Mingos & Os Samurais

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Mingos & Os Samurais
Rui veloso mingos e os samurais.jpg
Studio album by
Rui Veloso
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990 (1990-08-07)
RecordedJanuary–June 1990
StudioPaço d'Arcos Studio, Paço de Arcos
GenreRock, rock and roll, soft rock
Length79:06
LabelEMI - Valentim de Carvalho
ProducerRui Veloso, Carlos Tê
Rui Veloso chronology
Rui Veloso Ao Vivo
(1988) 		Mingos & Os Samurais
(1990) 		Auto da Pimenta
(1991)

Mingos & Os Samurais (sometimes spelled Mingos e os Samurais) is the fifth studio album by Portuguese musician Rui Veloso, released on 7 August 1990 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho.[1][2] 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. The album reached number one in the Portuguese album charts and was at the top for 24 weeks.[3] It was certified 7x platinum by the AFP and sold 280,000 copies by early 1992.[4] That was, at the time, a sales record for a Portuguese artist.[5] The singles "Não Há Estrelas no Céu" and "A Paixão (Segundo Nicolau da Viola)" 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.[1][3] It was certified 7x platinum by the AFP and sold 280,000 copies by early 1992.[4]

Legacy[]

In 2009, Mingos & Os Samurais was ranked the 4th greatest Portuguese album of the 1990s by Portuguese music magazine Blitz.[6]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Carlos Tê and Rui Veloso.

Disc 1

No.TitleLength
1."Irmãos de Sangue"3:27
2."O que eu quero ser quando for grande"4:20
3."No dia da Comunhão Solene"3:41
4."O prometido é devido"4:09
5."Não há estrelas no céu"3:22
6."Twist é Sedução I"2:32
7."Conceição"2:34
8."No extremo do Salão"3:54
9."Mago do BIlhar"4:38
10."Sámapatti"3:31
11."Tuna Recreativa"2:51
12."A Gente vai na digressão"3:17
Total length:41:16

Disc 2

No.TitleLength
1."Fio de Beque"3:14
2."Morena de Azul"4:20
3."Psicadélico Desesperado"2:51
4."Zira"4:46
5."Baile de Paróquia"4:53
6."A Paixão (Segundo Nicolau da Viola)"3:46
7."Twist é Sedução II"3:28
8."No dia em que o Meno Rock morreu"2:30
9."Um trolha d'areosa"3:48
10."Embalagem de damas (epilogo)"4:14
Total length:37:50

Charts[]

Weekly charts
Chart Peak position
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 1

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Portugal (AFP)[3] 7× Platinum 280,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Music & Media, vol. 8, issue 2; January 12, 1991.
  2. ^ "Rui Veloso". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tenente, Fernando (11 April 1991). "CD Spurs Sales Growth In Portugal" (PDF). Billboard. p. 38. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Tenente, Fernando (11 April 1992). "CD Spurs Sales Growth in Portugal But Units Decrease 8% From '90" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ Roriz, Emanuel (2018-05-03). "Rui Veloso - Carreira a pente fininho". Revista RUA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. ^ PÚBLICO. ""Blitz" elege os 25 melhores álbuns portugueses das últimas quatro décadas". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-27.

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