Sonífera Ilha
| "Sonífera Ilha" | ||||
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| Single by Titãs | ||||
| from the album Titãs | ||||
| B-side | "Toda Cor" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, reggae fusion | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marcelo Fromer, Branco Mello, Tony Bellotto, Ciro Pessoa, Carlos Barmack | |||
| Producer(s) | Pena Schmidt | |||
| Titãs singles chronology | ||||
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"Sonífera Ilha" is the debut single by Brazilian rock band Titãs, released in 1984. The song, as well as its b-side "Toda Cor", was co-composed by Ciro Pessoa, one of the lead singers and founding members of the group, who would leave the band before the release of their first, self-titled album, in which the single and the b-side were included. "Sonífera Ilha" is among a few of Ciro's contributions to Titãs.
Although coming from an album that sold poorly, the song was a great hit in Brazil. According to website "A Vitrine do Rádio" and the Rolling Stone Brasil magazine, it was the song with most airplay in the country in 1984.[1][2]
Then vocalist Paulo Miklos described the track in 2012 as follows: "A ska with a kinda dodecaphonic thing, a kinda weird phrase, telling a cock-and-bull story. I never knew what the song is about."[2]
The song was covered by Adriana Calcanhotto, Pato Fu and Blitz.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sonífera Ilha" (Sleepy Island) | Marcelo Fromer, Branco Mello, Tony Bellotto, Ciro Pessoa, Carlos Barmack | Paulo Miklos | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Toda Cor" (Every Color) | Fromer, Pessoa, Barmack | Mello | 3:24 |
| Total length: | 7:18 | |||
Cover versions
- Adriana Calcanhotto, on her 1990 debut album Enguiço
- Paulinho Moska on his 1997 live album Através do Espelho
- Moraes Moreira (from Novos Baianos) on his solo album 50 Carnavais
- Terra Samba (2004)
- Karla Sabah on her 2004 solo album Drum 'n Bossa
- Blitz on their 2006 live album Blitz - Com Vida
- Pot-pourri recorded the song and it was featured as the opening theme for the Rede Globo telenovela Três Irmãs (Three Sisters)
- Pato Fu on their 2010 album Música de Brinquedo
References
- ↑ A Vitrine do Rádio. "As 100 músicas mais tocadas em 1984". Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- 1 2 Santo, José Julio do Espírito (October 2012). [rollingstone.uol.com.br/edicao/edicao-73/festa-parece-uma-vida "A Festa Parece uma Vida"] Check
|url=value (help). Rolling Stone Brasil (73). Retrieved 24 December 2017.