I've been using the Google Books feature to go back through a bunch of old Sergio related articles and chart data. The first thing that really surprised me was how early in 1966 "Ma(i)s Que Nada" was out--charting as early as March on Easy Listening. Kind of surprising since the album didn't come out for so long after that.
A couple of other little tidbits--lots of good press for late Brasil '66 and early Brasil '77. Was kind of surprised to see "So Many People" listed as a featured pick in mid-summer 1971, at least a couple of months before the album appeared. Doesn't look like "Gone Forever" was ever released as a single (or at least never got a write up in Billboard), which kind of surprised me.
Really interesting 1977 article/IV with Sergio when "New Brasil '77" was charting where he talks about getting some significant push back from A&M over "Primal Roots". He also expresses his frustration over having been thought of as a "cover artist" during the Brasil '66 era.
Anyone with a spare hour or two to spend can find lots of little tidbits scattered through these old issues, many of which are available online now.
A couple of other little tidbits--lots of good press for late Brasil '66 and early Brasil '77. Was kind of surprised to see "So Many People" listed as a featured pick in mid-summer 1971, at least a couple of months before the album appeared. Doesn't look like "Gone Forever" was ever released as a single (or at least never got a write up in Billboard), which kind of surprised me.
Really interesting 1977 article/IV with Sergio when "New Brasil '77" was charting where he talks about getting some significant push back from A&M over "Primal Roots". He also expresses his frustration over having been thought of as a "cover artist" during the Brasil '66 era.
Anyone with a spare hour or two to spend can find lots of little tidbits scattered through these old issues, many of which are available online now.
