A1 	Poema 	3:12
A2 	Pororó-Popó 	1:55
A3 	Dá-me Um Beijo (É Per Sempre) 	3:20
A4 	Nos Teus Lábios 	2:24
A5 	Vou Comprar Um Coração 	1:50
A6 	Meu Pequeno Mundo De Ilusão (My Little Corner Of The World) 	2:34
B1 	Las Secretarias 	2:50
B2 	Saudade É Recordar 	2:17
B3 	Pizzicati Pizzicato 	3:11
B4 	Canção De Enganar Despedida 	3:25
B5 	Confissão 	2:00
B6 	Podes Voltar 	3:29

This early 60s recording captures the 17 year old Porto Alegre-city singer Elis Regina making her second trip north into the studios of Rio De Janeiro after her first successful recording, "Viva a Brotolândia" (Long Live Teenage Land), and clearly the producers and the singer were on the verge of something big that showed great potential. Indeed two songs show she was musically mature well beyond her years. Four years later at age 21, Elis Regina, after singing Edu Lobo's legendary "Arrastão" at a nationally broadcast songwriting contest, would become the biggest singing star in Brazil, smashing Carmen Miranda's best-selling song record, and becoming a dominant force in helping create "Música Popular Brasileira" (MPB), a mixture of popular, folk, and jazzy elements that was new and is still going strong in 2014. She also elevated the careers of many composers during her lifespan, cut short by a tragic accident. But this is a big part of where it started, before she became "O Furacão" (The Hurricane).

In front of various musical groups ranging from small combos to orchestras with full strings and vocal choruses, a youthful, daring Elis delivers powerhouse, captivating performances, over and over. From sambas, cha chas, bossa novas, tangos, waltzes, and mambos, to familiar American rock ballads of the 60's, she rises gloriously above each song. The producers spared no expense on lavish arrangements and excellent musicians. High points are "Poema" and "Confissao", among others. But the 'piece d'resistance' is the stunningly gorgeous tango-like "Cancao De Enganar Despedida" with it's breathtaking violin background. It's a timeless thing of awesome beauty featuring a dynamic arrangement, wonderful musicianship, and Elis beautifully soaring straight through, with almost imperceptable nuances. For a 17 year old to produce this impeccably controlled performance is amazing, even by today's standards. And right behind it is the sensous, scintillating "Nos Teus Labios" and "Pode Voltar". These three songs are worth the price of this MP3 all by themselves.

On the other hand, there are some admittedly dated songs out of the 12 tracks which attempt to appeal exclusively to the 'teenyboppers' of the 1960's ("Da-Me Um Beijo", "Pizzicati, Pizzicato") and a knockoff of "My Little Corner of the World" (Meu Pequeno Mundo De Ilusao), but she even sings these into submission. Sound quality is good, but thin at rare times when they required her to step back from the mike. Highly Recommended for Elis Regina fans and Regina record collection completists. A historic treasure of early MPB by one still considered by many to be Brazil's best singer, 30 years after her death. --- RBSProds, amazon.com

Poema de Amor (1962) est le second album d'Elis Regina après le très "sympathique" Viva a Brotolândia (1961). Ce "petit" album se présente comme une succession un peu kitch et rétro de Cha-cha-chas, de Ballades et de Boléros (rien de ringard cependant). Les influences sont plus latines (voire cubaines) que brésiliennes. "Pororó-Popó" permet d'entrevoir les qualités vocales d'Elis Regina qui se lâche un peu plus que sur les autres morceaux (avec un final Scat assez charmant que ne renierait pas Elza Soares). J'ai également un petit faible pour le Cha-cha-cha "sautillant" et "rieur" des secrétaires ("Las Secretárias"). Plus de sérieux avec le mélancolique "Saudade é Recordar" qui est peut être le morceau le plus brésilien de l'album. Poema de Amor est un album qui manque à mon goût cruellement de Pop et de peps. Une forme de "cruauté" artistique à brider une adolescente avec un tel potentiel et lui faire interpréter des airs "vieillots" (objectivité à postérieur bien sûr). Ellis avec deux "LL" sur la pochette ne sera "libérée" qu'à partir de 1965, année où elle partira de CBS pour rejoindre Phillips . --- Dominique Deret, AMG

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1. Vento De Maio
2. Sai Dessa
3. Tiro Ao Alvaro
4. So Deus E Quem Sabe
5. O Que Foi Feito Devera
6. Nova Estacao
7. Saudade Eterna
8. Outro Cais
9. Rebento
10. O Trem Azul
11. O Medo De Amar E O Medo De Ser Livre
12. Se Eu Quiser Falar Com Deus
13. Aprendendo a Jogar

What the hell is wrong with the people that make this list?! This album is not from 1978, it's from 1983. Also, it's a posthumous compilation, a COMPILATION, YOU HEAR! And lastly it is definitely not the best Elis Regina album out there! You would think that they would at least google the fucking albums they put up on the list.

The tremendous ignorance of Brazilian music has been shown here before with the choice of Astrud Gilberto's Beach Samba, one of her worst albums and this is not much better. As is natural this is a very uneven affair. There are great tracks here and to be frank I've always been a big lover of Regina who has one of the best and more unique voices in Brazilian music. But why this unrepresentative album?

There are plenty of good songs to like here, a special nod goes to Tiro ao Alvaro which is particularly fun if you understand Portuguese, as the title itself is a pun and the whole song is written in a kind of funny dialect, presumably of Italian immigrants to Brazil. But I am still too miffed about this album, some great songs by a great musician, but a very hit and miss album. If you want to get anything worthy you would do better with Aquarela Do Brasil (1969) or Elis & Tom (1974). --- 1001albums.blogspot.com

This is a posthumous compilation of some works by Elis Regina, put together with no evident concept in mind other than throwing together some songs composed by the mineiros of the Clube da Esquina and mixing them up with other composer's works. There are songs by the dance-pop composer Guilherme Arantes (launched by Regina), a track by Adoniran Barbosa where she is featured, "Tiro Ao Álvaro," which becomes a hit due to her voice; songs by Gilberto Gil ("Rebento," "Se Eu Quiser Falar com Deus"), and songs by the mineiros Lô Borges, Márcio Borges, Ronaldo Bastos, Luiz Guedes, Thomas Roth, Milton Nascimento, and Fernando Brant, including "Vento de Maio," "O Trem Azul," "Nova Estação," "O Que Foi Feito Devera." Vento de Maio is a good album with several hits and good interpretations, but it lacks the emotional impact of an album released by the artist himself. ---Alvaro Neder, Rovi

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