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Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Greatest Hits
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Sales Rank: 1985
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Released: 1990-10-25
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Title Tracks for Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Greatest Hits
- 1. Mais Que Nada
- 2. Scarborough Fair
- 3. With a Little Help from My Friends
- 4. Like a Lover
- 5. The Look of Love
- 6. Night and Day
- 7. The Fool on the Hill
- 8. Going Out of My Head
- 9. Look Around
- 10. So Many Stars
- 11. Day Tripper
- 12. Pretty World
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Genre: Vocals
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 1-JUN-1985
Genre: Vocals
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Release Date: 1-JUN-1985
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A bridge between bossa nova and 1960s pop, Sergio Mendes' music was easy listening, vaguely psychedelic pop, light jazz, and bossa nova all rolled into one. Mendes and Brasil '66 (which featured Mendes on keyboards and a revolving cast of two female vocalists, bass, guitar, drums and percussion) had a number of hits from the mid-'60s to the early-1970s that are included here. Getting his professional start playing and arranging for Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, Mendes typically filled out his proper albums with updated versions of popular songs written by the Brazilian masters as well as some of his own tunes his tunes "Look Around" and "So Many Stars" are included. But this collection really surveys his interpretations of pop tunes of the day, some of which were never hits for Mendes. The small combo's light touch and rich vocal harmonies make for pleasant if kitschy covers of hits like the Beatles' "Fool On The Hill" and "Day Tripper," Burt Bacharach's "The Look Of Love," and others. --Tad Hendrickson
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Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Greatest Hits
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1990-10-25)
- Publisher: A&M
- Label: A&M
- Studio: A&M
- Sales Rank in Music: #1985
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108 of 115 people found the following review helpful:  Brazil '66 Deserves Better Than This Inferior Collection, By Gavin B. (St. Louis MO) - See all my reviews This review is from: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Greatest Hits (Audio CD) This 1983 reissue of the best selling 1970 "Sergio Mendes & Brasil'66-Greatest Hits", while being a perfectly a enjoyable compilation of Mendes and Brazil'66 is a marginal collection. It's not even an adequate snapshot of Brazil'66 music for a casual or novice fan. A thorny issue with Mendes fans is a great deal of his music from his native Brazil is conspicuously absent from this album. "Greatest Hits" contains the sublime "Mais Que Nada" but excludes the rest of their tropicale repetoire that covered Brazilian composers like Jorge Ben, Joao Gilberto and Antonio Jobim. Since Sergio Mendes was largely responsible for making Americans aware of Brazilian songwriters, the omisson is bewildering. The primary complaint is the 12 song, the less than 30 minute runtime of "Greatest Hits." It's an embarrasingly thin compilation of any artist, particularly since Mendes was prolific at the height of his career. Apparently A&M producer and owner, Herb...Read more 28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:  Excellent musical blend of jazz, samba and rock., By A Customer This review is from: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Greatest Hits (Audio CD) This CD provides a wonderful snapshot of a truly unique kind of music. Sergio Mendes captured the strange mood of a genuinely bizarre era in which musical experimentation flourished and no combination of sound was considered too outlandish. Mendes and his talented group managed to combine elements of jazz, rock, pop and samba, creating what can only be described as an exotic listening experience. It's a shame that all of their various albums aren't available on CD. Whenever I hear their music, I'm back in the '60s, when everything seemed possible and there were no limits on the creative mind. 37 of 39 people found the following review helpful: A Remarkable Journey To A Warm, Sweet Place, By This review is from: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Greatest Hits (Audio CD) It's rare to find an album that can transport you through time and space, to be able to take you from where you are and drop you in the tropics decades ago, and make you delighted you arrived.Sergio Mendes is a contemporary of Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of the greats from the Latin Jazz scene, Burt Bacharach, the legendary pop composer, and John Lennon and Paul McCartney, as well as singer/songwriter Paul Simon. Mendes was clever enough to use what he knew was good material (Cole Porter? Ok. That's not bad!) and got his group, headed by the beautiful voice of lead singer Lani Hall, and put the Brasil flavor on these familiar songs, completely reinventing them in a way that sounds fresh and exciting, even today! Besides the group's signature song sung in Portuguese, "Mais Que Nada" (now very familiar to anyone who has seen the "Austin Powers" films), there are several songs written and co-written by Mendes, and the arrangements are top notch. They don't make...Read more |
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