This album marked Djavan's association with American producers.
After signing with CBS, he recorded this album in the U.S.A.
(in Portuguese), which was produced by Ronnie Foster.
For that occasion, Quincy Jones acquired the publishing rights of many of his songs through Djavan's own publisher Luanda.
The album is divided between a romantic section and swinging tunes.
"Pétala" and "Açaí" (pop ballads), "Nobreza," and "Banho de Rio" (orchestral canções) take charge of the romantic part.
"Luz," "Capim," "Sina," "Samurai," "Esfinge," and "Minha Irmã" are the swinging segment.
The interesting harmonies/melodies and the jazz-like arrangements of this section aroused interest for Djavan's music in the U.S.A.
and some of these songs and others were recorded by Manhattan Transfer, among others.
The album had important guest artists: Stevie Wonder, Ernie Watts, Hubert Laws, Harvey Mason, Abraham Laboriel, Raul de Souza, and the conducting of Oscar Castro-Neves, and others; several hits were included, such as "Pétala," "Capim," "Sina," "Samurai," and "Açaí.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SamuraiDjavan | Djavan, Stevie Wonder | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | LuzDjavan | Djavan | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | NobrezaDjavan | Djavan | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 4 | CapimDjavan | Djavan | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | SinaDjavan | Djavan | Play | 05:32 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | PétalaDjavan | Djavan | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Banho de RioDjavan | Djavan | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | AçaíDjavan | Djavan | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | EsfingeDjavan | Djavan | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | Minha IrmãDjavan | Djavan | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 208 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo Albuquerque | Project Coordinator |
| 2 | Luiz Avellar | Arranger, Choir Arrangement, Piano |
| 3 | Brenton Banks | Violin |
| 4 | Harry Bluestone | Violin |
| 5 | Fernando Carvalho | Photography |
| 6 | Ronald Clark | Violin |
| 7 | Luis Conte | Cowbell, Timbales, Xequere |
| 8 | Jorge Dalto | Fender Rhodes, Piano |
| 9 | Djavan | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Assa Drori | Violin |
| 11 | Sam Emerson | Photography |
| 12 | Ronnie Foster | Bass Arrangement, Korg Synthesizer, Mini Moog, Organ (Hammond), Producer, Soloist, Synthesizer |
| 13 | Monique Gardenberg | Project Coordinator |
| 14 | Gary Grant | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 15 | Todd Gray | Photography |
| 16 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 17 | Allan Harshman | Viola |
| 18 | Gary Herbig | Flute, Piccolo, Sax (Tenor) |
| 19 | Jerry Hey | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 20 | Kim Hutchcroft | Sax (Tenor) |
| 21 | Paul Jackson, Jr. | Guitar |
| 22 | Karen Jones | Violin |
| 23 | George Kast | Violin |
| 24 | Ray Kelley | Cello |
| 25 | Steve Kujala | Flute, Sax (Soprano) |
| 26 | Abraham Laboriel, Sr. | Baixo |
| 27 | Hubert Laws | Flute, Soloist |
| 28 | Teo Lima | Bateria, Timbales |
| 29 | Earl Madison | Cello |
| 30 | Virginia Majewski | Viola |
| 31 | Harvey Mason, Sr. | Bateria |
| 32 | Noel Newbolt | Production Assistant |
| 33 | Zé Nogueira | Photography, Sax (Soprano), Soloist |
| 34 | Stanley Plummer | Violin |
| 35 | William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. | Trombone |
| 36 | Moacir Santos | Arranger, Vocals |
| 37 | Keith Seppanen | Engineer |
| 38 | Fred Seykoura | Cello |
| 39 | Marshall Sosson | Violin |
| 40 | Raul de Souza | Trombone |
| 41 | Linn Subotnick | Viola |
| 42 | Ernie Watts | Sax (Tenor), Soloist |
| 43 | Larry Andrew Williams | Flute, Piccolo, Sax (Alto) |
| 44 | Stevie Wonder | Guest Artist, Harmonica, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |