Skank (album)

Infobox Album | Name =
Type = Album
Artist = Skank


Released = 1993
Recorded =
Genre = Rock, ska, reggae
Length =
Label = SonyBMG
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Skank"
(1993)
Next album = "Calango"
(1994)

Skank is the self-titled debut album by Brazilian rock band Skank. Released independently in 1992 with 3,000 copies, the album sold 1,200 in 45 days [Revista Bizz, 1993 [http://bizz.abril.com.br/tunel/tunel_150360.shtml O Brasil vai dançar] ] and drew the attention of SonyBMGcite web| last =Cravo Albin| first =Ricardo| authorlink =
coauthors =|title =Dicionário Cravo Albin de Música Popular Brasileira - Skank| work =| publisher =| date =| url =http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/detalhe.asp?nome=Skank&tabela=T_FORM_E&qdetalhe=his| format =| doi =| accessdate =2007-04-26] , who re-released the album in its new Chaos label. The album sold approximately 250 thousand copies [cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =
coauthors =|title =Skank é atração nacional do aniversário de Gravataí| work =| publisher =Prefeitura de Gravataí| date =2007-03-29| url =http://www.gravatai.rs.gov.br/noticias/noticias.php?id=7948| format =| doi =| accessdate =2007-04-26] .

"Skank" had the hits "Tanto" (a version in Portuguese for Bob Dylan's "I want you" , #63 in 1993)cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =
coauthors =|title =Hot100Brasil 1993| work =| publisher =Hot100Brasil| date =| url =http://www.hot100brasil.com/timemachine1993.html| format =| doi =| accessdate =] , "O Homem Que Sabia Demais" (#85, also in 1993) and "In(dig)nação" (#84 in 1994) [cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =
coauthors =|title =Hot100Brasil 1994| work =| publisher =Hot100Brasil| date =| url =http://www.hot100brasil.com/timemachine1994.html| format =| doi =| accessdate =] .

Track listing

#"Gentil Loucura" (Affonso Jr./Chico Amaral)
#"In (dig) nação" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral)
#"Salto no Asfalto" (Samuel Rosa/Fernando Furtado)
#"Macaco Prego" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral)
#"Tanto (I Want You)" (Bob Dylan, Portuguese version by Chico Amaral)
#"O Homem Q Sabia Demais" (Samuel Rosa/Tavinho Paes/Fernando Furtado)
#"Let Me Try Again" (Caravelli/M. Jourdan/Paul Anka/Sammy Cahn)
#"Baixada News" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral)
#"Réu & Rei" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral)
#"Cadê o Pênalti? (Jorge Ben Jor)
#"Caju Dub" (instrumental version of "Salto no Asfalto")

References