Sergio Mendes

Sergio Mendes | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 22, 2005
• Release Date: November 22, 2005
• Label: Rhino/Elektra
• Copyright: 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
• Total Length: 37:48
• Genres: Pop/Easy Listening
• ASIN: B00122MWMY
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,184 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy it for what it is, March 18, 2010

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Glen Zimmerman "RealMenDriveFords" (Lindenwold, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sergio Mendes (Audio CD)

I can understand how some people (including the other reviewer here) might be turned off by an album like this having Sergio Mendes's name on it, and true that it's a far cry from the fiery Latin pop of his earlier days, but from a purely musical standpoint this album is very good, and I think it's going a bit overboard to say that it could be mistaken for an Air Supply album. The album's best moment is of course the smash hit "Never Gonna Let You Go," one of the prettiest and most lush adult contemporary ballads of the 80s, anchored nicely by the clear and supple voices of prolific session vocalists Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller. Other highlights include the Latin-flavored smooth jazz instrumental "Dream Hunter" and the bouncy dance-pop number "Voo Doo" making for a diverse mix of music that may not be your typical Sergio Mendes, but is still nicely entertaining anyway.

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Brazil '66 gave way to commerical pop ballads of the 80s, May 19, 2005

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Vaughn Craig "VC" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sergio Mendes (Audio CD)

In 1983, Sergio Mendes returned to the label where he made his most memorable music, A&M. Of course, A&M had changed mightily by then, it became rock-oriented outfit instead of the cottage Latin pop industry it had been in the '60s. But so had Sergio - and so, backed by an army of L.A. studio folk, Mendes tried to recapture the old sales magic on the market's own terms. Amazingly, he did, scoring a huge No. 4 pop hit with a saccharine ballad, "Never Gonna Let You Go," where Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller sing their banalities while Sergio strums and comps on synthesizers!!!!!! To say that anyone could have made this record may be overstating the case, but the fact is that there is no way of knowing that this is a Sergio Mendes record without looking at the jacket. And that goes for most of the rest of the mediocre, electronically upholstered dance and ballad material on the LP. Oh, "Carnaval" has some rowdy samba fever at times, but it is so slickly produced that one can't abandon oneself to the spirit. Aviod this album if you looking for Latin Music Instead of Pop fluff that could be mistaken for a Air Supply album.