Crickets Sing for Anamaria
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"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (1966) is the English-language version of "Os Grilos" ("The Crickets"), a song written by Brazilian musician Marcos Valle with his brother Paulo Sérgio Valle and first released on Brazilliance! (1966).
Original version
The instrumental original of "Os Grilos" appeared on Valle's Brazilliance! (1966) and became a "breakout hit". The English version, to which producer Ray Gilbert contributed the lyrics, appeared on Valle's Samba '68 (Verve, 1968) and on Astrud Gilberto's Windy (Verve, 1968). It has been covered many times since. The Anamaria of the title was Valle's then-wife, who also sang on Samba '68.
Other covers
The track was also covered by British reggae-pop duo Louchie Lou & Michie One on their second album Danger-Us (1996).
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