# Acústico MTV: Cássia Eller

Acústico MTV is a CD/DVD by Brazilian recording artist Cássia Eller, produced by Nando Reis and Luiz Brasil. It was recorded on March 7 and 8 of 2001 in São Paulo and released the same year. The project included guest appearances from Nando Reis, A Nação Zumbi and the rapper Xis. Acústico MTV is the Brazilian version of MTV Unplugged.

## Overview

Acústico MTV is Eller's final album before her death on December 29, 2001. The album consists of seventeen songs from various authors, such as Nando Reis, Renato Russo, Cazuza, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, among others.
For the recording of the album, the entire team met for three weeks at the São José farm.
The album opener is a cover of "Non, je ne regrette rien", by Édith Piaf, a song suggested by Reis. Initially, he had thought of having Eller cover Janis Joplin, but he thought the American singer was too obvious a choice and recalled his times listening to Piaf with his mother, when she was still alive. During the sessions, he began questioning if the song was a good idea and a furious lightning hit the farm, followed by a tremendous thunder. Reis saw that as a message from his late mother encouraging him to stick to the idea.
In "Relicário", there's a guitar line that co-producer Luiz Brasil associates with the Brazilian National Anthem, but that Reis had actually created having "In the Light", by Led Zeppelin, in mind. The song "De Esquina" was suggested by his son Theo, who was a fan of Brazilian hip hop.

## Reception

The album won the Latin Grammy for Best Brazilian Rock Album in 2002. It was one of the top twenty best-selling albums in Brazil in 2002. In 2022, it was elected as one of the best Brazilian music albums of the last 40 years by a O Globo poll which involved 25 specialists, including Charles Gavin, Nelson Motta, and others.

## Tracklisting

* "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" (Michel Vaucaire / Charles Dumont)
* "Malandragem" (Cazuza / Frejat)
* "E.C.T." (Nando Reis / Marisa Monte / Carlinhos Brown)
* "Vá Morar Com O Diabo" (Riachão)
* "Partido Alto" (Chico Buarque)
* "1º De Julho" (Renato Russo)
* "Luz Dos Olhos" (Nando Reis)
* "Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida" (Cazuza / Frejat)
* "Queremos Saber" (Gilberto Gil)
* "Por Enquanto" (Renato Russo)
* "Relicário" (Nando Reis)
* "O Segundo Sol" (Nando Reis)
* "Nós" (Tião Carvalho)
* "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
* "De Esquina" (Xis)
* "Quando A Maré Encher" (Fábio Trummer / Roger Man / Bernardo Chopinho)
* "Top Top" (Os Mutantes / Arnolpho Lima Filho)

## Personnel
### Musicians

| Name | Instrument | Tracks |
| Cássia Eller | Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar | All |
| Luiz Brasil | Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Alberto Continentino | Double Bass | 1, 8, 9 |
| Paulo Calasans | Piano, Hammond Organ | 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 15, 17 |
| João Viana | Drums | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 |
| Bernard Bessler | Violin | 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 |
| Dirceu Leite | Clarinet, Flute, Bass Clarinet | 1, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15 |
| Cristiano Alves | Clarinet | 1, 7, 9, 10, 12 |
| Yura Ranevsky | Cello | 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 |
| Walter Villaça | Acoustic Guitar | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Fernando Nunes | Acoustic Bass | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 |
| Lan Lan | Percussion, Vocals | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Thamyma | Percussion | 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |

#### Guest appearances

* Nando Reis (Track 11)
* Xis (Track 15)
* Nação Zumbi (Track 15 and 16)

### Universal Music Team

| Function | Who |
| Directors | Luiz Brasil, Nando Reis |
| Artistic Director | Max Pierre |
| Artistic Manager | Ricardo Moreira |
| Recorded by | Flavio Sena |
| Recording Assistant | Zorro |
| Mixing | Flavio Sena |
| Mixing Assistant | Guilherme Medeiros |
| Recruiting | Barney |
| Mastering | Ricardo Garcia |
| Graphic Project | Luciane Ribeiro |
| Art Direction | Gê Alves Pinto |
| Graphic Coordination | Patrícia Fernandes |

### Video Team

| Function | Who |
| Musical Direction | Luiz Brasil, Nando Reis |
| Executive Producers | Ronaldo Villas, Felipe Casqueira |
| Assistants | Marcos Krepp, Gisella Chinelli and Isabella Viggiano |
| Sound Recording | Colado |
| Sound technician | Carlos Martau |
| Video technician | Aurélio Kauffman |
| Technical Assistant | Wlademiro "Vavá" Furquim |
| Roadies | Kadú Carlos, Clauber Reis e Sombra Jones |

### MTV Team

| Function | Who |
| Direction | Rodrigo Carelli |
| Assistant Director | Chica Barros |
| Executive Producer | Adilson Tokita |
| Production Coordinator | Leonardo Lessa |
| Scenery | Kiko Canepa |
| Lighting | Césio Lima |
| Costuming | Juliana Maia |
| Operations Manager | Miguel Lopez |
| Marketing | Ana Cláudia Barbieri e Marco Antônio Piza |