Amália - The Greatest Hits

Artist: Various Artists

Title: The Greatest Hits
Format: CD Jewel Case with 8 pages booklet

Languages: Portuguese / English

Genre: World Music / Fado / Portugal
Cat. #: SM027-CD

EAN: 5606562620400

Release date: October 9th 2015

25 GREATEST HITS OF AMÁLIA RODRIGUES

ONE OF THE BEST ANTHOLOGIES EVER FROM THE ARTIST

RESTORED AND MASTERED IN FULL HD

INCLUDES A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY IN PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH

ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION BY RITA VENTURA

This is one of the most important releases of the artist on a single CD because it brings together 25 greatest hits portraying the early career up to the big boom of Amália Rodrigues in the world.
On this album one can hear much of the repertoire that Amália chose to sing on stage and that curiously is still sung nowadays in the fado houses by younger voices. The audio was handled very carefully in Full HD with the most advanced software allowing the best listening experience ever of these recordings.

Hits that have been in the basis of Amália's success as Barco Negro, Uma Casa Portuguesa, Foi Deus, Coimbra or Solidão and many others who

strengthened their global recognition as Maria Lisboa, Estranha Forma de Vida or Povo Que Lavas No Rio are included in this album.
The cover of this special edition is taken from the original painting by the artist Rita Ventura entitled "Sung memorabilia", acrylic and collage on canvas.
The booklet includes an updated biography of Amália in Portuguese and English.

This work is a must for the huge fan base of Amália around the world that remembers the greatest Portuguese artist ever with saudade.

Estranha Forma de Vida (Amália Rodrigues / Alfredo Duarte)

Barco Negro (David Mourão Ferreira / Caco Velho - Piratini)

Confesso (José Galhardo / Frederico Valério)

Nem às Paredes Confesso (Max / Artur Ribeiro - Ferrer Trindade)

Ai Mouraria (Amadeu do Vale / Frederico Valério)

Lisboa Antiga (José Galhardo - Amadeu do Vale / Raúl Portela)

Tudo Isto É Fado (Aníbal Nazaré / Fernando Carvalho)

Fado Amália (José Galhardo / Frederico Valério)

Povo Que Lavas No Rio (Pedro Homem de Mello / Joaquim Campos)

Coimbra (José Galhardo / Raúl Ferrão)

Solidão (David Mourão-Ferreira / Ferrer Trindade - Frederico de Brito)

Zanguei-me Com o Meu Amor (Linhares Barbosa / Jaime Santos)

Primavera (David Mourão-Ferreira / Pedro Rodrigues)

Que Deus Me Perdoe (Silva Tavares / Frederico Valério)

Eu Queria Cantar-te Um Fado (António Sousa Freitas / Franklin Godinho)

Não É Desgraça Ser Pobre (Norberto Araújo / José Joaquim Cavalheiro Jr.)

Malmequer Pequenino (Ricardo Borges de Sousa)

Lar Português (Maria Laura Xavier de Paiva / Jaime Santos)

Uma Casa Portuguesa (Reinaldo Ferreira / Matos Sequeira - Artur Fonseca)

Marcha da Mouraria (Amadeu do Vale / Frederico Valério)

Madrugada (David Mourão-Ferreira / Alain Oulman)

Maria Lisboa (David Mourão-Ferreira / Alain Oulman)

Lisboa Não Sejas Francesa (José Galhardo / Raúl Ferrão)

Dá-me o Braço Anda Daí (Linhares Barbosa / José Pedro Blanc)

Foi Deus (Alberto Janes)