Sergio Mendes and the New Brasil ’77 is an album by Sergio Mendes, released in 1977 on Elektra. Tracks 1 Love Me Tomorrow (David Paich) 03:25 2 Love City (Marietta Waters; Stevie Wonder) 03:32 3 Mozambique (Michael Sembello; Nathan Watts; Sebastiao Neto; Sergio Mendes) 03:01 4 If You Leave Me Now (Peter Cetera) 03:43 5 […]
Sérgio Santos Mendes (born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his group Brasil ’66. He has over 55 releases and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song […]
Nightingale is an album by Brazilian singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil, released in 1979 on Elektra/Asylum. Tracks 1 Sarara (Sah-Rah-Rah) (Gilberto Gil) 04:50 2 Goodbye My Girl (Moacyr Albuquerque; Perinho Santana; Gilberto Gil) 04:07 3 Ella (Gilberto Gil; Carol Rogers) 03:49 4 Here And Now (Gilberto Gil) 04:26 5 Balafon (Bah-Lah-Fon) (Gilberto Gil) 02:49 6 Alapala (Alah-Pal-Lah) […]
“Vintage 74” is the fourth studio album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil ‘77. This is the second album to feature vocals by Gracinha Leporace and Bonnie Bowden. Tracks 1 Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing (Stevie Wonder) 03:31 2 This Masquerade (Leon Russell) 04:40 3 The Waters Of March (Aguas De Março) (Antonio Carlos Jobim) […]
“Love Music” is the third studio album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil ’77. This is the first album to feature vocals by Gracinha Leporace and Bonnie Bowden. Tracks 1 Where Is The Love (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 03:14 2 Put A Little Love Away (Brian Potter; Dennis Lambert) 03:17 3 Don’t Let Me Be Lonely […]
Arara is an album by Sergio Mendes, released in 1989 on A&M Records. Tracks 1 Sarara (Bring Me The Sunlight) (Gilberto Gil, Tracy Mann) 4:012 Mas Que Nada (Jorge Ben) 3:513 Some Morning (Brock Walsh, Ivan Lins) 3:464 Nightlife (Tracy Mann, Tunai) 3:405 Cinnamon And Clove (Cravo E Canela) (Milton Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos) 3:316 Balafon […]
Stillness is the final album by Sérgio Mendes and the Brasil ’66 band. Following this album, Mendes renamed his group Brasil ’77. Tracks 1 Stillness (Paula Stone) 2:452 Righteous Life (Paula Stone) 3:203 Chelsea Morning (Joni Mitchell) 3:044 Cancao Do Nosso Amor (Medeiros; Silveira) 3:525 Viramundo (Jose Carlos Capinan; Gilberto Gil) 3:076 Lost In Paradise […]
Brasil ’86 is an album by Sergio Mendes. The album is best known for four songs by four different vocalists: “Daylight” sung by Siedah Garrett, “Your Smile” by Gracinha Leporace and “No Place to Hide” sung by Lani Hall. “What Do We Mean To Each Other”- duet with Lisa Bevill and Joe Pizzulo, which charted […]
Olympia is a 1984 single from Sérgio Mendes featuring lead vocals by Joe Pizzulo as a theme for the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics. It was released the same year on the album Confetti. The song is also used as the theme song for Olympia Sports Camp in Ontario, Canada, and for the World’s Strongest […]
Alibis was the first single from Sergio Mendes’ album Confetti. In 1984 he recorded the “Confetti” album, which had the hit songs “Olympia”, which was also used as a theme song for the Olympic games that year and “Alibis”. The ’80s also found Sergio Mendes working with singer Lani Hall again on the song “No Place […]