Índia

Índia is the fourth studio album by Brazilian singer Gal Costa, released on 1973 by Philips Records. Its major hits were "Índia", "Volta" and "Desafinado".^[2][3][4]

Índia
Studio album by Gal Costa
Released	1973
Studio	Phonogram, Rio de Janeiro Eldorado, São Paulo
Genre	MPB
Length	38:34
Label	Philips
Producer	Guilherme Araújo[1]
Gal Costa chronology
-Fa-Tal- Gal a Todo Vapor (1971) Índia (1973) Cantar (1974)
Uncensored cover

Music

Índia is an MPB album, with influences from tropicália,^[5] folk, psychedelic, jazz, funk and rock.^[6][7]

Artwork

The artwork depicts Gal Costa semi-nude with indigenous Brazilian vests. It was originally censored by the Brazilian military government, but the full artwork was released by Costa in 2015. She stated in her Instagram: "To our delight, including mine".^[8][9]

Release

The album was released on 1973 by Philips Records, and reissued with the original uncensored cover in 2017, by Mr Bongo Records.^[7][10]

Reception

Professional ratings

Retrospective reviews (published after 1973)
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[5]
Uncut	[12]

Índia received widespread acclaim by critics.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Índia"	José Asunción Flores, Manuel O. Guerrero, José Fortuna	6:59
2.	"Milho Verde"	Zeca Afonso, traditional	4:29
3.	"Presente Cotidiano"	Luiz Melodia	3:03
4.	"Volta"	Lupicínio Rodrigues	3:22

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Relance"	Caetano Veloso, Pedro Novis	5:06
6.	"Da Maior Importância"	Caetano Veloso	5:18
7.	"Passarinho"	Tuzé de Abreu	5:35
8.	"Pontos de Luz"	Jards Macalé, Waly Salomão	2:48
9.	"Desafinado"	Tom Jobim, Newton Mendonça	2:40

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[13]

• Guilherme Araújo — production
• Edú Mello e Souza — studio directing
• Luigi Hoffer — technician, mixing
• Marcus Vinicius — technician, mixing
• Ary Carvalhaes — mixing
• Gilberto Gil — musical directing, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
• Antonio Guerreiro — photograph
• Waly Salomão — artwork
• Dominguinhos — accordion
• Toninho Horta — electric guitar
• Luiz Alves — contrabass
• Roberto Silva — drums
• Chico Batera — percussion and special effects
• Rogério Duprat — arrangement
• Arthur Verocai — arrangement ("Pontos de Luz", "Presente Cotidiano")
• Mario Tavares — strings ("Índia")
• Tenório Jr. — organ ("Volta")
• Roberto Menescal — acoustic guitar ("Desafinado")
• Wagner Tiso — organ ("Pontos de Luz" e "Presente Cotidiano")
• Chacal — percussion ("Milho Verde")