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{{Infobox album
| italic_title = no
| name         = cê
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Caetano Veloso]]
| cover        = Cê album cover.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = 1 September 2006
| recorded     =
| venue        =
| studio       =
| genre        = [[Música popular brasileira|MPB]], [[alternative rock]]
| length       = 49:14
| label        = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]]
| producer     = Pedro Sá and [[Moreno Veloso]]
| prev_title   = Onqotô
| prev_year    = 2005
| next_title   = Cê ao vivo
| next_year    = 2007
}}
'''''cê''''' is an [[album]] by [[Music of Brazil|Brazilian]] singer, songwriter, and [[guitarist]] [[Caetano Veloso]]. Released on 1 September 2006 on [[Mercury Records]], the album took its title from the colloquial [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word meaning ''you''. It was written with Veloso's band in mind, which was chosen in part by guitarist Pedro Sá. ''cê'' received positive critical commentary; several critics specifically noted the album's lyrical focus on [[human sexuality]].

== Title and cover ==
The word ''cê'' is a shortened version of the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] [[personal pronoun]] ''você'', meaning ''you''. Veloso says that ''cê'' is a more "colloquial" version of ''você'', used often in everyday speech. When he writes lyrics, Veloso typically writes the word ''você'', but sings ''cê'' when performing.<ref name=epk>{{cite web |url=http://www.nonesuch.com/caetano/ |title=cê EPK |access-date=17 May 2008 |author=Veloso, Caetano |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080628075312/http://www.nonesuch.com/caetano/ |archive-date = 28 June 2008|url-status=dead|display-authors=etal}}</ref> The inspiration for the album's title came when he wrote ''cê'' instead of ''você'' and thought of it as an appropriate title.<ref name=epk/>

Veloso designed the album's cover himself, as he had done before for three other albums. He went through a long design process in which the cover's colors, fonts, and text positioning were changed frequently. Veloso chose the color purple for the cover's background because it is mentioned multiple times in the album itself.<ref name=epk/>

== Band and recording ==
Veloso wrote most of the album's material with its band in mind and played the music as a complete unit with the band. Guitarist and percussionist Pedro Sá had already been confirmed as a participant on the album, and he was invited to pick other musicians for it.<ref name=epk/> ''cê'''s primary recording was completed in two weeks as a result of the extensive rehearsals conducted in the few months prior, and the extended recording process, including the production of rhythm tracks, extended for another six weeks.<ref name=epk/>

When asked about the "tightness" of the album's sound by ''[[The Boston Globe]]'''s Siddhartha Mitter, Veloso responded that he had intended for the songs to be realized in this manner and that the young musicians he had hired to work on the album allowed him to do this.<ref>{{cite news |first=Siddhartha |last=Mitter |title=At 65, he increases range |url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/11/02/at_65_he_increases_range/ |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=2 November 2007 |access-date=17 May 2008 }}</ref>

== Lyrics and themes ==
''cê'''s [[Lyrics|lyrical]] subject matter received attention from nearly every critic reviewing it, described as "carnal" by ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' reviewer Nate Chinen.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nate |last=Chinen |title=Singing About Dark Emotions, but Keeping Things Upbeat |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/arts/music/21velo.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=21 November 2007 |access-date=17 May 2008 }}</ref>  Brazilian music expert Dário Borim Jr. wrote, "Veloso's disc as a whole displays a plethora of poetic representations and pervasive preoccupation with sex and gloom."{{sfnp|Borim Jr.|2007|p=11}} In particular, Borim noted the album's theme of unconventional sexual roles and Veloso's uncertainty of his [[sexual orientation]].{{sfnp|Borim Jr.|2007|p=12}}

Concerning the album, Caetano says that ''cê'':{{blockquote|text=resulted from a mutation, from a desire to make a rock album without my name, and then make a samba album (''Zii e Zie'', released in 2009). I ended up not doing either one.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://rollingstone.com.br/edicao/32/caetano-veloso | title=Entrevista com Caetano Veloso | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] Brazil | date=May 2009 | author=Terron, Paulo | access-date=2014-06-01 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204034110/http://rollingstone.com.br/edicao/32/caetano-veloso | archive-date=2012-12-04 }}</ref>}}

== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 75/100<ref name="mc"/>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic/>
| rev2 = ''[[Folha de S.Paulo]]''
| rev2Score= {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="ReviewFolhaSP">{{Cite journal |last=Sanches |first=Pedro Alexandre |date=7 September 2009 |title=Disco de peso, "Cê" traz músicas com fundos falsos |trans-title=Heavy album, "Cê" features songs with false backgrounds |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq0709200614.htm |journal=Folha de S.Paulo |language=pt-br |volume=34.511 |issue=103 |issn=1414-5723 |url-access=limited |access-date=2025-01-09}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B+<ref name="mc"/>
| rev4 = [[Robert Christgau]] 
| rev4Score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}
}}
''cê'' received a rating of 75&nbsp;out of 100 on the online review aggregator [[Metacritic]], which corresponds with "generally favorable reviews", based on 12 reviews.<ref name="mc">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/velosocaetano/ce |title=''cê'' by Caetano Veloso |access-date=17 May 2008 |author=Staff |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |archive-date=16 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016101008/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/velosocaetano/ce |url-status=dead }}</ref> Writing for ''[[The New Yorker]]'', music journalist [[Sasha Frere-Jones]] described the album as closest to [[indie rock]], compared to Veloso's previous records—"<nowiki>'</nowiki>''cê''' resists the anodyne charms of Brazilian pop, favoring loud, blocky rhythms more common to American garage bands."<ref name=cohen>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2007/01/29/070129crmu_music_frerejones |title=Cool Heat |access-date=17 May 2008 |last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |author-link=Sasha Frere-Jones |date=29 January 2007 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] }}</ref> Frere-Jones went on to describe the fluidity of the album, falling very loosely into the [[rock music]] genre classification.<ref name=cohen/> Ben Ratliff, of ''The New York Times'', noted that ''cê'' fell on the "petty end of the emotional spectrum"<ref name=ratliff>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Ratliff |title=Critics' Choice: New CDs |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A01E1DC1F30F931A15752C0A9619C8B63 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=22 January 2007 |access-date=28 May 2008 }}</ref> and that its compositions were raw and unpolished.<ref name=ratliff/>

[[AllMusic]]'s Philip Jandovský rated the album with three out of five stars. He wrote that ''cê'', while not poor, lacked the creative spark that is Veloso's trademark.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r930777|pure_url=yes}} |title=''cê'' > Review |access-date=17 May 2008 |last=Jandovský |first=Philip |publisher=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> Conversely, Mallory O'Donnell of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'', who gave the album an A− rating, saw it as one of Veloso's better recent works, compared to 2004's ''A Foreign Sound'', in particular.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/caetano-veloso/c.htm |title=Caetano Veloso - ''cê'' |access-date=28 May 2008 |last=O'Donnell |first=Mallory |date=27 October 2006 |work=[[Stylus Magazine]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329003214/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/caetano-veloso/c.htm |archive-date=29 March 2007 }}</ref> ''[[The Village Voice|Village Voice]]'' critic Mike Powell also compared ''cê'' to ''A Foreign Sound'' and noted that ''cê'''s relative simplicity was its "triumph".<ref>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Powel |title=Brazilian Crooner Ain't Suitable for Framing Just Yet |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0708,powell,75873,22.html |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=13 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329154502/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0708,powell,75873,22.html |archive-date=29 March 2007 |access-date=28 May 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''cê'' was awarded the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2007|Latin Grammy]] for [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album|Best Singer-Songwriter Album]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/latin/search?artist=&title=&year=All&genre=52 |title=Latin Grammy Award Winners|access-date=22 August 2011 |publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] }}</ref>

== Track listing ==
All songs by Caetano Veloso.

# Outro - 3:00
# Minhas Lágrimas - 5:09
# Rocks - 3:36
# Deusa Urbana - 3:46
# Waly Salomão - 3:24
# Não Me Arrependo - 4:08
# Musa Híbrida - 4:21
# Odeio - 5:58
# Homem - 4:46
# Porquê? - 3:53
# Um Sonho - 3:23
# O Herói - 3:44

== Personnel ==
* [[Caetano Veloso]] – lead vocals, acoustic guitar; backing vocals on "Deusa Urbana"; choir on "Waly Salomão"
* Pedro Sá – guitars; choir on "Waly Salomão"; bass on "Não Me Arrependo" and "Porquê?"
* Ricardo Dias Gomes – bass, Fender Rhodes electric piano
* Marcello Callado – drums; backing vocals on "Outro"

==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (2006)
!Peak<br />position
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{{album chart|Italy|60|artist=Caetano Veloso|album=CÊ (ALBUM)|date=5 October 2003}}
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|5|artist=Caetano Veloso|album=CÊ (ALBUM)}}
|}

== Footnotes ==
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== References ==
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.plcs.umassd.edu/pdfs/2007-04-12-DarioOnCaetano.pdf |title=Unpredictable Coherence: Caetano Veloso Beyond "Ethnic" and Easy-Listening Tunes |access-date=17 May 2008 |last=Borim Jr. |first=Dário |date=12 April 2007 |publisher=Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080609161807/http://www.plcs.umassd.edu/pdfs/2007-04-12-DarioOnCaetano.pdf |archive-date = 9 June 2008}}
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