Mingos & Os Samurais
Mingos & Os Samurais is the fifth studio album by Portuguese musician Rui Veloso, released on 7 August 1990 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho. It is a concept album that tells the story of a small suburban band during the 1960s and the 1970s.
It is Veloso's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums of all time in Portugal. The album reached number one in the Portuguese album charts and was at the top for 24 weeks. It was certified 7× platinum by the AFP and sold 280,000 copies by early 1992, which was at that time a sales record for a Portuguese artist. The singles "Não Há Estrelas no Céu" and "A Paixão " were very successful as well.
History
The idea for the album was formed in 1982. After the financial independence achieved from his self-titled 1986 album, Veloso got the means to record a double-album about the life of a small suburban band in the 1960s and the 1970s."Não Há Estrelas no Céu" was the last song recorded for the album.
Commercial performance
Mingos & Os Samurais was hugely successful in Portugal. It reached number one in the Portuguese album charts two weeks after its release and was number-one for a total of 24 weeks. It was certified 7× platinum by the AFP and sold 280,000 copies by early 1992.Legacy
In 2009, Mingos & Os Samurais was ranked the 4th greatest Portuguese album of the 1990s by Portuguese music magazine Blitz.Track listing
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