quintscafidi
New Member
I am very interested in any details regarding Janis Hansen's departure from Brazil'66. She was an amazing talent. Although she sang lead on their biggest hit in the 1960's , Burt Bacharach's "The Look of Love," it is Lani Hall and Karyn Phillips that seem to receive all of the publicity and accolades for the success of the group subsequent to the recording of "Fool on the Hill." After "Fool on the Hill," it's as if she was erased from the band's history. Was she fired from the band? Was their some kind of discord between Sergio Mendes and Janis Hansen? To me, she made the group's sound and look. I love Lani Hall and feel Karyn Phillips was a good replacement for Janis, but can someone tell me why she left the band when she sang lead on their biggest hit in the 1960's, but gets barely a mention in the Brazil '66 discography?