1984 Sergio Mendes – Confetti
Confetti is an album from 1984 by Sérgio Mendes.
Most of the songs of the album were written by established US pop composers and lyricists such as Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Don Freeman, and Tom Snow. Among the notable singers on the album are Joe Pizzulo and Gracinha Leporace.
The song Olympia from the album was written for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Tracks
1 Olympia (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 5:29
2 Say It With Your Body (John Bettis, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 4:34
3 Let’s Give A Little More This Time (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 3:45
4 The Sound Of One Song (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Cynthia Weil) 3:26
5 Alibis (Tony Macaulay, Tom Snow) 4:05
6 Dance Attack (David Batteau, Don Freeman) 3:58
7 Kisses (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) 3:26
8 Real Life (Barry Alfonso, Tom Snow) 4:01
9 Morrer De Amor (To Die Of Love) (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luvercy Fiorini) 3:30
Biography
Musicians
1 Olympia
Drums | JR Robinson |
Drums (programming) | Terry Bozzio |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Sergio Mendes |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Keyboards | Michael Boddicker |
Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
Background Vocals | Harold Clousing |
Background Vocals | Phil Perry |
Vocals | Joe Pizzulo |
2 Say It With Your Body
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Sergio Mendes |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Keyboards | Michael Boddicker |
Percussion | Ron Powell |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
Background Vocals | Carmen Twillie |
Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
3 Let’s Give A Little More This Time
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar (solo) | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Keyboards | Sergio Mendes |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Synthesizer | Sergio Mendes |
Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
Vocals | Joe Pizzulo |
4 The Sound Of One Song
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Acoustic Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Fender Rhodes | Gilson Peranzetta |
Synthesizer | Sergio Mendes |
Synthesizer | John Beasley |
Synthesizer | Randy Waldman |
Percussion | Sergio Mendes |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
5 Alibis
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Keyboards | Sergio Mendes |
Keyboards | Michael Boddicker |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Sax | Ernie Watts |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
Background Vocals | Gary Falcone |
Vocals | Joe Pizzulo |
6 Dance Attack
Drums | Terry Bozzio |
Keyboards | Sergio Mendes |
Keyboards | John Barnes |
Keyboards | Don Freeman |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
Vocals | Phil Perry |
7 Kisses
Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Fender Rhodes | Sergio Mendes |
Fender Rhodes | Gilson Peranzetta |
Piano | Ivan Lins |
Strings | Dave Grusin |
Percussion | Steve Forman |
Percussion | Sergio Mendes |
8 Real Life
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
Vocals | Joe Pizzulo |
9 Morrer De Amor (To Die Of Love)
Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Vocals | Gracinha Leporace |
Other Musicians
Choir – Beth Andersen, Carmen Twillie, Deborah Davis, Gary Falcone, James Ingram, Jeffrey Osborne, Joe Pizzulo, Julia Tillman Waters, Lani Hall, Maxine Willard Waters, Phil Perry (Track 1)
Choir – Brandon Roberts, Elizabeth Cathcart, Jennifer Cathcart, Jessica Harris, Joel Harris, Kristin Bernhardi, Kristina Birk, Latisha Smith, Rebecca Clinger, Richard Hamilton, Sandie Hall, Teresa Dawson (Track 4)
Cello – David Speltz, Harry Shlutz, Mary Lane, Raphael Kramer (Tracks 7, 9)
Violin – Bill Hybel, Constance Meyer, David Montagu, George Kast, Gerald Vinci, Harold Wolf, Isabelle Daskoff, Mari Tsumura-Botnick, Norma Leonard, Reginald Hill, Robert Sushel, Spiro Stamos (Tracks 7, 9)
Liner Notes
Producer – Barry Mann (Track 1)
Producer – Robbie Buchanan (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 8)
Producer (Associate) – Bruce Swedien
Arranged By – Robbie Buchanan (Track 1, 5, 8)
Arranged By – Sergio Mendes (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
Arranged By – Robbie Buchanan (Tracks 2, 3)
Arranged By – Gilson Peranzzetta (Tracks 4, 7)
Arranged By – John Barnes (Track 6)
Arranged By – Don Freeman (Track 6)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Gary Falcone (Track 5)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Joe Pizzulo (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Dave Grusin (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Oscar Castro-Neves (Track 9)
Conductor (Strings) – Dave Grusin (Track 7)
Conductor (Strings)- Oscar Castro-Neves (Track 9)
Directed By (Vocal Coordinator) – Jon Paul Joyce (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Benny Faccone
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Bruce Swedien
Recorded By – Bruce Swedien, Geoff Gillette
Art Direction – Roland Young
Design, Illustration – Tracey Shiffman
Liner Notes (Author) – Sergio Mendes
Photography – Otto Stupakoff
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Recorded At A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
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