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)		 Confetti
(1984)		 Brasil '86
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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

References

  1. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "Sergio Mendes: Confetti" at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2011.