Natal Em Familia

Infobox Album | Name = Natal Em Familia
Type = Album
Artist = Jorge Ferreira


Released = 1997
Genre = World, Christmas
Length = 33:14
Label = Portuguese Music World, Espacial
Producer = Jorge Ferreira, Toy
Last album = "13 De Maio Na Cova De Iria"
(1997)
This album = "Natal Em Familia"
(1997)
Next album = "Revelações Do Milénio"
(1998)

"Natal Em Familia" "(Christmas In Family)" is the twenty-first studio album and the second Christmas album by Portuguese American singer/songwriter Jorge Ferreira, released in 1997 on Portuguese Music World in America. The European edition by Espacial is a Christmas compilation by various Portuguese artists from Portugal, including Jorge Ferreira. The cover and the track listing are completely different and there are 12 songs. The songs "Homem Pecador", "Happy Birthday Baby Jesus" and "Eu Te Agradeço Senhor" aren't included. Are included 6 other songs where Ferreira doesn't sing : "Um Pedido De Natal", "Natal À Portuguesa", "Convite De Natal", "Um Bom Natal Para Todas As Crianças", "É Natal (Vamos Festejar)" and "Parabéns A Você".

Ferreira invited in this album his last child and first son Jordan Ferreira (later member of progressive/fusion rock band Mindwalk Blvd). At the age of 6, Jordan performed for the first time in a musical project, on lead and background vocals.

Track listing

** *small|Music videos releases.
** **small|Extracted from the album "Canta Natal".
** ***small|Extracted from the album "13 De Maio Na Cova De Iria".

Album credits

Personnel

*Jorge Ferreira - lead vocals, background vocals.
*Ana Bela Alves - vocals, background vocals.
*António Ferrão a.k.a. Toy - vocals, background vocals.
*Carla Silva a.k.a. Romana - vocals, background vocals.
*Cláudia a.k.a. Rebeca - vocals, background vocals.
*Luis Manuel - vocals, background vocals.
*Armando Gama - vocals, background vocals.
*Valentina Torres - vocals, background vocals.
*Jordan Ferreira - vocals, background vocals.
*Elizabeth Marie Ferreira - background vocals.
*Choral Group of the Espirito Santo Church of Fall River - background vocals.
*Maria Nunes - background vocals.
*Robert Leonardo - drums.
*Bob Miranda - percussions.
*Américo Machado - bass guitar, drums, percussions, keyboards.
*Ray Vasconcelos - electric guitar.
*José Ernesto Barros - acoustic guitar, keyboards.
*Paulo Sardinha - keyboards, accordion.
*Paulo Sousa - bass guitar.
*Isidro "Sid" Silva - trombone.

Production

*Musical arrangements: Toy "(#1, 2)", Bob Miranda "(#7)", Paulo Sardinha "(#3, 4, 5, 8)".
*Musical direction, producers: Jorge Ferreira "(#3, 4, 5, 7, 8)", Toy "(#1, 2)".
*Mixing: Jorge Ferreira "(#3, 4, 5, 7, 8)", Toy, Américo Machado "(#1, 2)".
*Sound engineers: Jorge Ferreira "(#3, 4, 5, 7, 8)", Américo Machado "(#1, 2)".
*Mastering: Bob Patten "(#3, 4, 5, 7, 8)", Américo Machado "(#1, 2)".
*Programmings: Toy, Américo Machado "(#1, 2)".
*Recording studios: City Limit Track "(Westport, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)" "(#3, 4, 5, 7, 8)", Duplisom Studio "(Pontinha, Lisbon, Portugal)" "(#1, 2)".
*Musical recordings method: D.A.D.
*Vocal recordings method: D.D.D.

Design

*Design (PMW version): Eugénio Descamps, Lda. "(Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal)".
*Photography (PMW version): Nobrega's Studio "(Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)".

Trivia

* The song "Amar Como Jesus Amou", from the albums "Amar Como Jesus Amou" and "Carro Preto", is a new reprise.

External links

* [http://www.jorgeferreira.com/main.php?p=discografia.php Album on Jorge Ferreira's discography webpage]
* [http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-96/12-08-96/c07lo091.htm Article about the music video of "Homem Pecador" "(The Sins Of Humanity)" on South Coast Today website]
* [http://www.jorgeferreira.com/ Jorge Ferreira official website]