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Genre
MPB and vocal jazz. The album moves between original compositions and celebrated covers — including Tom Jobim and Aloysio de Oliveira's "Demais," associated with Maysa, and Enrique Santos Discépolo's tango "Cambalache" — delivered in Ro Rô's distinctive husky contralto.
Release
Released in 1982 by PolyGram, under the Polydor Records label. It was Ro Rô's fourth studio album.
Production
Produced by Antônio Adolfo and Ângela Ro Rô. Adolfo — a pianist, composer, and arranger who had collaborated with Ro Rô since her debut album — was among the most versatile producers working in Brazilian popular music at the time. No specific recording studio location has been documented in available sources.
Reception
Simples Carinho was the most commercially successful album of Ro Rô's career. The title track — a bolero composed by João Donato and Abel Silva — became her signature song and was subsequently covered by Simone, Maria Creuza, and Emílio Santiago. "Querem Nos Matar," co-written by Ro Rô and Sérgio Bandeyra, also attracted significant attention. In 1996, Barão Vermelho scored a major hit with a re-recording of her earlier composition "Amor, Meu Grande Amor," renewing interest in her catalogue.
Ângela Ro Rô
Ângela Maria Diniz Gonsalves (December 5, 1949, Rio de Janeiro – September 8, 2025, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist. She began studying piano at five and composed her first song — a guarânia — at six. At the height of the military dictatorship she moved to London, where she worked as a cleaner and waitress while performing in pubs. She returned to Brazil in the mid-1970s, performing in Rio nightclubs before being signed by PolyGram. Her songs were recorded by Maria Bethânia, Ney Matogrosso, Marina Lima, Barão Vermelho, and Zélia Duncan, among many others. She died in September 2025 at the age of 75.
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