Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is the first album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66.^[2] It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011.

Herb Alpert Presents Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66
Studio album by Sérgio Mendes
Released	August 1966[1]
Genre	Bossa nova
Length	25:47
Label	A&M SP-4116
Producer	Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss
Sérgio Mendes chronology
The Great Arrival (1965) Herb Alpert Presents Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66 (1966) Equinox (1967)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mas Que Nada"	Jorge Ben	2:38
2.	"One Note Samba / Spanish Flea"	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Julius Wechter, Newton Mendonça	1:46
3.	"The Joker"	Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse	2:39
4.	"Goin' Out Of My Head"	Robert Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo	3:04
5.	"Tim Dom Dom"	Clodoaldo Brito, João Mello	1:54
6.	"Day Tripper"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Tommy Emmanuel	3:04
7.	"Agua De Beber"	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel	2:29
8.	"Slow Hot Wind"	Henry Mancini, Norman Gimbel	2:31
9.	"O Pato"	Jayme Da Sylva, Neuza Teixeira	1:57
10.	"Berimbau"	Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Baden Powell	3:16
Total length:			25:21

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

"Mas Que Nada", the album's opening track, particularly faced international success, representing bossa nova around the world. In 2014, Mendes said: "It was the first time that a song in Portuguese was a hit in America and all over the world."^[4]

Personnel

• Sérgio Mendes – piano, backing vocals, keyboards, arrangements
• Lani Hall – lead vocals
• Bibi Vogel – backing vocals
• Bob Matthews – bass, backing vocals
• José Soares – percussion, backing vocals
• João Palma – drums

Charts

Chart (1966)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	7
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[6]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.