Ivan Lins Songbook 1

Ivan Guimarães Lins (born June 16, 1945) has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music (MPB) and jazz for over thirty years. His first hit, "Madalena", was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. "Love Dance", a hit in 1989, is one of the most recorded songs in musical history.
Songwriter, vocalist, and pianist Lins is an icon of Brazilian music. Possessed of a reedy baritone, his vocal phrasing embraces nuance and eschews traditional restraint. Further, he has written for countless vocalists. He collaborated with urban contemporary greats George Benson and Quincy Jones during the '80s and then launched an independent American career. American music had an impact on the boy, particularly the songs from Disney movies, and that influence can still be heard in the narrative architecture of his songs, with melodies fixed at both the beginning and end.