Os Grãos

Os Grãos
Studio album by Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Released	20 September 1991
Recorded	May/June 1991
Genres	Pop rock, new wave
Label	EMI
Producers	Carlos Savalla, Liminha, "Teabag V"
Os Paralamas do Sucesso chronology
Arquivo (1990) Os Grãos (1991) Severino (1994)

Os Grãos (Portuguese: The Grains) is the sixth studio album by Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. It was released in September 1991.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Tribunal de Bar" (Bar Court)	Bi Ribeiro, Herbert Vianna	2:50
2.	"Sábado" (Saturday)	Herbert Vianna	3:49
3.	"Tendo a Lua" (Having the Moon)	Herbert Vianna	3:41
4.	"Os Grãos" (The Grains)	Demétrio Bezerra, Herbert Vianna	3:37
5.	"Carro Velho" (Old Car)	Herbert Vianna	3:26
6.	"Vai Valer" (It'll be Worth It)	Herbert Vianna	3:36
7.	"Trac-Trac"	Fito Páez (version by Herbert Vianna)	3:51
8.	"O Rouxinol e a Rosa" (The Nightingale and the Rose)	Herbert Vianna	3:55
9.	"A Outra Rota" (The Other Route)	Herbert Vianna	2:40
10.	"Dai-nos" (Give Us)	Herbert Vianna	3:01
11.	"Ah, Maria"	Herbert Vianna	4:49
12.	"Não Adianta" (It's No Use)	Herbert Vianna	4:03
13.	"Trinta Anos" (Thirty Years)	Herbert Vianna	3:09

Personnel

Os Paralamas do Sucesso

• Bi Ribeiro — bass; album cover concept; mixing
• João Barone — drums, percussion, programming; album cover concept; mixing
• Herbert Vianna — guitar, keyboards, vocals; album cover concept; mixing; production (as Teabag V)

Guest musicians

• Chico Neves — sequencer (on "Tribunal de Bar")
• Liminha — sequencer (on "Sábado" and "Ah, Maria"), guitar (on "Sábado")
• João Fera — keyboards (on "Sábado", "O Rouxinol e a Rosa" and "Dai-nos")
• Monteiro Jr. — saxophone and flute (on "Sábado", "Os Grãos", "Carro Velho", "Vai Valer" and "O Rouxinol e a Rosa")
• Senô Bezerra — trombone (on "Sábado", "Os Grãos", "Carro Velho", "Vai Valer" and "O Rouxinol e a Rosa")
• Demétrio Bezerra — trumpet and flugelhorn (on "Sábado", "Os Grãos", "Carro Velho", "Vai Valer" and "O Rouxinol e a Rosa")
• William Magalhães — electric piano (on "Tendo a Lua")
• Carlinhos Brown, Léo Bit-Bit and Tripé — percussion (on "Carro Velho")
• Jaques Morelenbaum — cello (on "Vai Valer" and "A Outra Rota")
• Denver Campolino — double bass (on "Vai Valer")
• Arlindo Penteado and Frederick Stephany — viola (on "Vai Valer" and "A Outra Rota")
• Hindemburgo Pereira and Murillo Loures — viola (on "A Outra Rota")
• Carlos Eduardo Hack, Gian Carlo Pareschi, José Alves, José Dias de Lana, João Daltro and Paschoal Perrotta — violin (on "Vai Valer" and "A Outra Rota")
• Aizik Geller and Alfredo Vidal — violín (on "A Outra Rota")
• Fernanda Abreu — backing vocals (on "Trac-Trac")
• Fito Páez — organ and piano (on "Trac-Trac" and "A Outra Rota"); backing vocals (on "Trac-Trac")
• Fábio Fonseca — keyboards (on "Trac-Trac" and "Não Adianta")
• Mário P.C. — baritone saxophone (on "A Outra Rota")

Production

• Liminha — production, recording, mixing
• Carlos Savalla — production, recording, mixing
• Franklin Garrido — recording
• Safira Hirsch — percussion recording
• Brad Gilderman — engineer, mixing
• Lawrence Ethan — mixing
• Steve Hall — mastering at Future Disc (original 1991 version)
• Chris Blair and Peter Mew — remastering at Abbey Road (1997 version)
• Márcio Paquetá — assistant engineer (except "A Outra Rota")
• Beto Pimentel and Jorge Rosa — assistant engineer (on "A Outra Rota")
• Helder Vianna — roadie
• Mauro Benzaquem — roadie, technician

Design

• Gringo Cardia — artwork, album cover concept
• Maurício Valladares — album cover concept, photography
• Egeu Laus — graphics