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Dori Caymmi produced and wrote some of the arrangements, alongside with Francis Hime and Roberto Menescal. Although the bossa nova influence is noticeable in the sound and performances of Gal and Caetano, fans of João Gilberto, the repertoire of "Domingo" is written by composers of a new generation who disseminated their compositions at song festivals.
Nationally recognized for the success of "Arrastão" (1965), Edu Lobo's "Candeias" was immortalized by Gal. The romantic songs "Minha senhora" and "Zabelê" are by Gilberto Gil and Torquato Neto, future participants in the Tropicalista movement. Torquato also signed his first collaboration with Caetano, "Nenhuma dor."
Another name that would become associated with festival-derived MPB, Sidney Miller, is the author of the samba "Maria Joana." Caetano's gentle early compositions, such as "Avarandado," looks like was tailor-made for Gal's crystalline voice, and "Coração vagabundo," one of three duets, becomes the album's hit, inaugurating one of the most celebrated, fertile, and long-lasting partnerships in Brazilian music.