Love Music

by Sergio Mendes, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77

Overview

Upon his first move away from A&M, Sergio Mendes signed with Bell, known mostly for pop fluff on the level of the Partridge Family, and practically jettisoned Brazil in search of a return ticket to the pop charts. Bones Howe is totally in charge of the production, Mendes has little to do with the arrangements (Bob Alcivar and Tom Scott handle them), and half of the material is Top 40 pop. It's surprisingly pleasant at times, too, with some traces of the Mendes '66-'77 sound still audible. But Mendes is a much more interesting musician than you'd suspect from hearing this -- and no, it didn't exactly send Top 40 radio into ecstasy. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	12/08/2017
Label:	Imports
UPC:	4547366327472
Rank:	98673

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77   Primary Artist
Sergio Mendes   Primary Artist,Piano,Soloist,Piano (Electric)
Laudir DeOliveira   Congas,Triangle,Percussion
Gracinha Leporace   Vocals,Soloist
Dennis Budimir   Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String)
Tiao Neto   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Bonnie Bowden   Vocals,Soloist
Claudio Slon   Drums
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Bob Alcivar   Keyboards
Oscar Castro-Neves   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Hal David   Lyricist,Composer
Charles Fox   Composer,Lyricist
Biff Dawes   Assistant
Bones Howe   Engineer,Producer
Ed Barton   Assistant
John Golden   Mastering
James Taylor   Composer,Lyricist
Dennis Lambert   Composer,Lyricist
Nelson Angelo   Composer,Lyricist
Ralph MacDonald   Composer,Lyricist
Tom Scott   Arranger
Norman Gimbel   Composer
David Larkham   Design
Beverly Weinstein   Art Direction
Ron Wong   Design
Roger Nichols   Composer,Lyricist
Terry Stark   Assistant
Ed Caraeff   Photography
Norman Gimble   Composer,Lyricist
Sergio Mendes   Rhythm Arrangements
Bob Alcivar   Arranger,Vocal Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Ken Caillat   Assistant
Johnny Nash   Composer,Lyricist
Brian Potter   Composer,Lyricist
Burt Bacharach   Composer,Lyricist
William Salter   Composer,Lyricist
Paul Williams   Composer,Lyricist