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Miss Perfumado is the fourth album by Cape Verdean vocalist Cesária Évora, released in 1992. It sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide.[1][2] It included one of her most celebrated songs, "Sodade", composed by Armando Zeferino Soares. The song speaks about the sense of longing for her homeland that the Cape Verdean diaspora experience when away from the island nation.[3]
Both the seventh song and the album are named after a song that was made by B. Leza. The sixth song, "Angola", composed by Ramiro Mendes, helped Évora to achieve her first gold record in France. That track would later be adapted into a 1997 single called "Pa Manyen", by former President of Haiti Michel Martelly, which later became a hit. The album was well received.[4][5] The lyrics of the songs are in Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole, for example those of the song Miss Perfumado.[6]
Miss Perfumado |
Scented Miss |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sodade" | Armando Zeferino Soares | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Bia" | B. Leza | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Cumpade Ciznone" | Manuel de Novas | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Direito Di Nasce" | Manuel de Novas | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Luz Dum Estrela" | Teófilo Chantre | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Angola" | Ramiro Mendes | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Miss Perfumado" | B. Leza | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Vida Tem Um So Vida" | Manuel de Novas, Dany Mariano | 5:36 |
| 9. | "Morabeza" | B. Leza | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Recordaï" | Teófilo Chantre | 4:27 |
| 11. | "Lua Nha Testemunha" | B. Leza | 6:19 |
| 12. | "Barbincor" | Manuel de Novas | 3:59 |
| 13. | "Tortura" | Teófilo Chantre | 3:57 |
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French SNEP Albums Chart[7] | 42 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] | 152 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[10] | 2× Gold | 300,000[9] |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| FRA [7] | ||
| "Sodade" | 1992 | 42 |
References
- ^ BBC: "Singer Cesária Évora dies at the age of 70", 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Miss Perfumado. Cesária Évora". allmusic.com. Allmusic, Netaktion LLC. 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "CAPE VERDE: Miss Perfumado - Cesária Évora". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Avaliações dos nossos clientes :Miss Perfumado". fnac.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "Miss Perfumado". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic, Inc. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Cesária Évora – Miss Perfumado. Portuguese translation". lyricstranslate.com. LyricsTranslate.com. 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Les Charts" (in French). Lescharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Belgium Charts (French)" (in French). Ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Wartofsky, Alona (17 December 2011). "Cesária Évora obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "French album certifications – Cesária Évora – Miss Perfumado" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
External links
- Miss Perfumado at Discogs (list of releases)
- "iTunes - Music - Miss Perfumado by Césaria Évora". itunes.apple.com. iTunes. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
Video
- Cesaria Evora - Miss Perfumado (20th Anniversary Edition) on YouTube. Video duration 04m:32s. Uploader: Lusafrica, 2016. Consulted on September 28, 2024.
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