Genre
Latin pop and romantic ballad. The album follows the format Carlos had refined throughout the 1970s: an annual December release combining original compositions with cover versions.
Release
Released in December 1979 by CBS Records, in both Portuguese and Spanish-language versions. Known popularly as Meu Querido, Meu Velho, Meu Amigo, after the album's most celebrated track.
Production
Produced by Roberto Carlos. The majority of the compositions were written or co-written by Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos, his longtime creative partner. Recorded at CBS Studios, New York City; Filmways/Heider Studios, Los Angeles; and A&M Studios, Los Angeles.
Reception
The album sold approximately 200,000 copies in Brazil — a strong figure for the period — and performed well across Latin America. The track "Meu Querido, Meu Velho, Meu Amigo," co-written by Erasmo Carlos and Roberto Carlos as a tribute to old friendship, became one of the most beloved songs in the Brazilian popular music canon, recorded by dozens of artists and adopted as an anthem for Father's Day across the Portuguese-speaking world.
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos Braga (born April 19, 1941, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist widely known as "O Rei" — The King — regarded as one of the most successful Latin music artists of all time. He rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leader of the Jovem Guarda movement alongside Erasmo Carlos and Wanderléa, transforming Brazilian pop with a rock and roll-derived sound. From the late 1960s onward he evolved into a romantic balladeer of pan-Latin reach, releasing an album every December from 1967 to 1996 without interruption. He has sold over 120 million records worldwide, accumulated over 100 gold and platinum discs, and placed three songs at number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. His accolades include a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for Roberto Carlos 1988, the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2004), the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award (2015), and the title of Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year (2015). His 1965 and 1971 self-titled albums are both inductees of the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
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