title: I Love Brazil!
text: # I Love Brazil!
  
  I Love Brazil! is a 1977 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by prominent Brazilian musicians Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi, and Antônio Carlos Jobim.
  
  This was Vaughan's first album of bossa nova/MPB, it was followed by Copacabana (1979), and Brazilian Romance (1987). It was also her first album for Pablo Records.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
  
  The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awards the album three and a half stars, saying that "Sarah Vaughan's recordings during the last phase of her magnificent career weren't always up to her usual standards, but this late-'70s set focusing on Brazilian music was a superb exception.... The backing and rhythms weren't Americanized pap, but an accurate reflection of contemporary Brazil's sound at the time."
  
  The album garnered a Grammy nomination.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "If You Went Away (Preciso Aprender a Ser Só)" (Ray Gilbert, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 4:25
  * "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 2:58
  * "Roses and Roses (Das Rosas)" (Dorival Caymmi, Gilbert) - 3:23
  * "Empty Faces (Vera Cruz)" (Lani Hall, Milton Nascimento) - 6:26
  * "I Live to Love You (Morrer de Amor)" (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert) - 3:54
  * "The Face I Love (Seu Encanto)" (Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, M. Valle) - 3:29
  * "Courage (Coragem)" (Nascimento, Cootie Williams) - 3:42
  * "The Day It Rained (Chuva)" (Pedro Camargo, Durval Ferreira, Gilbert) - 4:40
  * "A Little Tear (Razão de Viver)" (Deodato, Gilbert, P.S. Valle) - 4:07
  * "Like a Lover (Cantador)" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta) - 4:45
  * "Bridges (Travessia)" (Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees) - 4:12
  * "Someone to Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Vocë)" (Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Lees) - 3:26
  
      Tracks 11 and 12 are CD reissue bonus tracks.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Sarah Vaughan - vocals
  * Dorival Caymmi - vocals (3)
  * Milton Nascimento - acoustic guitar, vocals (4,7,11)
  * Dori Caymmi - acoustic guitar, vocals (10)
  * Nelson Angelo - electric guitar (4,7,11)
  * Hélio Delmiro - electric guitar (1-3,6,8-9,12)
  * Danilo Caymmi - flute (4,7,11)
  * Paulo Jobim - flute (4,7,11)
  * Mauricio Einhorn - harmonica (8)
  * Antônio Carlos Jobim - piano (2,12)
  * José Roberto Bertrami - electric piano (1-3,6,8-9), organ (4,7,11)
  * Edson Frederico - orchestration (1-3,5-6,8-9,12), piano (5)
  * Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass (1-2,6,9,12)
  * Claudio Bertrami - acoustic bass (3,8)
  * Novelli - electric bass (4,7,11)
  * Wilson das Neves - drums (1-3,6,8-9,12)
  * Robertinho Silva - (4,7,11)
  * Ariovaldo - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12)
  * Chico Batera - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12)
  * Luna - percussion (12)
  * Marçal - percussion (12)
  
  ### Production
  
  * Durval Ferreira - creative director
  * Sheldon Marks - design, layout design
  * Norman Granz - design, layout design, liner notes
  * Mário Jorge Bruno - engineer
  * Tamaki Beck - mastering
  * Aloísio de Oliveira - producer
  