As promised, I've been picking up Mendes albums as I see them in the thrift bins. This is actually one of his rarer titles. And with "electric fuzz guitar" listed on at least 2 tracks, and it's from 1974, I thought Mendes might have tried his hand at deep funk or something. Uh... no. Arguably he's no longer performing Bossa Nova anymore but rather straight up Easy Listening music. To my ears, Mendes has gone full on Burt Bacharach here, which is A-OK in my world. Pleasant female vocals over complex 60s era pop songs. It's a bit squishy in the middle, but since I can be nostalgic that way, I found this album to be pleasant, yet hardly revelatory. The older lady at the cash register (who's probably younger than me lol) thought the cover was cute. So there, it's a cute album. I'll keep it for now. Not for fans of Kluster...
Ownership: LP: 1974 Bell. Gatefold sleeve with a cute cover lol. Thrift shop find from the beginning of the year.
1/30/21
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