Gal (1969 album)

Gal or Gal Costa is the second album by Brazilian singer Gal Costa, released months after the first album Gal Costa. To distinguish it from Costa's previous release, the album is sometimes referred to as Cinema Olympia, the title of its first track. It is considered by the public and critics alike as her most psychedelic and experimental album.[2] The music in the album has been considered unprecedented.[2][3] Andy Beta of The Pitchfork Review described the album as "the equivalent of Barbra Streisand recording with Boredoms" and "one of the heaviest documents of Tropicália."[4]

Gal
Studio album by Gal Costa
Released	1969
Genre	Tropicália psychedelic rock
Length	35:31
Label	Phillips Dusty Groove (reissue)[1]
Producer	Manoel Barenbein
Gal Costa chronology
Gal Costa (1969) Gal (1969) Legal (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cinema Olympia"	Caetano Veloso	3:09
2.	"Tuareg"	Jorge Ben	3:25
3.	"Cultura e Civilização"	Gilberto Gil	4:21
4.	"País Tropical"	Jorge Ben	3:49
5.	"Meu Nome é Gal"	Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos	3:26

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Com Medo, Com Pedro"	Gilberto Gil	3:07
7.	"The Empty Boat"	Caetano Veloso	4:07
8.	"Objeto Sim, Objeto Não"	Gilberto Gil	5:10
9.	"Pulsars e Quasars"	Jards Macalé, Capinam	4:58

References

1. "Gal Costa - Gal". Retrieved December 23, 2014.
2. Allmusic review
3. "Gal Costa - Gal Costa". Unsung. Head Heritage Ltd. March 27, 2005. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
4. Beta, Andy (November 17, 2016). "God Is on the Loose! How the Tropicália Movement Provided Hope During Brazil's Darkest Years". The Pitchfork Review. Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved December 4, 2016.