How Insensitive
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| "Insensatez" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Antônio Carlos Jobim | |
| from the album The Composer of Desafinado, Plays | |
| Language | Portuguese |
| English title | "How Insensitive" |
| Released | 1963 |
| Genre | Bossa nova |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Label | Verve |
| Composer | Antônio Carlos Jobim |
| Lyricists |
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| Producer | Creed Taylor |
| The Composer of Desafinado, Plays track listing | |
12 tracks
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"How Insensitive" (Portuguese: Insensatez) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The original lyrics are by Vinícius de Moraes (in Portuguese); an English version was written by Norman Gimbel.[1] Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Sting on lead vocals for his last studio album Antônio Brasileiro.
Background
[edit]In Brazil the song goes by the title "Insensatez", which translates more accurately to "Foolishness". The beginning of the song resembles Chopin's prelude in E minor.[2]
Recorded versions
[edit]The song has been performed and recorded often by a diverse group of singers, such as:
- Frank Sinatra
- Peggy Lee (1964)[3]
- Andy Williams on His Album The Shadow of Your Smile in 1966
- Vic Damone – Stay with Me (1966)
- Eddie Fisher included the song on his 1966 album Games That Lovers Play.
- Shirley Bassey
- Telly Savalas
- Olivia Newton-John
- Petula Clark
- The Monkees (Recorded in 1968, Released in 1996)
- Black Eyed Peas
- Liberace
- William Shatner
- Iggy Pop
- Judy Garland
- The 5th Dimension
- Sinéad O'Connor (Recorded on her 1992 album Am I Not Your Girl?)
- Robert Wyatt
- Pat MacDonald (Recorded on his "In the Red Room" album)
Musicians who covered the composition in the jazz genre:
- Joao Gilberto
- Laurindo Almeida
- Wes Montgomery
- Stan Getz
- Stacey Kent
- George Shearing
- Diana Krall (Recorded on her album From This Moment On)
- Laura Fygi
- Pat Martino
- Pat Metheny.[2]
- Kat Gang
- Fabrizio Sotti
- Grant Green
- Larry Coryell and Emily Remler
- Roy Hargrove
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Original versions of How Insensitive written by Norman Gimbel". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ a b Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ "Peggy Lee – In Love Again! (1964, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
