Quero-te Assim was released on at least five singles in 1957 by Tito Madi, Luiz Cláudio, Vera Lúcia, Sidney Morais and Ivon Cury. Dates of recordings and releases are not all provable and may diverge widely as with Gregorio Barros’ version which was recorded in November 1957 but released in March 1958. What seems certain is that Vera Lúcia’s version was released in August, Tito Madi’s in October and Ivon Cury’s in November 1957. Only Luiz Cláudio featured the song as an A-side release, moreover, most reliable sources state his version as the first one. However, it was the version by the composer himself, though issued only as a B-side, that became the most successful one, ranking at number 53 of 1957.
Two years after its single release, Tito Madi included Quero-te Assim as the opening track of his album of the same name. The song was included on four more of Madi’s original albums, although once performed by Nelly Martins, once by Ribamar and only in 1973 and 1995 with reinterpretations by Madi himself.
Except for the years from 1960 to 1970, the song enjoyed about 35 recordings to date, mostly in its original time as a waltz.
Selected recordings of Quero-te Assim:
1. Luiz Cláudio from the single Quero-te Assim b/w (1957, Columbia CB-10.350-a) album Sonhando com Luiz Cláudio (1957, Columbia LPCB 35043)
2. Tito Madi from the single Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Você b/w Quero-te Assim (1957, Continental 17.482-a) and the album Quero-te Assim (1959, Continental LPP 3072)
3. Ivon Cury from the single Carrossel (round And Round) b/w Quero-te Assim (1957, RCA Victor 80-1859-a) and the album Eu Canto Assim (1958, RCA Victor BPL 15)
4. Irany Pinto, José Menezes, Moacyr Silva & Sivuca from the album 4 Azes em Hi-Fi (1958, Copacabana CLP 11057)
5. Sylvia Telles from the album Silvia (1958, Odeon MOFB 3034)
6. Portinho from the album Ritmo das Américas (1958, Odeon MOCB 3027)
7. Moacyr Silva & Marisa Gata Mansa from the album Convite a Música No. 2 (1958, Copacabana CLP 11063)
8. Nelly Martins from the album Encontro no Sábado – Com Nelly Martins e Tito Madi (1959, Continental LPP 3051)
9. Lana Bittencourt from the single Escala de Cores b/w I Wish (Quero-te Assim) (1959, Columbia CB-11.138-a)
10. Ribamar & Coro de Severino Filho from the album Carinho e Amor (1960, Columbia LPCB 70003)
11. Altemar Dutra from the album O Romântico (1970, Odeon MOFB 3624)
12. Miltinho from the album Dóris, Miltinho e Charme – Vol. 2 (1971, Odeon MOFB 3680)
13. Tito Madi from the album A Fossa Vol. 3 (1973, London/Odeon LLB 1087-S)
14. Claudette Soares from the album Fiz do Amor Meu Canto (1976, Odeon SMOFB 3925)
Art work for Fiz do Amor Meu Canto by Tadeu Valerio de Jesus with photographs by Cynira Arruda
QUERO-TE ASSIM
Quero todo teu olhar no meu • Quero todo teu amor pra mim • Quero ser todinho teu enfim • Fazer feliz e ser feliz • Quero estar contigo a dançar • Com tua mão acariciando a mim • O meu rosto encostadinho ao teu • Assim, assim, assim
E depois se entre nos houver • A distancia a nos separar • Quero que teu pensamento vá • Me procurar, procurar • Eu também estarei pensando em ti • Com o meu amor que Deus mandou enfim • Deixa-me abraçar-te agora, assim • Assim, assim, assim
Brazilliance 