Beach Samba is a 1967 studio album by Astrud Gilberto, arranged by Eumir Deodato and Don Sebesky. Beach Samba was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The AllMusic review by Richie Unterberger awarded the album three stars and said that the album was "One of Gilberto's less impressive '60s Verve outings, primarily due to the more pop-oriented song selection...some of the pop choices work well, particularly Tim Hardin's gorgeous 'Misty Roses,'" and praised "Nao Bate O Corocao" saying that it had Gilberto "cutting loose with confident, sassy scats, as she rarely did before or since." Personnel Astrud Gilberto – vocals Marcello Gilberto – vocals on "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" Eumir Deodato – arranger, conductor Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor Ron Carter – double bass Jule Ruggiro Seymour Barab – cello Maurice Bialkin Maurice Brown Charles McCracken George Ricci Harvey Shapiro Alan Shulman Marcos Valle – guitar Grady Tate – drums Ray Alonge – French horn James Buffington Earl Chapin Tony Miranda Toots Thielemans – guitar, harmonica, whistle Barry Galbraith – guitar Margaret Ross – harp George Devens – harpsichord, piano, vibraphone Benny Aronov – harpsichord, piano Alan Douglas – percussion User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.