Bendito Seja Agosto

Infobox Album | Name = Bendito Seja Agosto
Type = Album
Artist = Jorge Ferreira


Released = July 1, 2005 [ [http://www.cdgo.com/artigoDetalhe.php?idArtigo=2947004 Ferreira's CDs webpage] at CDgo.com.]
Genre = World
Length = 40:03
Label = Portuguese Music World, Espacial
Producer = Jorge Ferreira, Serge Fernandes, Ricardo Landum
Last album = "As Velhas E Os Solteirões"
(2004)
This album = "Bendito Seja Agosto"
(2005)
Next album = "Natal Com Jorge Ferreira E Familia"
(2005)

"Bendito Seja Agosto" "(Blessed Be August)" is the twenty-ninth studio album by Portuguese American singer/songwriter Jorge Ferreira, released in 2005 on Portuguese Music World in America and Espacial in Portugal.

Recorded in the U.S. and at Emanuel's studio Estudios A.M. in Portugal, this album was produced with Serge Fernandes and Portuguese producer Ricardo Landum. About musicians, Jordan Ferreira from Mindwalk Blvd came back on electric guitar. Some musicians from Portugal also performed, such as Portuguese trumpet player and producer Miguel Gonçalves. "Bendito Seja Agosto" was constituted by subjects that were several situations, which went from the tribute to the parents ("Amor De Pai E Mãe") and to the Madeira Island's people ("Os Filhos Da Madeira") to the satire to the American politic situation (“Desgarrada Clinton E Bush”) and the tribute to Pope John Paul II ("João Paulo II") [ [http://www.espacialnet.com/index.php?q=xeFQXGr%2Boj4gn8MCBg36mjygIGFgeDFEivmmFuRN14BthwjWgiN0FJQeHxd6 Ferreira's catalogue webpage] at Espacialnet.com.] , died in the course of the year 2005.

Track listing

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Album credits

Personnel

*Jorge Ferreira - lead vocals, background vocals, concertina, percussions.
*Suzana - background vocals.
*Ricardo Landum - background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, flamenco guitar, nylon guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo, tenor guitar, bass guitar, keyboards.
*Miguel Gonçalves - trumpet.
*Joseph Pereira Jr. - trumpet, maracas.
*Robert Leonardo - drums.
*Jordan Ferreira (Mindwalk Blvd) - electric guitar.
*Ray Vasconcelos - acoustic guitar.
*Serge Fernandes - cavaquinho, keyboards, accordion, violin.
*Roberto Bettencourt - bass guitar.
*Jorge Simões - trombone, percussions.
*José Martins - saxophone.

Production

*Musical arrangements: Serge Fernandes "(#2, 7, 9, 10, 11)", Ricardo Landum "(#1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)".
*Musical direction, producers: Jorge Ferreira, Serge Fernandes, Ricardo Landum.
*Sound engineer, mixing, mastering: To Carvalho "(#1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)".
*Programmings: Ricardo Landum "(#1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)".
*Sound engineer: Jorge Ferreira "(#2, 7, 9, 10, 11)".
*Mixing: Serge Fernandes "(#2, 7, 9, 10, 11)".
*Mastering: Northeastern Digital Recording, Inc. "(Southboro, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)" by Toby Mountain "(#2, 7, 9, 10, 11)".
*Recording studios: Estudios A.M. "(Pontinha, Lisbon, Portugal)" "(#1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)", City Limit Track "(Westport, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)" "(#2, 7, 9, 10, 11)".

Design

*Design: Serge Fernandes.
*Photography: Espacial, Produções de Som e Imagem Lda. "(Sacavém, Lisbon, Portugal)".

Trivia

* The song "Meu Amor, Minha Mulher" is a reprise of the song "Minha Mulher", from the album "Carro Preto".

References

External links

* [http://www.acheio.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=38 Album on Acheio website]
* [http://www.jorgeferreira.com/ Jorge Ferreira official website]