Sambista Perfeito

Sambista Perfeito
Studio album by
Arlindo Cruz
ReleasedOctober 22, 2007 (2007-10-22)
Recorded2007
Genres
Length59:00
LanguagePortuguese
LabelDeckdisc
ProducerMarcos Sales
Arlindo Cruz chronology
Arlindinho
(1993)		 Sambista Perfeito
(2007)		 Batuques e Romances
(2011)

Sambista Perfeito is the second studio album by Brazilian singer-songwriter Arlindo Cruz, released on October 22, 2007, by the Deckdisc label.[1][2][3] It was nominated for the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Best Samba/Pagode Album.[4][5][6]

Background

The first solo studio album by Brazilian samba musician Arlindo Cruz was Arlindinho released in 1993.[7] In 2003, he released his first solo live album, Pagode de Arlindo.[8][9] After fourteen years, Arlindo returned to the studio to record a new solo album of original songs.[10] Released by the Deckdisc label, the album featured compositions by various samba artists and collaborators of Arlindo Cruz, including names such as Nei Lopes, Xande de Pilares, Zeca Pagodinho, Neguinho da Beija-Flor, and Marcelo D2.[1][10][11][12][13] Singer Maria Rita participated in the recording of the album, performing a duet with Arlindo on the track O Que é o Amor.[14][15] The event also featured the participation of the “Velhas Guardas” from two major samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, Portela and Império Serrano.[11][16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Featured artist(s)Length
1."Meu Lugar"Arlindo Cruz, Mauro Diniz 4:52
2."Amor Com Certeza"Arlindo Cruz, Babi, Júnior Dom 4:01
3."Se Eu Encontrar Com Ela"Arlindo Cruz, Zeca PagodinhoVelha Guarda Do Império Serrano, Velha Guarda da Portela, Zeca Pagodinho3:43
4."Sambista Perfeito"Arlindo Cruz, Nei Lopes 3:46
5."O Que É o Amor"Arlindo Cruz, Maurição, Fred CamachoMaria Rita3:32
6."Quem Gosta de Mim"Arlindo Cruz, Franco Lattari 4:19
7."A Rosa - Flor Que Não Se Cheira"Darcy Maravilha, Luiz Carlos De PaulaSereno4:33
8."Nos Braços da Batucada"Arlindo Cruz, Júnior Dom, Babi 3:42
9."O Amor"Arlindo Cruz, Pezinho 3:39
10."O Brasil É Isso Aí"Arlindo Cruz, Marcelo D2, Júnior DomMarcelo D24:42
11."Minha Porta-Bandeira"Neném Chamma, Julinho Santos 4:11
12."Pára De Paradinha"Arlindo Cruz, Marcelinho Moreira, Fred Camacho 3:56
13."Sujeito Enjoado"Arlindo Cruz, Xande de Pilares, MauriçãoXande de Pilares3:55
14."Entra No Clima"Arlindo Cruz, Acyr Marques, Rogê 4:07
15."O Que É o Amor" (bonus track)Arlindo Cruz, Maurição, Fred Camacho 3:34
Total length:1:00:32

Release

The album was released on CD in October 22, 2007.[11][15][17] There was an album release party at the Fnac bookstore in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.[17][18]

Reception

Prizes

In 2008, the album was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best Samba/Pagode Album category.[19] At a ceremony held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, the album was passed over after the award was split between Paulinho da Viola’s Acústico MTV and Maria Rita’s Samba Meu.[20][21]

Year Award Category Venue Result Ref.
2008 Latin Grammy Award Best Samba/Pagode Album Toyota Center, Houston, Texas  United States Nominated [22]

Legacy

In an August 2025 article in the São Paulo newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, Lucâs Breda states that this album marks the “beginning of the peak of his career, which also includes the two volumes of MTV ao Vivo: Arlindo Cruz from 2009 and the 2011 album Batuques e Romances".[23] Breda also noted, “Before Arlindo Cruz released the album Sambista Perfeito, his life was full of imperfections. He was going through ups and downs in his marriage to Babi Cruz, struggling with a cocaine addiction, and lacked the recognition that his previous career suggested. “I think there’s a gap in samba that I, as a complete artist, need to fill,” he told the newspaper O Samba in late 2007, at the album’s release concert. “I’m highly respected as a songwriter, musician, and party starter, and with this album, I think I’ll reach the place I deserve".[23]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sambista Perfeito". Instituto Memória Musical Brasileira (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  2. ↑ Ramalho, Anna (June 29, 2007). "Ui!". Jornal do Brasil. 117 (82): 39.
  3. ↑ ""Sambista Perfeito" de Arlindo Cruz traz 12 músicas inéditas". Folha do Centro do Rio. 2007. Archived from the original on July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "9.a Entrega Anual do Latin GRAMMY". Latin Grammy (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Arlindo Cruz morre aos 66 anos". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 8, 2025. Archived from the original on November 2, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ Caldas, Fernanda (August 8, 2025). "Morre o cantor e compositor Arlindo Cruz, aos 66 anos, no Rio de Janeiro". BandNews FM Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). BandNews FM. Archived from the original on August 9, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Arlindinho". Instituto Memória Musical Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Pagode do Arlindo - Ao Vivo". Instituto Memória Musical Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 20, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ Aragão, Helena (October 17, 2003). "O penetra, o cunhado, a sogra e o vacilão". Jornal do Brasil. 113 (192): 47.
  10. 1 2 Ramalho, Anna (January 24, 2007). "Coisas do Rio". Jornal do Brasil. 116 (290): 14.
  11. 1 2 3 "Sambista Perfeito". Deckdisc (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 14, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  12. ↑ Migliaccio, Marcelo (May 19, 2007). ""Um sambista perfeito" às segundas-feiras". Jornal do Brasil. 117 (41): 59.
  13. ↑ "Nei Lopes, que fez 'Sambista Perfeito' com Arlindo Cruz, se despede do sambista". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 11, 2025. Archived from the original on August 28, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  14. ↑ Ramalho, Anna (July 1, 2007). "Predileção". Jornal do Brasil. 117 (84): 22.
  15. 1 2 Vianna, Luiz (November 15, 2007). "Folha de S.Paulo - Arlindo Cruz, 500 músicas gravadas, lança CD próprio - 15/11/2007". Folha de S. Paulo. Archived from the original on July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  16. ↑ Lichote, Leonardo (September 1, 2025). "Reizinho desse chão". revista piauí (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on May 19, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  17. 1 2 Nóbrega, Eliane (November 12, 2007). "Sambista perfeito mostra novo CD". Jornal do Brasil. 117 (218): 40.
  18. ↑ "Noite no ritmo do sambista perfeito". Jornal do Brasil. 117 (218): 34. November 12, 2007.
  19. ↑ "Gilberto Gil e Djavan são indicados para melhor álbum no Grammy Latino". Folha de S.Paulo. September 10, 2008. Archived from the original on July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Grammy latino se desculpa por erro de premiação na categoria samba/pagode". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Grammy latino se desculpa por erro de premiação na categoria samba/pagode". Extra (in Brazilian Portuguese). November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Com apenas três álbuns lançados, Maria Rita ganha coletânea". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  23. 1 2 Brêda, Lucas (August 8, 2025). "Análise: Arlindo Cruz, humano demais para não ter defeitos, fez sambas perfeitos". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 2, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
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