Description
In 1975, Sérgio Mendes unveiled a new group that was billed as Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’77, who got off to a pleasant start with Homecooking. In contrast to the bossa nova, samba, and Brazilian pop-jazz that put Mendes on the map in the ’60s, Brasil ’77 had more of a soul/funk/quiet storm outlook. Quite clearly, Homecooking was aimed at the ’70s soul market — the album is closer to Stevie Wonder, the Emotions, or Earth, Wind & Fire than Antonio Carlos Jobim or Astrud Gilberto. Most of the tunes aren’t overly Brazilian-sounding, and the vast majority of the lyrics are in English rather than Portuguese. Even the songs that were written by well-known Brazilian composers (including João Donato‘s “Emorio” and Gilberto Gil‘s “Hey People, Hey”) are mostly or entirely in English.
Video: Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’77: Homecooking
Tracklist:
| A1 | Sunny Day | 3:09 | |
| A2 | Hey People, Hey | 3:24 | |
| A3 | It’s So Obvious That I Love You | 3:17 | |
| A4 | Emorio | 3:11 | |
| A5 | Shakara | 2:48 | |
| B1 | Where To Now St. Peter | 4:16 | |
| B2 | Cut That Out | 3:04 | |
| B3 | Tell Me In A Whisper | 3:17 | |
| B4 | It’s Up To You | 3:40 | |
| B5 | Homecooking |
Credits:
- Bass – Chuck Rainey, Louis Johnson
- Congas, Bongos, Percussion – Paulo Da Costa*
- Drums, Percussion – Claudio Slon
- Guitar – Dennis Budimir, Gilberto Gil, Michael Sembello, Oscar Castro-Neves
- Organ, Flute – Hermeto Pascoal
- Producer, Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion – Sérgio Mendes
- Saxophone [Alto] – Hank Redd
- Saxophone [Tenor] – Don Menza
- Trombone – Frank Rosolino, Raul De Souza
- Trumpet – Oscar Brasheer*, Ray Maldonado
- Vocals – Bonnie Bowden Amaro*, Lise Miller*, Marietta Araiza
