Once I Loved... by today's standards a little heavy with studio orchestra in some moments, but it was the flavor of that age, even the early Brazillian records made by Joao Gilberto with Jobim were arranged like that.
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Summary: viva Astrud G.! 2007-03-26
Comment: what can i say? there will be no other Astrud Gilberto! she's simply fantastic! i love all her songs!
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Summary: I love Astrud! 2006-03-10
Comment: I'm always reaching for this CD! I have a lot of Astrud Gilberto CDs, but I reach for this one the most. And she's so cute on the cover, too. I love the hair.
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Summary: Lovely Period Piece 2005-09-19
Comment: If you find yourself alone, having landed at the airport of a city in the middle of nowhere, and you're taking a taxi to your downtown hotel, and it's dusk or evening or late night, you will be happy to hear Astrud Gilberto's pure, clear voice playing out a mood of pretty melancholy and longing, just for you.
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The Silver Collection: The Astrud Gilberto Album
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