Cansei de Ser Sexy is the debut studio album by Brazilian rock band CSS. It was initially released in Brazil on 9 October 2005 through Trama, where it reportedly sold 5,000 copies and failed to chart. An international version was later released in the United States on 11 July 2006 through Sub Pop, and in the United Kingdom on 22 January 2007 through Sire Records. A limited-edition version of the album included a CD-R. The purpose of this was that the buyer could burn a copy of the album onto the CD-R to give to someone else as a gift.
The song "Alala" and video for "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above" were included preloaded on the Zune multimedia player, released in November 2006. The singles "Alala", "Off the Hook" and "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above" all charted on the UK Singles Chart, with the latter of the three reaching the top 40.
Reception
The album received mainly positive reviews—it was featured on Uncuts list of the 50 best records of 2006 at number 18, NMEs list of the 50 best records of 2006 at number 5, and Qs list of the 100 best records of 2006 at number 89. The album won the 2007 PLUG Independent Music Award for Best Punk Album.
Track listing
Notes The international version excluded five tracks from the Brazilian version (two of which appeared as bonus tracks on the US iTunes edition of the album), while including two tracks from the Brazilian-released EP CSS Suxxx.
Personnel Credits for the international version of Cansei de Ser Sexy.
CSS Adriano Cintra – drums (1–4, 6–9, 11); guitar (2, 5, 6, 10, 11); lead vocals (2, 9); keyboards (3); bass (4, 11); backing vocals (5); harmonica (9); mixing, producer (all tracks) Lovefoxxx – lead vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (4, 6); artwork, photography Carolina Parra – guitar (1–4, 6–9, 11); drums (5, 10), keyboards (3); mixing (all tracks) Ana Rezende – guitar (2–5, 7–9, 11) Clara Ribeiro – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11) Luiza Sá – guitar (1, 3, 6–8, 10) Iracema Trevisan – bass (1–3, 5–10) Maria Helena Zerba – keyboards (1, 5)
Additional personnel João Marcello Bôscoli – executive producer Emanuela Carvalho – image direction Ricardo Garcia – mastering Clayton Martin – drum engineer Sabrina Roistacher – image coordinator Rodrigo Sanches – mixing Eduarda de Souza – photography André Szajman – executive producer Cláudio Szajman – executive producer Tatiana Zanini – image coordinator
Charts +Chart performance for Cansei de Ser Sexy Chart (2007) Peakposition
Certifications
Release history +Release history and formats for Cansei de Ser SexyRegionDateLabelFormat(s)Brazil9 October 2005TramaCDUnited States11 July 2006Sub PopCD, LP, digital downloadUnited Kingdom22 January 2007SireCD, digital download
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