Café Atlantico
| Café Atlantico | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 25, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Studio Recall, Pompignan and Studio Harry Son, Paris | |||
| Genre | Morna / coladeira | |||
| Label | Lusafrica | |||
| Producer | José Da Silva | |||
| Cesária Évora chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Q |  [1] |
Café Atlantico is the seventh album by the Cape Verdean singer-songwriter Cesária Évora. Café Atlantico is a reference to her home where she frequently entertained guests.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Flôr di nha esperança"
- "Vaquinha Mansa"
- "Amor di mundo"
- "Paraiso di atlantico"
- "Sorte"
- "Carnaval de São Vicente"
- "Desilusão dum amdjer"
- "Nho antone escaderode"
- "Beijo de longe"
- "Roma criola"
- "Perseguida"
- "Maria Elena"
- "Cabo verde mandá manténha"
- "Terezinha"
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[4] | 32 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart[5] | 12 |
| United States Billboard World Albums Chart[6] | 4 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[7] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Poland (ZPAV)[8] | Gold | 20,000* |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 1,000,000[9] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ O'Brien, Lucy. "Review: Cesária Évora - Café Atlantico". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 110, 112.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Cesária Évora". The Economist. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Belgium Charts (French)". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Les Charts". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Cesária Évora". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "French album certifications – Cesária Évora – Café Atlantico" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2005 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- ^ Wartofsky, Alona (25 June 2001). "A Lifetime of Persistence Brings Cesaria Evora to World Stage". LATimes. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Café Atlantico at Discogs
- Café Atlantico at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Lusafrica Productions
- Critical review of the album (Spanish)
