A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado

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A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado

Studio album by

Os Mutantes

Released

March 1970

Recorded

October 1969

Genre

Psychedelic rock, experimental rock

Length

41:52

Label

Polydor (Brazil)
Omplatten (U.S.)

Producer

Arnaldo Saccomani (album producer for Polydor)
Jeff Gibson, Johan Kugelberg (reissue producers for Omplatten)

Os Mutantes chronology

Mutantes
(1969)

A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado
(1970)

Jardim Elétrico
(1971)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado (transl. The Divine Comedy or I Have Been a Little Off) is the third album by the Brazilian rock band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1970 (see 1970 in music) and reissued in 1999 on Omplatten Records and again in 2006 by Omplatten's (and Polydor's) parent company, Universal Records. The title in English means: The Divine Comedy or I Am a Bit Disconnected. "I am a bit disconnected" in this sense means "I feel a little spaced out." The second track features the band imitating California accents. The album as a whole is characterized by a mix of psychedelic and religious imagery.

It's also the first album by the band to break away from the Tropicália aesthetic, and move towards more of a pure rock sound. Except for a tongue-in-cheek version of the ballad "Chão de Estrelas", the record shows little Brazilian music influence. This shift in direction is speculated to be because their helpers and influences, Tropicalismo stars Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were exiled by the Brazilian military dictatorship.

The album cover reflects a similar illustration by Gustav Doré from Dante's Divine Comedy.

It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil at #22 in the list of 100 best Brazilian albums in history.^[2] The magazine also elected the title song "Ando Meio Desligado" as the 50th greatest Brazilian song.^[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Ando Meio Desligado"	Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias	Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias	4:47
2.	"Quem Tem Medo de Brincar de Amor"	Baptista, Lee	Lee and Dias	3:40
3.	"Ave, Lúcifer"	Baptista, Lee, Élcio Decário	Lee and Arnaldo Baptista	2:22
4.	"Desculpe, Babe"	Baptista, Lee	Dias	2:53
5.	"Meu Refrigerador Não Funciona"	Baptista, Lee, Dias	Baptista and Lee	6:34

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
6.	"Hey Boy"	Baptista, Decário	Lee	2:50
7.	"Preciso Urgentemente Encontrar um Amigo"	Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos	Baptista, Lee and Dias	3:50
8.	"Chão de Estrelas"	Orestes Barbosa, Sílvio Caldas	Baptista	3:16
9.	"Jogo de Calçada"	Baptista, Wandler Cunha, Ilton Oliveira	Baptista, Lee and Dias	3:35
10.	"Haleluia"	Baptista	Baptista, Lee and Dias	3:49
11.	"Oh! Mulher Infiel"	Baptista	Baptista	4:31

Personnel

Os Mutantes

Arnaldo Baptista: vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), keyboards and bass
Rita Lee: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), percussion, theremin, autoharp, recorder
Sérgio Dias: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10), guitars

with:

Rogério Duprat: orchestral arrangements
Liminha: bass (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7)
Dinho Leme: drums
Raphael Villardi: acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 8) and vocals (track 3)
Naná Vasconcelos: percussion (tracks 1, 4)

References

^ "A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado Info". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
^ "Os 100 maiores discos da música brasileira" (in Portuguese). Umas Linhas. 2007-12-20. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ Pereira, Leonardo Dias (2009). "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras - "Ando Meio Desligado"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

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Studio albums	Os Mutantes Mutantes A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado Jardim Elétrico Mutantes e Seus Cometas no País do Baurets Tudo Foi Feito pelo Sol O A e o Z Tecnicolor Haih or Amortecedor Fool Metal Jack Zzyzx
Live albums	Mutantes Ao Vivo Mutantes Ao Vivo – Barbican Theatre, Londres 2006
Compilations	Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes De Volta ao Planeta dos Mutantes
Videography	Mutantes Ao Vivo – Barbican Theatre, Londres 2006
Other releases	Gilberto Gil Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis Build Up Hoje É o Primeiro Dia do Resto da Sua Vida
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