album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
by
Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Santos Mendes (; 11 February 1941 – 5 September 2024) was a Brazilian musician.
His career took off with worldwide hits by his band Brasil '66. He released 35 albums and was known for playing bossa nova, often mixed with funk. He ...
and
Brasil '66
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation c ...
.
Longtime featured singer of Brasil '66
Lani Hall
Lani Hall (born November 6, 1945) is an American singer. From 1966 to 1971, she performed as lead vocalist for Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66. In 1972, Hall released her first solo album, ''Sun Down Lady''. She may be be ...
left midway through completion of the album to marry
Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter, pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, conductor, painter, sculptor and theatre producer, who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (sometimes called "Herb Alpe ...
and to pursue a solo career. Mendes replaced Hall with
Gracinha Leporace
Gracinha Leporace (born Maria da Graça Leporace; 20 January 1950) is a Brazilian singer who worked extensively with her late husband Sérgio Mendes and his band.
Leporace was born in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro. She has a sister, Marianna Leporac ...
Chelsea Morning
"Chelsea Morning" is a song written and composed by Joni Mitchell and recorded for the singer's second album, ''Clouds (Joni Mitchell album), Clouds'', which she released in 1969.
Background
The song was inspired by Mitchell's room in the Chelsea ...
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Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan Mitchell (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitch ...
) – 2:56
#"Canção Do Nosso Amor" ( Dalton Medeiros, Silveira De Aquino) – 3:46
#"Viramundo" (
Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Ministry of Culture (Brazil), Minister of ...
,
José Carlos Capinam
José Carlos Capinam (born 19 February 1941), better known as Capinam or Capinan, is a Brazilian lyricist and poet. He was active in Brazil's tropicália movement in the 1960s, and he wrote lyrics for various tropicália musicians.
Biography
Bor ...
) – 3:02
#"Lost in Paradise" (
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicália, which encompas ...
) – vocals by
Gracinha Leporace
Gracinha Leporace (born Maria da Graça Leporace; 20 January 1950) is a Brazilian singer who worked extensively with her late husband Sérgio Mendes and his band.
Leporace was born in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro. She has a sister, Marianna Leporac ...
– 3:43
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For What It's Worth
"For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound)", often referred to as simply "For What It's Worth", is a song written by Stephen Stills. Performed by Buffalo Springfield, it was recorded on December 5, 1966, released as a single on Atco Reco ...
" (
Stephen Stills
Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; and Manassas (band ...
) – 3:36
#"Sometimes in Winter" ( Steve Katz) – 4:43
#"Celebration of the Sunrise" (instrumental) (Sebastião Neto,
Oscar Castro Neves
Oscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 – September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova.
Biography
He was born in Rio de Janeiro as one of triplets and formed a band with his ...
Oscar Castro-Neves
Oscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 – September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova.
Biography
He was born in Rio de Janeiro as one of triplets and formed a band with his ...
*Bass:
Joe Osborn
Joe Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018Michael Lang
*Drums: Dom Um Romao, Mark Stevens
*Flute: Tom Scott
*Bass: Sebastião Neto
*Percussion: Rubens Bassini
*Vocals: Lani Hall, Gracinha Leporace, Sérgio Mendes,
Karen Philipp
Karen Philipp (born September 7, 1945) is a retired American singer and actress.
Career
Philipp came to national prominence in 1968 when she was hired as one of the two female vocalists in the second iteration of Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66, ...