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Okay My Gay is the second studio album by Brazilian new wave band João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados. It was released in 1986[1] by RCA Records.[2]

Okay My Gay
Studio album by João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados
Released	1986
Genre	New wave, rockabilly, doo-wop, comedy rock, surf music, rock and roll
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Ronaldo Bastos
João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados chronology
Os Maiores Sucessos de João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados (1983) Okay My Gay (1986) Além da Alienação (1988)

It was the band's most commercially successful album, selling over 250,000 copies;[3] another source states it had decent radio airplay but sold poorly.[4] It spawned some of their most famous hits, such as "Popstar"[4] (which acquired even bigger fame after being covered by Lulu Santos), "Lágrimas de Crocodilo",[4] "Romance em Alto-Mar" and "Universotário".

The album cover, signed by Rico Mendes, shows a Cadillac diving into a wave. The car was inspired by the Cadillacs seen in some The Beach Boys album covers and the wave was a page from a calendar that Selvagem Big Abreu had at home.[5]

The pictures inside the booklet were taken by Flávio Colker in Ipanema at 4am following a show. It was the only possible time of the day in which they would find the beach empty and sufficiently light.[5]

The album's title is the answer the band would give to producer Ronaldo Bastos whenever he suggested they named the effort Pencomania.[5]

Background

"Luau de Arromba" is a tribute to the Brazilian musical scene of the 1980s, and its lyrics mention many singers and bands who were then popular.

"Ricota" was written by Edgard Scandurra, originally for Ultraje a Rigor; he made a guest appearance on the track by providing guitars.

"Romance em Alto-Mar" references in its lyrics the famous Lorelei legend and comic book character Namor the Sub-Mariner.

Covers/parodies

Every João Penca album features Portuguese-language covers/parodies of old 1940s/1950s rock and roll/rockabilly and 1960s surf music songs.

"Sou Fã"

A version of The Crests' "16 Candles".

"Os Amantes Nunca Dizem Adeus"

A cover of The Flamingos' "Lovers Never Say Goodbye".

"Cachet"

A version of Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel".

Track listing

Personnel

João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados

• Selvagem Big Abreu (Sérgio Ricardo Abreu) — vocals, electric guitar
• Avellar Love (Luís Carlos de Avellar Júnior) — vocals, bass
• Bob Gallo (Marcelo Ferreira Knudsen) — vocals, drums

Guest musicians

• Edgard Scandurra — guitars in "Ricota"

Miscellaneous staff

• Ronaldo Bastos — production

Notes

^ A. Untranslatable pun with the words "universitário" ("college student") and "otário" ("sucker").

References

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