A Portuguesa É A Mais Linda

Infobox Album | Name = A Portuguesa É A Mais Linda
Type = Album
Artist = Jorge Ferreira


Released = 1996
Genre = World
Length = 45:14
Label = Portuguese Music World, Espacial
Producer = Jorge Ferreira, José Ernesto Barros
Last album = "Prova De Amor"
(1995)
This album = "A Portuguesa É A Mais Linda"
(1996)
Next album = "13 De Maio Na Cova De Iria"
(1997)

"A Portuguesa É A Mais Linda" "(The Portuguese Woman Is Most Beautiful)" is the nineteenth studio album by Portuguese American singer/songwriter Jorge Ferreira, released in 1996 on Portuguese Music World in America and Espacial in Portugal.

1996 was a eventful year for Ferreira. After started his own record company, Portuguese Music World, located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Ferreira was solicited for vocal performances on various musical projects. He won much charisma, but the time that he crossed to produce various New England's artists had not allowed him to dedicate himself entirely to this album. It was for this reason that all songs were written by his second daughter Elizabeth Marie. The separation with Henda Records wasn't be complete, because the company continued distributing Ferreira's albums released after 1995. The song "A Portuguesa É A Mais Linda" was one of the best that Ferreira recorded during the 90's. Unfortunately, the other songs of this album didn't gain attention but the sales were very satisfactory. Elizabeth Marie played an important function in the continuation of his father’s career. About musicians, Mourning Widows's member Donovan Bettencourt came back on bass. His personal investment on this album was more important than on both precedents. On trumpet, there had well-known American jazz musician Bill Smith.

Track listing

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Album credits

Personnel

*Jorge Ferreira - lead vocals, background vocals.
*Elizabeth Marie Ferreira - background vocals.
*Bob O'Donnell - harmonica.
*Bill Smith - trumpet.
*Bob Miranda - drums, percussions.
*José Ernesto Barros - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, tenor guitar, pedal steel guitar, keyboards, accordion.
*Mario Ventura - cavaquinho, violin.
*Donovan Bettencourt (Mourning Widows) - bass guitar.
*Bob Ryan - trombone.

Production

*Musical arrangements: José Ernesto Barros.
*Winds arrangements: Bob Ryan.
*Musical direction, producers: Jorge Ferreira, José Ernesto Barros.
*Sound engineer: Jorge Ferreira.
*Mixing: José Ernesto Barros, Jorge Ferreira, Donovan Bettencourt.
*Mastering: Bob Patten.
*Recording studio: City Limit Track "(Westport, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)".
*Recording method: D.A.D.

Design

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

Special thanks

"Ernesto Barros and Donovan Bettencourt, to the dedication to this work."

"Jorge Ferreira"

External links

* [http://www.acheio.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=498 Album on Acheio website]
* [http://www.jorgeferreira.com/ Jorge Ferreira official website]