Lani Hall - A Brazileira Lani Hall (1981)

"Special thanks to Sergio Mendes for changing the course of my life, and for introducing me to the beautiful sounds of Brasil. Thank you Aloysio de Oliveira (Luie) for making this album a reality, and to Oscar Castro Neves for his unique talent. The music of Brasil has entered my heart and sings through my soul".

Lani Hall

Wonderful statement by a singer with several albums at Loronix having her first album as main performer today. I never heard about a solo LP by Lani Hall, actually, my education on Sergio Mendes did not reach his supporting artists and I could only take Leni Hall as an artist with this album, thanks to Caetano for providing to our community.

This is Lani Hall - A Brazileira Lani Hall (1981), for A&M, produced by the mighty Aloysio de Oliveira and arranged by Oscar Castro Neves. Lani Hall does not speak Portuguese and sings Portuguese lyrics as Brazilian, and she sings very well. A Brazileira Leni Hall also features percussion by Laudir de Oliveira and Abraham Laboriel on bass. Tracks include:

Personnel

Oscar Castro Neves
(violao, cavaquinho, keyboards, percussion, arrangements)
Neil Larsen, Don Grusin
(keyboards)
Abraham Laboriel
(electric bass)
Chuck Domanico
(acoustic bass)
Vince Colaiuta
(drums)
Laudir de Oliveira, Lani Hall
(percussion)
Glen Garret, John Mitchell, Phil Ayling, Mike Aitshyl
(flutes)
Barbara Korn
(trompa)
Gerald Vinci
(spalla)
Raymond Kelley
(cello)
Alan Harshman
(violin)
Assa Drop
(viola)

Track List

01 - Minha (Francis Hime / Ruy Guerra)
02 - Era Uma Vez Um Caso (Edu Lobo / Cacaso)
03 - Clareana (Joyce)
04 - Frozen Memories (Trocando Em Miúdos) (Francis Hime / Chico Buarque / Vrs. Lani Hall)
05 - Casa Forte (Edu Lobo)
06 - O Samba da Minha Terra (Dorival Caymmi)
07 - Para-raio (Djavan)
08 - Lamento (Pixinguinha / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Olha Maria (Tom Jobim / Chico Buarque)
10 - I Want To Stay (Johnny Alf / Vrs. Lani Hall)
11 - Abre Alas (Ivan Lins / Vitor Martins / Vrs. Aloysio de Oliveira)