sessions. The recording was kept on a DAT tape until Monte looked for Carlos Trilha (keyboardist and Russo's solo albums producer) to try and finish the song according to what they both wanted by the time of its recording. She took the initiative after Fróes contacted her about the duet, which she accepted on the condition that the original recording was used instead of a new version recorded by her. The recovery work was long and difficult, being finished only after three months (another source says it took 30 days). The final version involved musicians such as Fred Nascimento (guitar), Gian Fabra (bass) and Cesinha (drums), among others. Monte used her own voice to outline a string arrangement that was later written by violinist Pedro Mibielli, who performed it along with cellist Hugo Pilger. Monte kept her original vocals, but she added backing vocals on the new version, which features a section of the original recording in the end. "Celeste" was released under another name ("Soul Parsifal") and more negative lyrics in 1996 on the Legião Urbana album A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias, the last one released in Russo's lifetime. Both tracks were released as two different phonograms by EMI Music Publishing. "Vento no Litoral" is one of the manufactured duets. A 1991 Russo recording and a 1999 Cássia Eller recording were used with an instrumental produced by Clemente Magalhães. Eller's voice was recorded in a Renato Russo tribute show that took place on 15 December at the Metropolitan. She was no longer alive either when the duet came out. Caetano Veloso went to studio to record his part for "Change Partners" (also produced by Magalhães) while Laura Pausini received a file with Russo's voice via internet and, after two days, she returned the material with her contributions. "Esquadros" and "Só Louco" (respectively co-sung by Adriana Calcanhotto and Dorival Caymmi; Russo was a big fan of the latter)) were extracted from a television program by José Maurício Machline titled Por Acaso and aired in 1994. The program also featured a second duet with Calcanhotto, "Agora Só Falta Você", but it wasn't used on the album. Some songs had already been released on solo albums by Russo or on albums by other artists. "Mais Uma Vez", "A Carta", "A Cruz e a Espada", "Cathedral Song / Catedral" and "Summertime" were featured on Presente and also in albums by some