Geraes

Geraes is a 1976 album by Brazilian singer, guitarist, and composer Milton Nascimento. The album played a strong role in connecting Milton Nascimento's music with the American public, at the time he was already known worldwide. It features Mercedes Sosa in "Volver A Los 17", Chico Buarque in "O Que Será (À Flor da Pele)", Clementina de Jesus in "Circo Marimbondo", and the Chileans from Grupo Agua, discovered by Milton, in the tracks "Caldera", "Promessas do Sol", and "Minas Geraes", the closing track. The cover, by Cafi shows the same drawing of the Três Pontas Mountains and the train shown in the previous album insert "Minas" (1975) that now stands out in the Geraes cover and the vinyl insert with envelope paper. In the 1994 CD reissue, it has two tracks from a compact disc Milton made with Chico Buarque in 1977 for the Philips label with the tracks "Primeiro de Maio" and "Cio da Terra", which was re-recorded by Pena Branca & Xavantinho, Sérgio Reis and Mercedes Sosa herself.

Musicians

 * Accordion: Dominguinhos;
 * Afochê: Georgiana de Moraes;
 * Agogô: Chico Batera;
 * Basson: Noel Devos;
 * Cello: Alceu de Almeida Reis, Giorgio Bariolla, Jorge Kundert Ranevsky (Iura), Márcio Eymard Mallard, Peter Dauelsberg, Watson Clis;
 * Charango: Polo Cabrera;
 * Cor anglais: Braz Limongi;
 * Choir:Bebel Gilberto, Beto Guedes, Chico Buarque, Fernando Lepoarce, Francis Hime, Lizzie Bravo, Milton Nascimento, Miúcha, Nelson Angelo, Novelli, Piii, Tavinho Moura, Toninho Horta, Totó;
 * Cuíca: Marçal;
 * Drums: Robertinho Silva, Edison Machado;
 * Electric and acoustic bass: Novelli, Luiz Alves, Renato Sbragia;
 * Electric Guitar: Toninho Horta, Nelson Angelo;
 * Flute: Celso Woltzenlogel, Danilo Caymmi, Mauro Senise, Paulo Guimarães, Paulo Jobim, Raul Mascarenhas, Nano Stuven
 * Guitars: Luiz Gonsalez Carpena (Lucho), Milton Nascimento, Nelson Angelo, Nelson Araya, Oscar Pérez, Tavinho Moura;
 * Maestro: Francis Hime;
 * Percussion: Chico Batera, Luiz Alves, Toninho Horta, Robertinho Silva;
 * Piano: Milton Nascimento, Francis Hime, Novelli, Toninho Horta
 * Organ: João Donato, Toninho Horta;
 * Repique: Doutor;
 * Surdo: Robertinho Silva;
 * Tamborim: Elizeu, Lima;
 * Trumpet: Formiga (José Pinto);
 * Viola: Arlindo Figueiredo Penteado, Murilo Loures, Nelson de Macedo;
 * Viola caipira: Nelson Angelo;
 * Violin: Aizik Meilach Geller, Alfredo Vidal, André Charles Guetta, Andréa Bueno Salinas, Francisco Perrota, Gentil Dias, Giancarlo Pareschi, João Daltro de Almeida, Jorge Faini, José Alves da Silva, José Dias de Lana, Nathercia Teixeira da Silva, Paschoal Perrota, Ricardo Wagner, Salvador Piersanti, Walter Hack, Wilson Teodoro;

Personnel

 * Artistic director: Milton Miranda;
 * Agent: Paulo Pilla;
 * Backstage: Ivanzinho;
 * Base arrangements: Milton Nascimento and friends;
 * Coffee breaks: Nonato;
 * Cover: Cafi, Noguchi, Ronaldo Bastos;
 * Cutting: Osmar Furtado;
 * Design: Milton Nascimento;
 * Editing: Landimar;
 * Musical Supervision: Milton Nascimento;
 * Production coordinator: Mariozinho Rocha;
 * Producer: Ronaldo Bastos;
 * Production assistant: Toninho Vicente;
 * Photo: Cafi;
 * Recordings: Roberto e Darcy;
 * Remix: Nivaldo Duarte;