Meditation (Antônio Carlos Jobim song)

"Meditation" ("Meditação" in Portuguese) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça. The English version has lyrics by Norman Gimbel.^[1] In Finland, the song was recorded in 1963 by Olavi Virta with lyrics by Saukki under the title "Hymy, kukka ja rakkaus".^[2] Erkki Liikanen recorded the song in 1967 with lyrics by Aarno Raninen under the title "Taas on hiljaisuus".^[3]

"Meditação"
Song
Language	Portuguese
English title	Meditation
Genre	Bossa nova Jazz standard
Composer(s)	Antônio Carlos Jobim Newton Mendonça
Lyricist(s)	Norman Gimbel (English) Sauki (Finnish)

Recordings

• Maysa on Maysa é Maysa... é Maysa, é Maysa! (1959)
• João Gilberto on O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (1960)
• Cal Tjader on Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil (1962)
• Herbie Mann on Right Now! (Atlantic 1962)
• Charlie Byrd on Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros (Riverside 1962)
• Antônio Carlos Jobim on The Composer of Desafinado, Plays (1963)
• Pat Boone released this song as a single in 1963, reaching number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4]
• Cliff Richard on Kinda Latin (Columbia EMI, 1965)
• Doris Day [Latin for Lovers album] 1965
• Astrud Gilberto on The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)
• Vic Damone on Stay with Me (1966)
• Andy Williams on The Shadow of Your Smile (1966)
• Frank Sinatra on the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
• Claudine Longet recorded the song for her A&M debut album Claudine (1967) and was her first single for the label. This recording reached #98 on the Hot 100.^[5]
• Blossom Dearie recorded the song for her 1967 album Soon It's Gonna Rain
• Jack Jones; featured as the B-side of Kapp 45 Far Away (1968)
• Dexter Gordon on More Power! (Prestige 1969)
• Jazz Guitarist Joe Pass on Intercontinental (album) (1970) and on Meditation: Solo Guitar (Pablo 2002)
• Johnny Hartman on I've Been There (1973)
• Antônio Carlos Jobim & Ana Caram on Rio After Dark (Chesky Records 1989)
• Adalberto Bravo on Smooth Passions (2004)
• Nellie McKay recorded the song for her 2009 album Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day
• Jazz pianist Gene Harris on Another Night in London (2010)

Charts

Pat Boone version

Chart (1960)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	91

See also

• List of bossa nova standards