Suffering from poor albums sales as a jazz-bossa pianist at Atlantic Records in 1965, Sérgio Mendes decided to listen to a recommendation made by Richard Adler, a producer at A&M Records. Adler, who would become Mendes's partner, urged him to keep his Brazilian feel but bring on American female vocalists to sing contemporary pop hits in English. So Mendes gave it a shot at A&M, and the result was the Brasil '66. Their first album, Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, was a massive hit. One of those female vocalists was Lani Hall, who would become Herb Alpert's wife in 1973.
Here are a handful of videos of the Brasil '66:
Here's their first hit, Mas Que Nada...
Here's The Fool on the Hill...
Here's Going Out of My Head...
Here's Pretty World...
Here's Watch What Happens...
And here's Wichita Lineman...
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