Malásia


Malásia is the twelfth album by Brazilian singer and songwriter Djavan. It was released in 1996.
The album opens with the song "O Que foi My Love?", a jazz accelerated ending in the form of blues; "Sêca", which talks about the drought in northeastern jungle; "Nem Um Dia" biggest hit of the album on the radio FM to come to the soundtrack of the telenovela "Por Amor" in 1997, "Não Deu", where as a songwriter Djavan embodies the feminine soul to compose the song, "Deixa O Sol Sair", which is based on samba, "Tenha Calma" which had already been made for over a decade, and performed by Maria Bethânia, and "Não Deu", another with a self-lyrical female. The last three songs are cover versions or versions of other songs: "Coração Leviano" is a remake of a successful samba composer Paulinho da Viola, "Sorri " is a remake of the song "Smile" by Charlie Chaplin, and "Correnteza" is a remake of a song by Tom Jobim, Luiz Bonfá partnered with.

Track listing

  1. Que Foi My Love?
  2. Seca
  3. Nem um dia...
  4. Não Deu...
  5. Deixa o sol sair
  6. Tenha calma
  7. Irmã de Neon
  8. Cordilheira
  9. Malásia
  10. Coração Leviano
  11. Sorri
  12. Correnteza

Credits

;Fingerprint Recorded in the studio May–August 1996
;Musicians