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<i>Expresso 2222</i>

Expresso 2222

1972 studio album by Gilberto Gil

Expresso 2222 is the fifth studio album by Brazilian artist Gilberto Gil, released in June 1972 by Philips Records (currently Universal Music).[3] In October 2007, the magazine Rolling Stone's Brazilian edition published a list of the 100 Greatest Albums of Brazilian Music, in which Expresso 2222 featured at number 26.[4]

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The album name is a homage to a train that Gil used to take to head out of his native town in the direction of Salvador, Bahia. The album marks the return of Gil to Brazil after a three-year exile in London.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Pipoca Moderna" (Sebastião C. Biano) – 01:57
  2. "Back in Bahia" (Gilberto Gil) – 04:35
  3. "O Canto da Ema" (João do Valle / Aires Viana / Alventino Cavalcanti) – 06:20
  4. "Chiclete com Banana" (Almira Castilho/Gordurinha) – 03:23
  5. "Ele e Eu" (Gilberto Gil) – 02:17
  6. "Sai do Sereno" (Onildo Almeida) – 03:20
  7. "Expresso 2222" (Gilberto Gil) – 02:38
  8. "O Sonho Acabou" (Gilberto Gil) – 03:32
  9. "Oriente" (Gilberto Gil) – 05:59
CD bonus tracks
  1. "Cada Macaco no seu Galho" (Riachão) – 04:23
  2. "Vamos Passear no Astral" (Gilberto Gil) – 02:54
  3. "Está na Cara, Está na Cura" (Gilberto Gil) – 02:38

References

  1. [1]
    "Expresso 2222 – Gilberto Gil | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. [2]
    Hull, Tom (April 26, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "'Expresso 2222', álbum de Gilberto Gil que completa 40 anos, é relançado em versão remasterizada". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. [4]
    "Listas – Os 100 Maiores Discos da Música Brasileira – Expresso 2222 – Gilberto Gil (1972, Philips) – Rolling Stone Brasil". rollingstone.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-05-11.



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