The Ritchie Family – Brazil (VG/VG)

Brazil is an LP by The Ritchie Family from 1975 released on the RCA Victor label.

About this album

Brazil is a lively early disco album that helped define The Ritchie Family’s glossy, dancefloor-ready sound. Issued in 1975, it rides on a mix of Latin-inflected pop, punchy rhythms and polished studio production that suited the mid-70s club scene. The title track, a reworking of the classic standard, gives the album its name and its sense of colour, while songs such as “Frenesi” and “Peanut Vendor” underline the group’s flair for turning familiar material into something geared for discos. As one of the act’s best-known releases, Brazil captures the moment when disco was becoming a mainstream pop force.

Genre: Soul & Funk