Lyrics


1. Imunização Racional (Que Beleza)
2. Let’s Have a Ball Tonight
3. O Caminho do Bem
4. Ela Partiu
5. Quer Queira, Quer Não Queira
6. Brother Father Mother Sister
7. Do Leme ao Pontal
8. Nobody Can Live Forever
9. I Don’t Care
10. Bom Senso
11. Where is My Other Half?
12. Over Again
13. The Dance Is Over
14. You Don’t Know What I Know
15. Rational Culture

 

1. Imunização Racional (Que Beleza)

“How Beautiful (Rational Immunization)”
Que beleza (Repeat x 4)How beautiful to feel nature
To know where you’re going and where you’ve been
How beautiful to come from purity
And without fear of knowing good from badOoh, ooh, ohh, how beautiful (Repeat x 2)How beautiful to know your name
Your origin, your past and your future
How beautiful to face the disenchantment
And to be able to see more clearly in the dark

Ooh, ooh, ohh, how beautiful (Repeat x 2)

Open the door
And come on in
Happiness will brighten the world

How beautiful (Repeat x 4)

 Que beleza é sentir a natureza
Ter certeza pra onde vai e de onde vem
Que beleza é vir da pureza
E sem medo distinguir o mal e o bemoo, oo, oo que beleza (Repeat x 2)Que beleza é saber seu nome
Sua origem, seu passado e seu futuro
Que beleza é conhecer o desencanto
E ver tudo bem mais claro no escurooo, oo, oo que beleza (Repeat x 2)Abra a porta
E vá entrando
Felicidade vai brilhar no mundo
Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by SEROMA PRODUCOES E EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA.
From Tim Maia, Racional Vol. 1 1974 (Seroma)
Produced by Joáo Marcello, Boscoli, André Szajman,
and Cláudio Szajman
Tim Maia (vocals)
Paulinho Guitarra (guitar, bass)
Paulinho Trompete (trumpet)
Oberdan Magalhães (saxophone)
Robson Jorge (electric organ, piano, keyboard)
Serginho Trombone (piano)
Beto Cajueiro (bass)
Robério Rafael (drums)
Luiz Carlos (drums)

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2. Let’s Have A Ball Tonight

There are so many politicians
Trying hard to find the way
And peace is not so far
And yet, it seems that nobody can see that

Love is all that you’re needing
Love is all that you have to do
Love is really the answer
Why waste time with war?

There are so many conversations
Meeting parties and cocktails
To preserve peace on earth
But they never find the way
You know why?

Love is really the answer
This, you have to agree
It will be celebration
When all people be free

And if you keep doing things like that
Peace gonna be far
Deep and over
Far from over
There are so many politicians
Trying hard to find the way
To preserve peace on earth
But they never found the way
Do you know why?

There are so many politicians
Trying hard to find the way
And peace is not so far
And yet, it seems that nobody can see that

Love is all that you’re needing
Love is all that you have to do
Love is really the answer
Why waste time with war?

There are so many conversations
Meeting parties and cocktails
To preserve peace on earth
But they never find the way
You know why?

Love is really the answer
This, you have to agree
It will be celebration
When all people be free

And if you keep doing things like that
Peace gonna be far
Deep and over
Far from over

There are so many people trying
To preserve peace on earth
It seems that nobody can see
But yet it’s not so difficult to see
It’s fundamental necessary to have love in your life
All the people living together
It’s going to be like 4th of July
Let’s have a ball tonight (Repeat x 3)

Written by Tim Maia, Reginaldo
From Tim Maia 1978 (Seroma)
Produced and arranged by Tim Maia
Tim Maia (vocals, drums, congas, percussion)
Paulo Ricardo (6 and 12 string guitars, vocals)
Reginaldo Francisco (piano, organ, harp, synthesizer, vocals)
Carlos Simoes (bass)
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3. O Caminho do Bem
“The Good Path”
The good path (Repeat x 3)It’s already begun
It’s happening
Rational phase
I don’t knowThe good path (read it right away, you’ll get it right away)
The good path (it’s time, it’s now)
The good path (believe it, don’t doubt it)
The good pathThe good path is the only path
The good path is for all
The good path is rational
The good path (Repeat x 4)

You can be sure
That the whole world
Will soon understand
Has already come to Brazil

The good path (read it right away, you’ll get it right away)
The good path (it’s time, it’s now)
The good path (believe it, don’t doubt it)
The good path (Repeat x 4)

A modest and fertile life
Love of a sweet paradise
The superior rational kingdom
Where you live always with the good and never the bad

Read it right away, you’ll get it right away
It’s time, it’s now
Believe it, don’t doubt it
What has already happened

It’s already begun
It’s happening
Rational phase
I don’t know

The good path (read it right away, you’ll get it right away)
The good path (it’s time, it’s now)
The good path (believe it, don’t doubt it)
The good path

In a natural state where there are no rules
Good cannot exist
Good can only be found in the rational immunization

The good path (Repeat x 4)

You can be sure
That the whole world
Will soon understand
Brazil will be the first

The good path (Repeat x 2)

 O caminho do bem (Repeat x 3)Já iniciou
Está acontecendo
Fase racional
Não estou sabendoO caminho do bem (leia logo, saiba logo)
O caminho do bem (está na hora, é agora)
O caminho do bem (acredite, não duvide)
O caminho do bemO caminho do bem é um só caminho
O caminho do bem é para todos
O caminho do bem é racional
O caminho do bem (Repeat x 4)

Pode aguardar
Que o mundo inteiro
Logo saberá
No Brasil primeiro

O caminho do bem (leia logo, saiba logo)
O caminho do bem (está na hora, é agora)
O caminho do bem (acredite, não duvide)
O caminho do bem (Repeat x 4)
Vida modesta e fecunda
Amor de um doce paraíso
Reino prepotencial racional
Aonde viver sempre o bem, e não o mal

Leia logo, saiba logo
Está na hora, é agora
Acredite, não duvide
Do que já aconteceu

Já aconteceu

Está acontecendo
Fase racional
Não estou sabendo

O caminho do bem (leia logo, saiba logo)
O caminho do bem (está na hora, é agora)
O caminho do bem (acredite, não duvide)
O caminho do bem

Numa natureza onde não existe regulagem,
não pode existir o bem
O bem só pode ser encontrado na imunização racional

O caminho do bem (Repeat x 4)

Pode aguardar
Que o mundo inteiro
Logo saberá
No Brasil primeiro

O caminho do bem (Repeat x 2)
Written by Carlos Alberto, Campelo Cajueiro, Paulo Ricardo, Rodrigues Alves, Sergio Fernando de Souza
Published by VERY COOL MUSICA EDICOES E COMERCIO LTDA
From Racional Vol. 2 1975 (Seroma)
Produced by Joáo Marcello, Boscoli, André Szajman, and Cláudio Szajman
Tim Maia (vocals)
Paulinho Guitarra (guitar, bass)
Paulinho Trompete (trumpet)
Oberdan Magalhães (saxophone)
Serginho Trombone (piano)
Robson Jorge (electric organ, piano and keyboard)
Beto Cajueiro (bass)
Robério Rafael (drums)
Luiz Carlos (drums)
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4. Ela Partiu
“She’s Gone”
She’s gone
Gone and she hasn’t come back
She disappeared, disappeared and hasn’t come backIf you know where she is
Tell me and I’ll go and find her
At least call me up on her behalf
Give me a hint, a clue, I’m begging youShe’s gone
Gone and she hasn’t come back
She’s gone, gone
And she hasn’t come back
She disappeared, disappeared and will never come back
If I knew where she went, I’d go look for her
But I don’t know which way to turn
So many nights that I can’t sleep even for a second
I’m tired
Hurt, exhausted
And she hasn’t come back		 Ela partiu
Partiu e nunca mais voltou
Ela sumiu, sumiu e nunca mais voltouSe souberem onde ela está
Digam-me e vou lá buscá-la
Pelo menos telefone em seu nome
Me dêumflex; uma dica, uma pista, insistaEi! e nunca mais voltou
Ela sumiu, sumiu e nunca mais voltouEla partiu, partiu
E nunca mais voltou
Se eu soubesse onde ela foi iria atrás
Mas não sei mais nem direção
Várias noites que eu não durmo um segundo
Estou cansado
Magoado exausto
E nunca mais voltou
Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by WARNER CHAPPELL EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA/VERY COOL MUSICA EDICOES E COMERCIO LTDA
From the Seroma 45
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5. Quer Queira, Quer Não Queira
“Like It Or Not”
Like it or not
Everyone will read
The Universe in Disenchantment
It holds messages from a superior placeWhat you need is very simple
Read and reread
For your success here on earth
Until the time when matter ceases to existLong live Rational Culture
Beautiful transcendental cultureIt’s not history, it’s not doctrine
It’s not science, cult or religion
It’s a clean thing, a pure thing
For your journey to eternal salvationLong live Rational Culture
Beautiful transcendental cultureWe are immune to animal energy
All living things are connected
To your origin in the rational Super WorldFrom there we receive what we need
All equilibrium, all orientation
So that everything, everything is perfect
In your house, your work or your travels

But what you cannot forget is
The best way to go is with the book in hand
So that you can always stay close
To your path to eternal salvation

 Queira ou nao queira
Todos vao ler
O Universo Em Desencanto
Que são mensagens de um lugar superiorE o que e preciso e muito simples
Ler e reler
Pro seu sucesso aqui na terra
Ate o tempo da materia terminarViva a cultura racional
Linda cultura transcendentalNao e historia, nao e doutrina
Nao e ciencia, seita ou religiao
E coisa limpa, e coisa pura
Para o caminho da eterna salvacaoViva a cultura racional
Linda cultura transcendentalEstando imune da energia Animal
Todo o vivente fica ligado
A sua origem o supermundo racionalDe la recebe o que e preciso
Todo equilibrio toda orientacao
Para que tudo, tudo de certo
Em sua casa, seu trabalho ou conducao

Mas e preciso que nao se esqueca
Melhor passeio e ter o livro na mao
Para que possa ficar mais perto
O seu transporte para a eterna salvacao
Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by SEROMA PRODUCOES E EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA.
From Racional Vol. 2 1975 (Seroma)
Produced by Joáo Marcello, Boscoli, André Szajman, and Cláudio Szajman
Tim Maia (vocals)
Paulinho Guitarra (guitar, bass)
Paulinho Trompete (trumpet)
Oberdan Magalhães (saxophone)
Serginho Trombone (piano)
Robson Jorge (electric organ, piano, keyboard)
Beto Cajueiro (bass)
Robério Rafael (drums)
Luiz Carlos (drums)
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6. Brother Father Mother Sister

Brother, every time I call you home you are dancing
Sister, please don’t put your children on initiation
‘Cause there is no heaven
There is no God
‘Cause there is no devil
There is no hell

Mother, every time I call you home you are in church
Father, every time I call you home you are saying
True devotion is the way
Wake up Africa
Now today

Sister, every time I call you home you are shopping
Father, every time I call you home you are drinking
Too many brothers in the mood
And some are dancing rock and roll

Everybody is the same, everybody is the same
Everybody is the same, everybody is the same
Everybody has a heart and feels the pain
Everybody is the same
Chinese, Japanese, Africans, Americans, Canadian, Russians
Spanish people, Italian people, Hungarians
Everybody is the same
Germans, everybody is the same
You are not better than me
And I am not better than you
Everybody is the same
Everybody is the same

Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
SEROMA PRODUCOES E EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA.
From Tim Maia 1976 (Polydor Phonogram)
Tim Maia (vocals, drums, guitar, percussion, flute)
Paulo Ricardo (guitar solos, percussion, vocals)
Paulinho Roquete (rhythm guitar)
José Maurício (rhythm guitar)
Reginaldo Francisco (keyboard, vocals)
Carlos Simões (bass)
Antonio Pedro (funky bass machine, percussion, vocals)
Paulinho Batera (percussion, drums)
Antonio Claudio, Luis Endes, Jr., Gastão Lamounier (additional vocals)
Arrangements by Tim Maia
String Arrangements by Miguel Cidras
String and Horns/Woodwinds Arrangements by Arthur Verocai
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7. Do Leme ao Pontal
“From Leme to Pontal”
From Leme to Pontal
There’s no place like Rio
From Leme to Pontal
There’s no place like RioNot to mention Calabouço,
Flamengo, Botafogo,
Urca, MaracanaFrom Leme to Pontal
There’s no place like Rio
From Leme to Pontal
There’s no place like RioFrom Leme to Pontal
There’s no place like Rio
From Leme to Pontal
From Leme to Pontal
There’s no place like Rio in the world
Not to mention Calabouço, Flamengo, Botafogo,
Urca, Praia Vermelha
From Leme to Pontal
There’s no place like RioDrink a guaraná, cashew juice,
Guava jam for dessert		 Do Leme ao Pontal
Nao há nada igual
Do Leme ao Pontal
Nao há nada igualSem falar no Calabouço
Flamengo, Botafogo, Urca, Maracana.Do Leme ao Pontal
Nao há nada igual
Do Leme ao Pontal
Nao há nada igualDo leme ao Pontal
Não há nada igual
Do leme ao Pontal
Do leme ao Pontal
Não há nada igual no mundo
Sem contar com Calabouço, Flamengo Botafogo
Urca Praia Vermelha
Do Leme ao Pontal
Não há nada igual
Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by SEROMA PRODUCOES E EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA.
From the Seroma 45
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8. Nobody Can Live Forever

One thing you have to agree with me
That nothing’s for sure, nothing’s for sure
Nobody can live forever
And everybody is the same

Here we go, how we doin man?
What’s happenin’?
Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Sooner or later, sooner or later
You’re gonna understand that

Here we go

Nobody can live forever
Nobody will know how I feel
Nobody can give you the answers
Nobody can play but for real

Nobody can live forever
Nobody will know how I feel
Nobody can give you the answers
Nobody can play but for real

There’s no God
There’s no heaven
There’s no devil
There’s no hell

There’s no God
There’s no heaven
There’s no devil
There’s no hell

Don’t you worry! (Don’t you worry)

(Repeat x 3)

Play your music! (Play your music)

(Repeat x 4)

Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by SEROMA PRODUCOES E EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA.
From Tim Maia 1976 (Polydor Phonogram)
Tim Maia (vocals, drums, guitar, percussion, flute)
Paulo Ricardo (guitar solos, percussion, vocals)
Paulinho Roquete (rhythm guitar)
José Maurício (rhythm guitar)
Reginaldo Francisco (keyboards, vocals)
Carlos Simões (bass)
Antonio Pedro (funky bass machine, percussion, vocals)
Paulinho Batera (percussion, drums)
Antonio Claudio, Luis Endes Jr., Gastão Lamounier (additional vocals)
Arrangement by Tim Maia
String Arrangement by Miguel Cidras
String and Horns/Woodwinds Arrangement by Arthur Verocai
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9. I Don’t Care
(Não Quero Nem Saber)

You leave him, leave him and he’ll die
But think it, think it if you’re smart

I don’t need you
I don’t have to plead you
You know my name
Well, I feel the same
I am so groovy now
And I don’t care

You know who will lose
I’m not a fool
And if you think I am
Well, I feel the same
I am so groovy now
And I don’t care

I don’t care
I don’t care
I don’t care

I just don’t care
About anything at all
I just do what I feel like doing
And I feel

I don’t care
I just don’t care

Come on

I don’t care

I wanna do it
I don’t give a damn about anything at all
I just wanna do

Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by SEROMA PRODUCOES E EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA.
From Tim Maia 1971 (Polydor Phonogram)
Produced by Tim Maia
Tim Maia (vocals)
Capacete (bass)
Paulinho (drums)
Chacal (percussion)
Hyldon (backing guitar)
Paulo (lead guitar)
Tim (acoustic guitar)
Peter (organ, accordion)
Pinduca (vibraphone)
Waldir (first brass player)
Darcy (second brass player)
Zé Bodega (tenor saxophone)
Aurino (baritone saxophone)
Zeca and Silvio (trombone)
Homero Gelmini – “Spala” (violin)
Marcelo Pompeu Filho (violin)
Quinidio Faustino Teixeira (violin)
Gentil Dias (violin)
Natércia Teixeira da Silva (violin)
Adolpho Pissarenko (violin)
Pesach Nisembau (violin)
Otávio Canabrava Waladares (violin)
Octávio Miranda Ilha (violin)
Murillo da Silva Lourdes (viola)
Nelson de Macêdo (viola)
Ana Bezerra de Mello Devos (cello)
Alceu de Almeida Reis (cello)
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10. Bom Senso
“Good Sense”
I’ve been down in the gutter beaten and abused
And turned the corner to find nothing at all
Left with only fun and games
I’ve traveled the world nearly speechless
But then all of a sudden
This book fell in my handsI’ve had the blues
I’ve made so many mistakes
I’ve asked for help
I’ve slept in the street
But reading I’m grasping the good sense
But reading I’m grasping the good sense
The rational immunizationRead the book, The Universe in DisenchantmentDon’t waste time
Read the book, The Universe in Disenchantment		 Já virei calçada maltratada
E na virada quase nada
Me restou a curtição
Já rodei o mundo quase mudo
No entanto num segundo
Este livro veio à mãoJá senti saudade
Já fiz muita coisa errada
Já pedi ajuda
Já dormi na rua
Mas lendo atingi o bom sensoJá virei calçada maltratada
E na virada quase nada
Me restou a curtição
Já rodei o mundo quase mudo
No entanto num segundo
Este livro veio à mãoJá senti saudade
Já fiz muita coisa errada
Já pedi ajuda
Já dormi na rua
Mas lendo atingi o bom senso
Mas lendo atingi o bom senso
A imunização racionalLeia o livro Universo em DesencantoNao perca tempo
Leia o livro Universo em Desencanto
Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by SEROMA PRODUCOES E EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA.
From Racional Vol. 1 1974 (Seroma)
Produced by Joáo Marcello, Boscoli, André Szajman,
and Cláudio Szajman
Tim Maia (vocals)
Paulinho Trompete (trumpet)
Paulinho Guitarra (guitar, bass)
Oberdan Magalhães (saxophone)
Serginho Trombone (piano)
Robson Jorge (electric organ, piano, keyboard)
Beto Cajueiro (bass)
Robério Rafael (drums)
Luiz Carlos (drums)
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11. Where is My Other Half?

Every man deserves a woman
Every woman deserves a man
So, I’m about to ask
I have felt this strange vibration
And I had a lot of patience
But where is my other half?
Can’t somebody say?
Can’t somebody tell I love her?
Can’t you hear my prayer?
Many, many days, I wonder
I wonder why she left me
I wonder why she left me
I wonder why, I wonder why
I wonder why she left me, I wonder why
I wonder why she left me

Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by SEROMA PRODUCOES E EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA.
From Tim Maia 1972 (Polydor Phonogram)
Produced by Tim Maia
Tim Maia (vocals, guitar)
Luis Carlos (drums)
Rubens (bass)
Salvador (piano)
Pedrinho (organ)
Garoto (vibrafone)
Paulinho (guitar)
Chacal, Hermes and Ariovaldo (tumba, conga, percussion)
Oberdan (sax, flute)
Serghino (trombone)
Waldir and Barrosinho (horns)
Arranged by Waldir and Barrosinho
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12. Over Again

Open letters when you’re down and out, waiting for news
Hoping high and let a lot of things, happen to do
Feel so lonely but I don’t know why, I’m gonna try
Want somebody to be on my side, and I’m gonna try

I’m gonna try, try, try, oh, try
Try it over and over and over, over again
Try, try, try, oh, try
Try it over and over and over, over again

(Verse and chorus repeat)

Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by IRMAOS VITALE S/A INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO
From Tim Maia 1973 (Polydor Phonogram)
Produced by Tim Maia
Tim Maia (vocals)
Pedrinho (organ)
Cidinho (piano)
Barbosa (bass)
Myro (drums)
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13. The Dance Is Over

The dance is over
Face reality
Forget the sorrows,
There’s a lot to live
Have a ball
While you can
There’s a lot to romance

(Repeat x 4)

Written by Tim Maia, Hyldon, Reginaldo
Published by Seroma/Direto (Sicam)
From Tim Maia 1976 (Polydor Phonogram)
Tim Maia (vocals, drums, guitar, percussion, flute)
Paulo Ricardo (guitar solos, percussion, vocals)
Paulinho Roquete (rhythm guitar)
José Maurício (rhythm guitar)
Reginaldo Francisco (keyboard, vocals)
Carlos Simões (bass)
Antonio Pedro (funky bass machine, percussion, vocals)
Paulinho Batera (percussion, drums)
Antonio Claudio, Luis Endes Jr.,

Gastão Lamounier (additional vocals)
Arrangement by Tim Maia
String Arrangement by Miguel Cidras
String and Horns/Woodwinds Arrangement by Arthur Verocai
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14. You Don’t Know What I Know

Tim Maia (vocals)
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15. Rational Culture

We are gonna rule the world
Don’t you know, don’t you know
We are gonna rule the world
Don’t you know, don’t you know
We’re gonna put it together
(Want to put it together)
We’re gonna put it together
(Want to put it together)

(Repeat x 4)

Listen you all,
we’re gonna tell you the most important thing
That you ever heard in your life
You never heard that before
We came from a super world
World of rational energy
And we live in an anti-world
World of animals’ energy
Read the book, the only book, the book of God
Universe in Disenchantment
And you’re gonna know the truth

Alright man, play that guitar, come on, do it

We are gonna rule the world
Don’t you know, don’t you know
We are gonna rule the world
Don’t you know, don’t you know
We’re gonna put it together
(Want to put it together)
We’re gonna put it together
(Want to put it together)

(Repeat x 4)

So listen, once more, don’t forget
Read the book, the only book, the book of God
Universe in Disenchantment

Don’t waste your time, don’t waste your time
Read the book, Universe in Disenchantment
And you’re gonna know the truth

We are gonna rule the world
Don’t you know, don’t you know

We’re gonna put it together
(Want to put it together)
We’re gonna put it together
(Want to put it together)

(Repeat x 4)

Written by Tim Maia and Sebastiao Rodrigues
Published by EROMA PRODUCOES E EDICOES MUSICAIS LTDA.
From Racional Vol. 1 1974 (Seroma)
Produced by Joáo Marcello, Boscoli, André Szajman,
and Cláudio Szajman
Tim Maia (vocals)
Paulinho Guitarra (guitar, bass)
Paulinho Trompete (trumpet)
Oberdan Magalhães (saxophone)
Robson Jorge (electric organ, piano, keyboard)
Serginho Trombone (piano)
Beto Cajueiro (bass)
Robério Rafael (drums)
Luiz Carlos (drums)
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Tim Maia’s Polygram/Universal tracks are courtesy of Universal Music Latino and Universal Music Brazil, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (P) (2006) Universal Music Brazil, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Av. Erico Verissimo, 918, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22621-180.