Mendes, Sergio / Timeless
Album: Timeless   Collection:World
Artist:Mendes, Sergio   Added:Mar 2006
Label:Concord Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-03-19 Pull Date: 2006-05-21 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: May 21 May 14 May 7 Apr 30 Apr 16 Apr 9 Apr 2 Mar 26
Airplays: 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 1

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 30, 2022: Global Ginga
Samba Da Bencao (Feat. Marcelo D2)
4. Jun 16, 2019: Stanford Commencement 2019
Surfboard (Feat. Will.I.Am), Yes, Yes Y'all
2. Oct 22, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Berimbau/Consolacao (Feat. Stevie Wonder & Gracinha Leporace), Lamento (Feat. Maogani Quartet)
5. May 23, 2019: The Emerging Artist Network
Fo'-Hop (Feat. Guinga & Marcelo D2)
3. Oct 22, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Surfboard (Feat. Will.I.Am)
6. Apr 12, 2019: Clean Copper Radio
Yes, Yes Y'all

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2006-03-20
Mendes invited artists to perform on his music. GREAT blending of some classic Brazilian songs with HIP HOP, Great piano, guitars, percussion, sax, vocals and cool rap
****1: 4: 23 classic Sergio Mendes Mas Que Nada written by Jorge Ben. Sweet piano, fem chorus in Portuguese and rap by Black Eye Peas
****2: 4:13 Erykah Badu and rap by William of Black Eye Peas, sample of Mancini's "Slow Hot Wind" breathy fem vocal.
**3: 4:22 Stevie Wonder on harmonica, fem vocal in Portuguese.
**4: 3:50 rap by Q-tip & William of Black Eye Peas, fem chorus vocal in Portuguese minimal scratching.
***5: 4:14 Jill Scott sexy vocal & rap by William. Tune by Baden Powell, small James Brown "Funky Drummer" sample , great sax.
6: 3:12 Dancehall vocals by Mr Vegas. Pounding kick drum, cool fem chorus.
****7: 4:31 Great piano riff, rap by William of Black Eye Peas song By Antonio Carlos Jobim , gang chorus in background.
8: 4:09 vocal by John Legend , mid tempo love song.
9: 4:39 Brazilian rap possible FCC at 1:54 (He is rapping in Portuguese but it sounds like "Fucking" )
*10: 3:53 India Arie vocal, with minimal cool samba percussion, handclapping perc, mid tempo love song.
**11: 5:33 samples from Brazil 66's " So Many Stars" Great male rap, nice chorus.
***12: 3:14 sweet guitar riff, rhythms from Northeast Brazil Xaxado ( sha sha dough) and Forro (Fo ho) male rap
13: 3: 21 mostly instrumental with scat style chorus.
14: 3:31 mostly instrumental with scat style chorus.
*****15: 5:10 Black Thought of the Roots, Chali 2na of Juressic 5 & others Great Rap, Great groove. Debie Nova vocal, sample "Comin' Home Baby" D Farrell 03/2006

Track Listing
1. Mas Que Nada (Feat. The Black Eyed Peas)   9. Samba Da Bencao (Feat. Marcelo D2)
2. That Heat (Feat. Erykah Badu & Will.I.Am)   10. Timeless (Feat. India.Arie)
3. Berimbau/Consolacao (Feat. Stevie Wonder & Gracinha Leporace)   11. Loose Ends
4. The Frog (Feat. Q-Tip & Will.I.Am)   12. Fo'-Hop (Feat. Guinga & Marcelo D2)
5. Let Me (Feat. Jill Scott & Will.I.Am)   13. Lamento (Feat. Maogani Quartet)
6. Bananeira (Feat. Mr. Vegas)   14. E Menina
7. Surfboard (Feat. Will.I.Am)   15. Yes, Yes Y'all
8. Please Baby Don't (Feat. John Legend)   .