Look Around (Sérgio Mendes album)
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Studio album by Sérgio Mendes | ||||
Released | March 1968 | |||
Genre | Bossa nova | |||
Length | 30:28 | |||
Label | A&M SP-4137[1] |
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Producer | Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss | |||
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Look Around is the third studio album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66 released in 1968. This was the final album with the original edition of Brasil '66.
Mendes burst into mainstream prominence when he performed the Oscar-nominated Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "The Look of Love" on the Academy Awards telecast in March 1968. The album was recorded at the Sunset Sound, Western Recorders, and Annex Studios, Hollywood. Brasil '66's version of "The Look of Love" quickly shot into the top 10, eclipsing Dusty Springfield's version.
"Like a Lover", an English-language version of O Cantador, was covered by many jazz vocalists such as Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Helen Merrill, Dianne Reeves, Al Jarreau, Natalie Cole, Jane Monheit, Kimiko Itoh and others.[3] "So Many Stars" was also recorded by Heren Merrill, Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughan, Jane Monheit, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, Stacey Kent and others.[4]
A remastered version of the album was released on CD in 2000.
Contents
Track listing
- "With a Little Help From My Friends" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Roda" (Gilberto Gil, João Augusto)
- "Like a Lover" (Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
- "The Frog (A Rã)" (João Donato)
- "Tristeza (Goodbye Sadness)" (Haroldo Lobo, Niltinho)
- "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "Pra Dizer Adeus (To Say Goodbye)" (Edu Lobo, Torquato Neto, Lani Hall)
- "Batucada (The Beat)" (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle)
- "So Many Stars" (Sérgio Mendes, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
- "Look Around" (Sérgio Mendes, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
Album credits
Performance credits
- Sérgio Mendes - Organ, Piano
- Lani Hall - Vocals
- Bob Matthews - Bass, Vocals
- João Palma - Drums
- John Pisano - Guitar
- José Soares - Percussion, Vocals
- Janis Hansen - Vocals
Technical credits
- Sérgio Mendes - arranger
- Dave Grusin - arranger/orchestrator
- Dick Hazard - arranger/orchestrator
Chart
Chart (1967) | position |
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US Billboard 200[5] | 5 |
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 16 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Sergio-Mendes-Brasil-66-Look-Around/release/440208
- ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66: Look Around > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ↑ Song search results for "Like A Lover" - allmusic, retrieved September 8, 2010
- ↑ Song search results for "So Many Stars"[dead link] - allmusic, retrieved September 8, 2010
- ↑ "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66.
- ↑ "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 – Chart history" Billboard Top Jazz Albums for Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66.
- ↑ "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66.
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