Now is Astrud Gilberto’s first attempt to be taken seriously as a songwriter, at a time when simply singing standards was seen as lacking. Her four songs on this ten-song album show she has a way with a melody, though obviously influenced by countrymen Milton Nascimento and Jorge Ben, and her producer Eumir Deodato. “Gingele” and “Zigy Zigy Za” are exactly the kind of rip-based tropicalismo that Ben and company were making popular around this time. “Take It Easy My Brother Charlie” is probably her best song here. Very few concessions are made to America; only “Daybreak (Walking Out of Yesterday)” comes from the pop world, with instrumentation and sound coming from south of the equator.

Tracklist:
A1 Zigy Zigy Za
A2 Make Love To Me
A3 Baiao
A4 Touching You
A5 Gingele
B1 Take It Easy My Brother Charlie
B2 Where Have You Been?
B3 General Da Banda
B4 Bridges
B5 Daybreak