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Equinox
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1967 [1]
RecordedNovember 8, 1966 – February 19, 1967
StudioSunset Sound Recording Studios, Hollywood
Genre Bossa nova
Label A&M
Producer Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss
Sérgio Mendes chronology
Herb Alpert Presents
(1966)
Equinox
(1967)
Look Around
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Equinox is the second album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66, released in April 1967, with vocalists Lani Hall and Janis Hansen.

Track listing

  1. "Constant Rain (Chove Chuva)" ( Jorge Ben, Norman Gimbel)
  2. "Cinnamon and Clove" ( Johnny Mandel, Alan and Marilyn Bergman)
  3. "Watch What Happens" ( Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel)
  4. "For Me" (Arrastão) ( Edu Lobo, Norman Gimbel)
  5. " Bim-Bom" ( João Gilberto)
  6. " Night and Day" ( Cole Porter)
  7. " Triste" ( Antônio Carlos Jobim)
  8. "Gente" ( Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle)
  9. " Wave" (Jobim)
  10. " Só Danço Samba (Jazz 'n' Samba)" (Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes)

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1967) position
US Billboard 200 [3] 24
US Top Jazz Albums ( Billboard) [4] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States ( RIAA) [5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Billboard April 22, 1967
  2. ^ Ginell, Richard S. Sergio Mendes: Equinox at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Sérgio Mendes & Brasil 66". Recording Industry Association of America.