Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
1966 studio album by Sérgio Mendes
Herb Alpert Presents Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66 | ||||
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Released | August 1966[1] | |||
Genre | Bossa nova | |||
Length | 25:47 | |||
Label | A&M SP-4116 | |||
Producer | Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss | |||
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Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is the first album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66.[3] It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. Referring to the song "Mas que Nada" Mendes said in 2014: "It was the first time that a song in Portuguese was a hit in America and all over the world".[4]
Track listing
- "Mas que Nada" (Jorge Ben) [5]
- "One Note Samba / Spanish Flea" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça / Julius Wechter, Cissy Wechter)
- "The Joker" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
- "Going Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein)
- "Tim Dom Dom (Chim Dome Dome)" (João Mello, Clodoaldo Brito)
- "Day Tripper" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) [printed on LP as 'Daytripper']
- "Água de Beber (Agwa gee Beberr)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel)
- "Slow Hot Wind" (Henry Mancini, Norman Gimbel)
- "O Pato (O Pawtoo)" (Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira)
- "Berimbau" (Baden Powell, Vinícius de Moraes)
Personnel
- Sérgio Mendes – piano, backing vocals, keyboards, arrangements
- Lani Hall (1966 - 1971) – lead vocals
- Bibi Vogel (1966) (died 2004) – backing vocals
- Bob Matthews (1966 - 1968) (died 2022) – bass, backing vocals
- José Soares – (1966 - 1968) percussion, backing vocals
- João Palma (1966 - 1968) (died 2016) – drums
Charts
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[6] | 7 |
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Billboard August 27, 1966
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66. At Discogs.
- ^ Sergio Mendes On Jazz, Luck And 'The Magic Of The Encounter'. By NPR staff, Sept. 14, 2014. WMRA.
- ^ "Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66". Amazon. 28 December 1999. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "American album certifications – Sérgio Mendes & Brasil 66". Recording Industry Association of America.
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- The Great Arrival
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- Pelé
- Brasil '88
- Sérgio Mendes (1983)
- Confetti
- Brasil '86
- Brasileiro
- Oceano
- Timeless
- Encanto
- Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
- Equinox
- Look Around
- Fool on the Hill
- Crystal Illusions
- Ye-Me-Lê
- Stillness
- In Concert
- Love Music
- Vintage 74
- "Mas que Nada"
- "Night and Day"
- "The Look of Love"
- "The Fool on the Hill"
- "Scarborough Fair"
- "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
- "Wichita Lineman"
- "Never Gonna Let You Go"
- "Olympia"
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