AOTW: Sergio Mendes Special - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77

[Harry]

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77
SERGIO MENDES SPECIAL
EPIC EPCO-57SM

Released 1975

Japanese compilation LP comprised of prior Bell/Elektra Records tracks and including one new track ("The Magic Wheels") done twice, once in Japanese and once in English.

Side One:
1. The Magic Wheels (Japanese) (R.Nakanishi-S.Tokura) 3:48
2. I Won't Last A Day Without You (R.Nichols-P.Williams) 4:34
3. Here Comes The Sun (G.Harrison) 3:46
4. Killing Me Softly With His Song (N. Gimbel - C. Fox) 3:41
5. Love Music (D.Lambert-B.Potter) 3:09
6. Você Abusou (A.Carlos-Jocafi) 3:54

Side Two:
1. Superstition (S.Wonder) 5:57
2. This Masqurade (L.Russell) 4:38
3. I Can See Clearly Now (J.Nash) 2:28
4. If I Ever Lose This Heaven (L.Ware-P.Sawyer) 3:05
5. Let Them Work It Out (L.Bell-T.Creed) 3:08
6. The Magic Wheels (S. Tokura) 3:47

 

[Rudy]

Have those two tracks appeared anywhere else?

 

[Harry]

I think it was at least a single. I'm not 100% sure of "The Magic Wheels" appearing anywhere else, but with all of the foreign compilations and albums, anything's possible. Some of our Sergio-philes probably know the deal.

Harry

 

[JMK]

I have all of the Japan only releases, but I'm not home right now. I'm pretty sure The Magic Wheels is on at least one other release, maybe more.

 

[Harry]

For those who've never heard "The Magic Wheels", I've uploaded the English version to YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvy9mpExwpU

Harry

 

[Rocketman]

Both the English and Japanese versions of 'The Magic Wheels' were on a Japanese single: Epic ECPB 340-SM released in 1975.

The sleeve says the Japanese lyrics are by Nakanishi and the music by Tokura, so I have always assumed it was a Japanese song translated into English.