A Foreign Sound — Caetano Veloso

A sophisticated, multilingual meditation on longing and the intersection of global cultures.

Tracklist · 23 Tracks

Carioca (The Carioca)

3:33

So in Love

5:30

I Only Have Eyes for You

1:20

It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)

6:07

Body and Soul

3:30

Nature Boy

1:58

The Man I Love

4:09

There Will Never Be Another You

1:47

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

2:38

Diana

3:28

Sophisticated Lady

5:19

Come as You Are

4:16

Feelings

4:32

Summertime

2:33

Detached

1:30

Jamaica Farewell

2:44

Love for Sale

2:38

Cry Me a River

3:10

If It's Magic

3:03

Something Good

1:38

Stardust

3:25

Blue Skies

2:48

Love Me Tender

3:23

Moments Worth Listening For

The jarring yet beautiful transition of Nirvana's Come as You Are into a delicate, bossa-inflected meditation.

The skeletal, six-minute folk-blues interpretation of Dylan's It's Alright, Ma that strips the song to its existential bones.

The way his breath catches on the final syllable of Love Me Tender, turning a standard into a fragile prayer.

Where This Album Departs

How does A Foreign Sound sound next to the rest of Caetano Veloso's catalogue?

Candlelit+2.7σ

Candlelit saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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