Bebel Gilberto

1	Baby 3:50
2	Simplesmente 4:49
3	Aganjś 4:44
4	All Around 4:44
5	River Song 4:57
6	Every Day You've Been Away 4:05
7	Cada Beijo 4:26
8	O Caminho 2:59
9	Winter 4:19
10	Ceu Distante 2:58
11	Jabuticaba 3:02
12	Next to You 5:27
13	[CD-ROM Track] 5:26

Barnes & Noble

The electronic bossa nova that made Bebel Gilberto's debut, Tanto Tempo, an across-the-boards hit was never the singer's bag. She's far too intimate with the subtleties of Brazilian song -- being the daughter of legendary guitarist/vocalist Joćo Gilberto and the singer Miucha -- to welcome the digitalized deconstruction of her parents' art form. Four years later, the title of her second album hints that the music within is what Bebel Gilberto is really all about. Not that fans will find it hard to follow Bebel away from the bleeps and burps into a more traditional Brazil-pop sound stocked with strings, sinuous guitars, and, more often than not, a whisper of percussion. "Baby," by Caetano Veloso and Os Mutantes, starts the set off blissfully and prepares listeners for the breathy mix of English- and Portuguese-language songs to come. Bebel Gilberto also marks the most intensive songwriting the singer has done to date, with nine of the songs cowritten by her. Collaborators on the others include Carlinhos Brown, the Bahian polymath who has put his mark on Brazilian sirens from Daniela Mercury to Marisa Monte. "Aganjś" is insistent, nearly low-key house music, and his song written with Gilberto, "Jabuticaba," layers vocals and keyboards in a delicate sonic wave. Marius de Vries, who has produced Björk and Annie Lennox, affords Bebel's voice the same respect those divas would demand, and it often feels like the entire album could blow away on one of her breathy exhalations. That's not a bad feeling at all. Mark Schwartz

All Music Guide

Although Bebel Gilberto has been writing, performing, and recording since her childhood, this is only her second full-length solo album. The child of Brazilian legend Joćo Gilberto and the celebrated singer Miucha, she comes by her musical talent honestly, but has honed and developed it carefully over the years, being careful not to overexpose herself or peak too early; as a result, she now emerges as a mature and fully developed singer despite her relative youth. Her eponymous sophomore effort is a delightfully warm and unaffected program of Brazilian pop, much (but not all) of it in a fairly traditional bossa nova style. There are electronic elements in the mix, but they are mostly kept in the background; instead of aggressive electronica or superimposed breakbeats, the instrumental accompaniment is mostly woven from organic percussion, acoustic guitars, bass, and piano. This all serves to keep one's attention where it belongs: on Gilberto's sweet, rich voice and her gorgeous melodies. Highlights include the lovely "Aganjś," the gently heartbroken "Every Day You've Been Away," and the lilting, almost funky "Cada Beiju." Very highly recommended. Rick Anderson

Rolling Stone

Bebel affirms that this Gilberto is more than just a bossa Lisa Marie Presley. Sarah Pratt