"A Banda (Ah Bahn-da)" (Portuguese for "The Band") is a composition by Chico Buarque that was first performed live in 1966 by Buarque and Nara Leão, during the II Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) Festival in TV Record's theater, São Paulo, winning the "Viola de Ouro" award for best composition. "A Banda" brought Buarque immediately into the limelight in Brazil. The song was also released in 1966, on the Brazilian RGE label, as the first track of side 1 in Chico Buarque de Hollanda (Vol. 1) LP.
"La banda" | ||||
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Single by Mina | ||||
from the album Sabato sera – Studio Uno '67 | ||||
B-side | "Se c'è una cosa che mi fa impazzire" | |||
Released | May 1967 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Ri-Fi | |||
Composer(s) | Chico Buarque | |||
Lyricist(s) | Antonio Amurri | |||
Mina singles chronology | ||||
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In 1967, singer Mina released an Italian version of the song called "La banda". [1] The song was a success in Italy, where it became number two on the chart, [2] and sales exceeded 400 thousand copies. [3] The Italian lyrics were written by Antonio Amurri.
In 1970, Mina also recorded an original Portuguese version for the album Mina canta o Brasil.
Buarque, who was living in Italy at the time, later performed this version. [4]
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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Italia ( Musica e dischi) [2] | 2 |
"A Banda (Ah Bahn-da)" | ||||
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Single by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | ||||
from the album Herb Alpert's Ninth | ||||
B-side | "Miss Frenchy Brown" | |||
Released | 1967 | |||
Genre | Easy listening | |||
Length | 2:09 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chico Buarque | |||
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass singles chronology | ||||
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As an instrumental, the song was performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, who had their third and final number one on the Easy Listening chart in October 1967. It peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. [5]
The instrumental version by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was used in the Soviet cartoon Well, Just You Wait! in the 8th episode (at 06:27-07:30). [6]
Chart (1967–1968) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [7] | 33 |
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [8] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] | 35 |
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [10] | 22 |
"A Banda (Ah Bahn-da)" (Portuguese for "The Band") is a composition by Chico Buarque that was first performed live in 1966 by Buarque and Nara Leão, during the II Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) Festival in TV Record's theater, São Paulo, winning the "Viola de Ouro" award for best composition. "A Banda" brought Buarque immediately into the limelight in Brazil. The song was also released in 1966, on the Brazilian RGE label, as the first track of side 1 in Chico Buarque de Hollanda (Vol. 1) LP.
"La banda" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Mina | ||||
from the album Sabato sera – Studio Uno '67 | ||||
B-side | "Se c'è una cosa che mi fa impazzire" | |||
Released | May 1967 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Ri-Fi | |||
Composer(s) | Chico Buarque | |||
Lyricist(s) | Antonio Amurri | |||
Mina singles chronology | ||||
|
In 1967, singer Mina released an Italian version of the song called "La banda". [1] The song was a success in Italy, where it became number two on the chart, [2] and sales exceeded 400 thousand copies. [3] The Italian lyrics were written by Antonio Amurri.
In 1970, Mina also recorded an original Portuguese version for the album Mina canta o Brasil.
Buarque, who was living in Italy at the time, later performed this version. [4]
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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Italia ( Musica e dischi) [2] | 2 |
"A Banda (Ah Bahn-da)" | ||||
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Single by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | ||||
from the album Herb Alpert's Ninth | ||||
B-side | "Miss Frenchy Brown" | |||
Released | 1967 | |||
Genre | Easy listening | |||
Length | 2:09 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chico Buarque | |||
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass singles chronology | ||||
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As an instrumental, the song was performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, who had their third and final number one on the Easy Listening chart in October 1967. It peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. [5]
The instrumental version by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was used in the Soviet cartoon Well, Just You Wait! in the 8th episode (at 06:27-07:30). [6]
Chart (1967–1968) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [7] | 33 |
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [8] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] | 35 |
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [10] | 22 |