Courage is the second studio album by Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Milton Nascimento, recorded in 1968 and released in 1969 by CTI Records.CTI Records discography accessed February 13, 2012
Reception
AllMusic called the album "a masterpiece, a gorgeously executed tour through his early songs... To some admirers, Courage remains his best record, period".Ginell, R. S. AllMusic Review accessed February 13, 2012.
Track listing "Bridges (Travessia)" (Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees) - 3:52 "Vera Cruz" - 3:12 (Nascimento, Márcio Borges) "Tres Pontas" - 2:45 (Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos) "Outubro (October)" (Nascimento, Brant) - 4:12 "Courage" (Nascimento, Paul Williams, Borges) - 3:25 "Rio Vermelho" (Danilo Caymmi, Nascimento, Bastos) - 3:23 "Gira, Girou (Round and Round)" - 3:26 (Nascimento, Borges) "Morro Velho" - 4:28 (Nascimento) "Catavento" - 2:31 (Nascimento) "Canção do Sal (Saltworkers Song)" - 3:07 (Nascimento) Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on December 19, 1968 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8), February 26 (tracks 2, 6, 7 & 10), and February 27 (tracks 5, 8 & 9), 1969
Personnel Milton Nascimento - vocals and guitar Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, John Messner, Tony Studd, Bill Watrous, Chauncey Welsch - trombone Burt Collins, Marvin Stamm - flugelhorn Ray Alonge, Joe DeAngelis, Paul Ingraham - French horn George Marge - clarinet Danny Bank, Harvey Estrin, Hubert Laws, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Bill Slapin, Joe Soldo - flute Herbie Hancock - piano Eumir Deodato - organ, arranger, conductor Jose Marino - bass João Palma - drums Airto Moreira - percussion David Nadien, Anahid Ajemian, Frederick Buldrini, Alexander Cores, Harry Cykman, Lewis Eley, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Raoul Poliakin, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Joyce Robbins, Tosha Samaroff, Avram Weiss, Jack Zatde, Joseph Zwilich - violin Alfred Brown, Harold Coletta, Theodore Israel, David Mankovitz, Emanuel Vardi - viola Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Lucien Schmit, Alan Shulman - cello Anamaria Valle - vocal Technical Pete Turner - photography
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