Brazil (The Ritchie Family album)
Brazil | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Label | 20th Century | |||
Producer | Jacques Morali | |||
The Ritchie Family chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Brazil is the debut studio album recorded by American female vocal trio The Ritchie Family, released in 1975 on the 20th Century label.
History[]
The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 13 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Another single, "Dance with Me", had moderate success on the charts.
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and Beauris Whitehead, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Peanut Vendor" | Marion Sunshine, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Moisés Simons | 6:40 |
2. | "Frenesi" | Alberto Domínguez | 8:00 |
3. | "Brazil" | Ary Barroso, Bob Russell | 4:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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4. | "Dance with Me" | 3:35 |
5. | "Life Is Fascination" | 3:05 |
6. | "Lady Champagne" | 2:25 |
7. | "Let's Pool" | 3:50 |
8. | "Pinball" | 3:00 |
Production[]
- Jacques Morali – producer
- Henri Belolo – general supervision
- Joe Tarsia, Jay Mark – engineers
- Michael Hutchinson, Dirk Devlin, J.D. Stewart – assistant engineers
- Grand Illusion – album cover design
- Richie Rome – arranger, assistant producer
Charts[]
Chart (1975) | Peak [2] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 53 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 26 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [2] |
US R&B [2] |
US Dan [2] | ||
1975 | "Brazil" | 11 | 13 | 1 |
"Peanut Vendor" / "Frenesi" | — | — | 4 | |
"I Want to Dance with You (Dance with Me)" | 84 | 74 | 18 |
References[]
- ^ Hanson, Amy. Brazil review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d The Ritchie Family > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1975 debut albums
- The Ritchie Family albums
- Albums produced by Jacques Morali
- Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios
- 20th Century Fox Records albums