| Esse Cara Sou Eu | ||||
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| Released | November 4, 2012 (2012-11-4) | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | MPB,funk melody | |||
| Label | Sony Music, Amigo Records | |||
| Producer | Guto Graça Mello, Dody Sirena | |||
| Roberto Carlos chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Esse Cara Sou Eu | ||||
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"Esse Cara Sou Eu" is anextended play (EP) released by Brazilian singerRoberto Carlos in 2012.[1] The EP has sold over 1.7 million copies in Brazil.[2]
Among the four present tracks, two are new: thetitle track, a romantic ballad, "Furdúncio", afunk melody written in partnership withErasmo Carlos. Both tracks were included on the soundtrack of theRede Globo'stelenovelaSalve Jorge in 2012.[3]
The CD version includes the song "A Volta", re-recording an old success of Os Vips, composed by Roberto to the duo in 1966, which was included on the soundtrack of the Globo's telenovelaAmérica.[4][5] The song "A Mulher Que Eu Amo" was featured in the telenovelaViver a Vida broadcast by the same station in 2009.[4][6] The title track won theLatin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Song and received a nomination forSong of the Year at the14th awards ceremony in 2013.[7]
In 2014, a Spanish-language version of the EP,Ese Tipo Soy Yo, was released targeting theLatin American market.[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Esse Cara Sou Eu" | Roberto Carlos | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Furdúncio" | R. Carlos,Erasmo Carlos | 3:45 |
| 3. | "A Mulher Que Eu Amo" | R. Carlos | 4:05 |
| 4. | "A Volta" | R. Carlos, E. Carlos | 5:08 |
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| USLatin Pop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 13 |
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments | |||||||||||||
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| Brazil (ABPD)[2] | 3× Diamond | 1,734,461* | |||||||||||||
| * sales figures based on certification alone | |||||||||||||||
