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1972 studio album by Lô Borges
Lô Borges
The cover of Lo Borges 1972 album. It is a photograph of a pair of sneakers against a slate blue background.
Studio album by Lô Borges
ReleasedSeptember 1972
GenreMPB, Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic rock
Length30:23
LabelOdeon
ProducerMilton Miranda
Lô Borges chronology
Clube da Esquina
(1972) 		Lô Borges
(1972) 		A Via-Láctea
(1979)

Lô Borges is the debut solo album by Brazilian songwriter Lô Borges.

Background

While recording Clube da Esquina alongside Milton Nascimento and Beto Guedes, Lô Borges was pressured by Odeon Records to release a solo album. Borges, only nineteen years old at the time, wrote the album very quickly, sometimes writing a song in the morning and recording it that night. The album did not achieve much success at its release, although it gained cult status in the following decades. After the release of this album, Borges would not release another album until 1979's A Via Lactea.

Alex Turner, lead singer of the band Arctic Monkeys, said that the song "Aos barões" of the album by Lô Borges served as inspiration for the production of the album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.

Cover

The album cover is a picture of a pair of second-hand Adidas that Borges had been given by his cousin, hence the album's nickname "Disco do Tênis" (Sneaker Album). Photographer Cafi, who took the picture in front of his house, took the material to the label, which disliked it, having shown a similar reaction to the Clube da Esquina cover due to its depiction of two anonymous children. According to Borges, the sneakers symbolize his intention to hit the road after the album's release.

Track listing

All tracks written by Lô Borges unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Você Fica Melhor Assim"Lô Borges, Tavinho Moura2:08
2."Canção Postal"Borges, Ronaldo Bastos2:11
3."O Caçador"Borges, Márcio Borges1:59
4."Homem da Rua" 2:00
5."Não Foi Nada" 1:47
6."Pensa Você" 1:27
7."Fio da Navalha" 2:20
8."Pra Onde Vai Você"Borges, M. Borges0:38
9."Calibre" 1:29
10."Faça Seu Jogo"Borges, M. Borges1:43
11."Não Se Apague Esta Noite"Borges, M. Borges2:32
12."Aos Barões" 2:32
13."Como o Machado" 1:45
14."Eu Sou Como Você É" 3:04
15."Toda Essa Água" 2:48

References

  1. Lô Borges's blog
  2. Entretenimento, Portal Uai (2018-04-20). "Arctic Monkeys cita Lô Borges como inspiração para as músicas do novo disco". Portal Uai Entretenimento (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  3. "Lô Borges e o "Disco do Tênis" / Arte na Capa". Canal Brasil. Grupo Globo. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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