Brazil (The Ritchie Family album)
| Brazil | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by The Ritchie Family | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded |
Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Label | 20th Century | |||
| Producer | Jacques Morali | |||
| The Ritchie Family chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| 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 written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and Beauris Whitehead, except where noted.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 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 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 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] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 53 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 26 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- 1 2 3 4 The Ritchie Family > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
External links
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