Confetti (Sérgio Mendes album)

Confetti
Studio album by Sérgio Mendes
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Samba, Pop, Bossa Nova, Latin Pop
Label	A&M Records SP-4984
Producer	Sérgio Mendes, Robbie Buchanan
Sérgio Mendes chronology
Sérgio Mendes (1983)Sérgio Mendes1983 Confetti (1984) Brasil '86 (1986)Brasil '861986

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Confetti is an album from 1984 by Sérgio Mendes.

Most of the songs of the album were written by established US pop composers and lyricists such as Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Don Freeman, and Tom Snow. Among the notable singers on the album are Joe Pizzulo and Gracinha Leporace.

The song Olympia from the album was written for the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Track listing

1. "Olympia" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 5:25
2. "Say it With Your Body" (John Bettis, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 4:31
3. "Let's Give a Little More This Time" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 3:42
4. "The Sound of One Song (Depende de Nós)" (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Cynthia Weil) – 3:23
5. "Alibis" (Tony Macaulay, Tom Snow) – 3:59
6. "Dance Attack" (David Batteau, Don Freeman) – 3:55
7. "Kisses" (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 3:20
8. "Real Life" (Barry Alfonso, Tom Snow) – 3:59
9. "Morrer De Amor" ("To Die Of Love)" (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luvercy Fiorini) – 3:29

Brazilian version

1. "Olympia" – 5:28
2. "Say it With Your Body" – 4:32
3. "Let's Give a Little More This Time" – 3:43
4. "Depende de Nós" (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) – 3:30
5. "Real Life" – 3:59
6. "Alibis" – 4:03
7. "Dance Attack" – 3:55
8. "Kisses" – 3:24
9. "To Die of Love" – 3:27
10. "Olympia (instrumental version)" (Barry Mann) - 4:19

Personnel

1. "Olympia"

Arranged By, Programmed By [Synthesizer], Drum Programming [Synthesizer], Keyboards – Robbie Buchanan

Backing Vocals – Harold Clousing, Phil Perry

Choir – Olympic Choir

Drum Programming [Synthesizer] – Terry Bozzio

Drums – John Robinson

Guitar – Dan Huff<nr>

Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Michael Boddicker

Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Joe Pizzulo

Lyrics By – Cynthia Weil

Percussion – Steve Forman

Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Sérgio Mendes

Producer, Music By – Barry Mann

Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Don Dorsey

2. "Say It With Your Body"

Backing Vocals – Carmen Twillie, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters

Bass – Nathan East

Drums – John Robinson

Guitar – Dan Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr.

Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Michael Boddicker

Lead Vocals – Siedah Garrett

Lyrics By – Cynthia Weil, John Bettis

Music By – Barry Mann

Percussion – Ron Powell, Steve Forman

Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards – Sérgio Mendes

Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Robbie Buchanan

3. "Let's Give A Little More This Time"

Backing Vocals – Carmen Twillie, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters

Bass – Nathan East

Drums – John Robinson

Guitar – Paul Jackson, Jr.

Guitar, Guitar [Solo] – Dan Huff

Lead Vocals – Joe Pizzulo

Lyrics By – Cynthia Weil

Music By – Barry Mann

Percussion – Steve Forman

Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Sérgio Mendes

Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Robbie Buchanan

4. "The Sound Of One Song"

Acoustic Guitar – Oscar Castro-Neves, Paul Jackson, Jr.

Arranged By, Keyboards [Fender Rhodes] – Gilson Peranzetta

Bass – Nathan East

Choir – Children's Choir

Directed By [Vocal Coordinator] – Jon Paul Joyce

Drums – Carlos Vega

Electric Guitar – Dan Huff

Lyrics By [English] – Cynthia Weil

Music By – Vitor Martins

Music By, Piano – Ivan Lins

Percussion – Steve Forman

Producer, Arranged By, Arranged By [Synthesizers], Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Solo], Percussion – Sérgio Mendes

Synthesizer – John Beasley, Randy Waldman

5. "Alibis"

Arranged By [Backing Vocals], Backing Vocals – Gary Falcone

Backing Vocals – Tom Faragher

Bass – James Johnson

Drums – Carlos Vega

Guitar – Paul Jackson, Jr.

Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Michael Boddicker

Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Joe Pizzulo

Music By, Lyrics By – Tom Snow, Tony Macaulay

Percussion – Steve Forman

Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards – Robbie Buchanan, Sérgio Mendes

Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Don Dorsey

Soloist, Saxophone – Ernie Watts

6. "Dance Attack"

Arranged By, Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – John Barnes

Drums [Clap-trap] – Terry Bozzio

Lead Vocals – Phil Perry

Lyrics By – David Batteau

Music By, Arranged By, Keyboards – Don Freeman

Percussion – Steve Forman

Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards – Sérgio Mendes

7. "Kisses"

Acoustic Guitar – Oscar Castro-Neves

Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Dave Grusin

Arranged By, Keyboards [Fender Rhodes] – Gilson Peranzetta

Cello – David H. Speltz, Harry L. Shlutz, Mary C. Lane, Raphael Kramer

Lyrics By [English] – Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman

Music By – Vitor Martins

Music By, Arranged By, Piano – Ivan Lins

Percussion – Steve Forman

Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards [Fender Rhodes], Percussion – Sérgio Mendes

Violin – Bill Hybell*, Constance Meyer, David Montagu, George Kast, Gerald Vinci, Harold Wolf, Isabelle Daskoff, Mari Tsumura-Botnick*, Norma Leonard, Reg Hill*, Robert Sushel, Spiro Stamos

Vocals – Gracinha Leporace

8. Real Life

Bass – James Johnson

Drums – Carlos Vega

Electric Guitar, Guitar [Solo] – Dan Huff

Lyrics By – Barry Alfonso

Music By, Lyrics By – Tom Snow

Producer, Arranged By – Sérgio Mendes

Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Robbie Buchanan

Vocals – Joe Pizzulo

9. "Morrer De Amor" ("To Die Of Love")

Cello – David H. Speltz*, Marry C. Lane*, Raphael Kramer

Lyrics By [Portuguese] – Luvercy Fiorini

Music By – Oscar Castro-Neves

Producer – Sérgio Mendes

Strings [Arranged By, Conducted By], Acoustic Guitar – Oscar Castro-Neves

Violin – Bill Hybell*, Constance Meyer, David Montagu, George Kast, Gerald Vinci, Harold Wolf, Isabelle Daskoff, Mari Tsumura-Botnick*, Norma Leonard, Reg Hill*, Robert Sushel, Spiro Stamos

Vocals – Gracinha Leporace