Brasil '88 (1986)

About this title: Before long 1977 rolled around, and without batting an eye Sergio Mendes updated the name of his act to Brasil '88. Mendes is still chasing the North American charts -- to no avail -- but at least he does not desert Brazil, splitting his time between the music of his homeland and humdrum U.S. commercial material, the latter usually coming from the pens of either Michael or John Sembello. Predictably, the Brazilian material goes over better, though not always as well as it could. Milton Nascimento's breathtakingly beautiful "Bridges" receives only a workaday reading here, and Antonio Carlos ... read more

Tracks:

1. Bridges [Birth/Brant]
2. Waters of March [Jobim]
3. That's Enough For Me [Austin/Grusin]
4. Misturada [Moreira]
5. One More Lie [Dino/Sembello]
6. Midnight Lovers [Dino/Sembello]
7. Harley [Sembello]
8. Tiro Cruzado [Borges/Angelo]
9. Life Goes on [Ighner]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.