Café Bossa
Café Bossa is the debut album by Filipino bossa nova singer Sitti. It was released on January 25, 2006 by Warner Music Philippines. The album spawned four successful singles—"Tattooed on My Mind", "Hey Look at the Sun", "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" and "Para sa Akin". The album was certified double platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry on September 17, 2006, denoting over 60,000 units sold in the country.[1]
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| Released | January 25, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | Stone House Bar (Quezon City, Philippines) | |||
| Genre | Bossa nova, jazz | |||
| Length | 62:07 | |||
| Language | English, Tagalog, Portuguese | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Producer | Ricky R. Ilacad, Neil C. Gregorio | |||
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| Singles from Café Bossa | ||||
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A limited edition of the album was released in February 2007, containing a bonus video CD and a different cover.[2] The video CD includes her official music videos from the album and her MTV Sessions Live performance. It was also released on digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com.[3][4]
Track listing
All tracks were produced by Neil C. Gregorio.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Girl from Ipanema" (Portuguese/English) | Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Tattooed on My Mind" | D'Sound | 4:25 |
| 3. | "At 17" | Janis Ian | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Hey Look at the Sun" | Nelson Angelo | 3:13 |
| 5. | "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" | Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Invisible War" | Julia Fordham | 3:08 |
| 7. | "One Note Samba" (English) | Jon Hendricks, Jobim, Newton Mendonca | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Soft Melody" | John Kaizan Neptune | 3:48 |
| 9. | "You on My Mind" | Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Lost in Space" | Tunde Baiyewu | 3:20 |
| 11. | "The Lady Wants to Know" | Michael Franks | 4:23 |
| 12. | "Close to You - Half A Minute" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 2:09 |
| 13. | "Samba Song" | Bong Pinera | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Bridges" | Birth, Fernando Brant | 5:21 |
| 15. | "Mas que Nada" | Jorge Ben | 3:24 |
| 16. | "Wave" | Jobim | 3:29 |
| 17. | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Bart Howard[a] | 3:12 |
| 18. | "Para sa Akin" | Emil Pama | 3:09 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Para sa Akin" (music video) | |
| 2. | "Hey Look at the Sun" (music video) | |
| 3. | "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" (music video) | |
| 4. | "EPK / Behind the Scenes" | |
| 5. | "Girl from Ipanema" (MTV Sessions Live) | |
| 6. | "Tattoed on My Mind" (MTV Sessions Live) | |
| 7. | "Samba Song" (MTV Sessions Live) | |
| 8. | "Para sa Akin" (MTV Sessions Live) | |
| 9. | "Mas que Nada" (MTV Sessions Live) |
Personnel
Credits were taken from Titik Pilipino.[5]
Production
- Joseph De Vera - album cover art and design
- Neil C. Gregorio - album producer, A & R, sequencing
- Ricky R. Ilacad - executive producer, A & R
- Mark Laccay - studio recording
- Pazzy Marquez - styling and grooming
- Paolo Pineda - album photography
- Dante Tanedo - mixing
- Frey Zambrano - A & R, production coordinator
Musicians
- Erskine Basilio - acoustic guitar
- Marcy Estrella - percussions
- Archie Lacorte - saxophone, flute
- Sitti Navarro - lead vocals
- Jerome Rico - semi-hollow guitar (track 7)
- Vic San Juan - electric, upright bass
- Chito Servanez - piano, clavinova
- Sonny Teodoro - drums, additional percussions
Recording locations
- Stone House Bar (Quezon City, Philippines) - album recording
- Warner Chili Red Studio - sequencing
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | PARI | 2× Platinum[6] | 60,000+[6] |
Footnotes
a.^ Erroneously credited to Julie London, who recorded a well-known version of the song.
References
- "Cafe Bossa". SittiOnline.Multiply..com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
- "Cafe Bossa (Limited Edition) - Sitti". Titik Pilipino. Archived from the original on August 8, 2001. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- "Cafe Bossa = Sitti". iTunes. 25 January 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- "Cafe Bossa = Sitti". Amazon. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- "Sitti - Cafe Bossa". Titik Pilipino. Archived from the original on November 13, 2006.
- "Awards". SittiOnline.com. Retrieved December 16, 2010.