Brasil '86

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Brasil '86 is an album by Sérgio Mendes. The album is best known for four songs by four different vocalists: "Daylight" sung by Siedah Garrett, "Your Smile" by Gracinha Leporace and "No Place to Hide" sung by Lani Hall. "What Do We Mean To Each Other"- duet with Lisa Bevill and Joe Pizzulo, which charted at #19 on Billboard in 1987.

Track list

1. "Daylight" (Dianne Warren, Peter Wolf, Sergio Mendes) – 4:30

Arranged by: Peter Wolf, Sergio Mendes

Vocals by: Gracinha Leporace, Siedah Garrett

2. "Take This Love" (John Parker, Peter Beckett) – 4:20

Arranged by: Peter Wolf

Vocals by: Joe Pizzulo

Backing vocals by: Joe Pizzulo, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters Willard, Michael McDonald, Phil Perry, Philip Ingram, Siedah Garrett

3. "What Do We Mean To Each Other" (Peter Wolf, Ina Wolf) – 4:35

Arranged by: Peter Wolf

Vocals by: Joe Pizzulo, Lisa Bevill

Backing vocals by: Joe Pizzulo, Lisa Bevill, Phil Perry, Michael McDonald, Robin Beck, Siedah Garrett

4. "Your Smile" (Dori Caymmi, Paulo César Pinheiro) (Ina Wolf – English lyrics) – 3:30

Arranged by: Dori Caymmi, Peter Wolf, Sergio Mendes

Vocals by: Gracinha Leporace

Backing vocals: Joe Pizzulo, Kate Markowitz, Siedah Garrett

5. "The River" ("O Rio") (Dori Caymmi) (Fernando Pessoa– poem lyrics) – 2:35

Arranged by: Dori Caymmi, Peter Wolf, Sergio Mendes

Vocals by: Dori Caymmi

6. "Nonstop" (Bob Marlette, Sue Shifrin) – 3:23

Arranged by: Peter Wolf

Vocals by: Gracinha Leporace, Maxine Waters Willard, Siedah Garrett

7. "It Hurts A Whole Lot More" (Tom Snow) – 4:13

Arranged by: Peter Wolf

Vocals by: Joe Pizzulo

Backing vocals by: Joe Pizzulo, Lisa Bevill, Michael McDonald, Robin Beck, Siedah Garrett

8. "Flower Of Bahia" ("Flor Da Bahia") (Dori Caymmi, Paulo César Pinheiro) – 4:19

Arranged by: Dori Caymmi, Peter Wolf, Sergio Mendes

Vocals by: Gracinha Leporace

Backing vocals by: Joe Pizzulo

9. "No Place To Hide" (Dori Caymmi, Paulo César Pinheiro) – 2:49

Arranged by: Dori Caymmi, Peter Wolf, Sergio Mendes

Vocals by: Lani Hall

10. "Here Where I Belong" (Tom Snow) – 4:13

Arranged by: Peter Wolf, Sergio Mendes

Vocals by: Joe Pizzulo

Personnel

• Acoustic guitar – Dori Caymmi (tracks 3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
• Bass – Alphonso Johnson (track 4), Nathan East (tracks 2, 8, 9)
• Drums – Jeff Porcaro (all tracks, except 10)
• Effects – Peter Wolf (track 10)
• Electric guitar – Dann Huff (all tracks, except 5, 10)
• Percussion – Jeff Porcaro (track 5), Paulinho da Costa (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8)
• Piano – Sergio Mendes (track 5)
• Producer – Peter Wolf, Sergio Mendes
• Saxophone, sax soloist – Ernie Watts (tracks 2, 3)
• Synthesizer (Synclavier bass) – Peter Wolf (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7)
• Synthesizer (Synclavier drums) – Peter Wolf (tracks 3, 6, 7)
• Synthesizer (Synclavier), keyboards – Peter Wolf, Sergio Mendes (tracks 1-5, 7-10)