Clube da Esquina (album)

This article is about the album. For the music artists collective, see Clube da Esquina.
Clube da Esquina
Studio album by
Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges
ReleasedMarch 1972
Recorded1971–1972
GenreMPB, baroque pop, folk, psychedelic pop
Length64:22
LabelOdeon
ProducerMilton Miranda
Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges chronology
Milton
(1970) 		Clube da Esquina
(1972) 		Milagre dos Peixes
(1973)
Lô Borges chronology
Clube da Esquina
(1972) 		Lô Borges
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media9.5/10[2]

Clube da Esquina is a 1972 double album by the Brazilian music artists collective Clube da Esquina, credited to Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges. Considered one of the greatest Brazilian albums and an important record in the history of Brazilian music, it features arrangements by Eumir Deodato and Wagner Tiso, and conductions by Paulo Moura.[1][3] The album garnered attention for its engaged compositions and miscellany of sounds.

Despite popular belief, the photo on the album cover does not depict Borges and Nascimento as children. It was taken by a member of the collective, Brazilian photographer Cafi (Carlos da Silva Assunção Filho), on the side of a road in the rural northern Rio de Janeiro state. Due to increased public interest in the album's 40th anniversary, a search for the two boys was conducted, successfully identifying them as Antonio Rimes and Antônio Carlos Rosa de Oliveira.[4]

  1. ^ a b Neder, Alvaro. "Milton Nascimento, Lô Borges - Clube Da Esquina". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ Beta, Andy (2 September 2018). "Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges: Clube Da Esquina". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ^ Discogs[better source needed]
  4. ^ "Boys from Clube da Esquina cover found 40 years later". Brasill(inois). 19 March 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2020.