Astrud Gilberto

1 Agua de Beber - 2:19 2 Bim Bom - 1:51 3 Tu Mi Delirio - 3:39 4 The Girl from Ipanema - 5:24 5 On My Mind - 2:42 6 Misty Roses - 2:38 7 Manhã de Carnival - 1:56 8 Non-Stop to Brazil - 2:25 9 I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do - 2:55 10 Corcovado [Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars] - 4:14 11 Eu e Voce (Me and You) - 2:26 12 The Gentle Rain - 2:24 13 So Nice (Summer Samba) - 2:39 14 Berimbau - 2:24 15 Once Upon a Summertime - 3:05 16 All That's Left Is to Say Goodbye - 3:12 17 Dindi - 2:42 18 Stay - 2:41 19 Canoeiro - 1:34 20 A Certain Sadness - 3:09 21 Canto de Ossanha [Let Go] - 3:06

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian canary with the voice like honey and diction that defied belief, has been compiled many times on Verve, but rarely as well as on her entry in 2003's The Diva Series. A 21-track of her prime decade, the '60s, this one includes all of the classics associated with her: "The Girl From Ipanema," "Agua de Beber," "Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)," "So Nice (Summer Samba)," and "Dindi." Not all of her LPs have been reissued on CD (in the States), so the compilers also added tracks that may surprise a few Gilberto fans, like "Eu e Voce" and "Canto de Ossanha (Let Go)." ~ John Bush, Rovi

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