Bocas Ordinárias (Portuguese for "Ordinary Mouths") is the fifth album by Brazilianalternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr., released in December 2002 through EMI. Vocalist Chorão described it as a "sequel of sorts" to Abalando a Sua Fábrica, in which it continues the heavy aggressiveness of its predecessor, and dedicated it to his friend, fellow singer Cássia Eller, who died the year prior.[1] The album's title comes from a Portuguese popular expression; saying someone has a "boca ordinária" means that they are foulmouthed. Chorão got acquainted with the expression after reading a negative critic from a Portuguese newspaper after the band performed in Portugal in 2002 as part of their international tour, and decided it would be the name of their next album.[2]
Considered one of the band's finest albums by fans and critics alike, it spawned the hit singles "Papo Reto (Prazer É Sexo, o Resto É Negócio)" and "Só por uma Noite", included in the soundtrack of the tenth season of long-running soap operaMalhação (2003–2004). Also notable are "Baader–Meinhof Blues", a cover of Legião Urbana – the first cover version recorded by Charlie Brown Jr. –, and "My Mini Ramp", the band's first song fully written in English since the release of their self-titled demo tape in 1994. It sold over 500,000 copies, receiving a Gold certification by Pro-Música Brasil, and was also nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album in 2003.
In 2019, to celebrate its 17th anniversary, Universal Music re-released Bocas Ordinárias in vinyl format.[1]
Writing for Galeria Musical, Anderson Nascimento gave the album a positive review, rating it with 4 stars out of 5 and calling it a "cleaner" release with more "understandable" songs.[3] Mauro Ferreira of ISTOÉ, giving it 3 out of 4 stars, praised its "poetic rawness",[4] while website Universo Musical called it the band's "heaviest and most mature release to date".[5] Ricardo Schott of Central da Música considered it "Charlie Brown Jr.'s best album ever",[6] and newspaper Estadão noticed the "confessional" tone of its songs.[7] Website La Cumbuca included Bocas Ordinárias in 196th place in its list of the Top 200 Brazilian Albums of the 2000s.[8]
