Pelé (album)

Pelé
Soundtrack album by Sergio Mendes and Pelé
Released 1977
Recorded 1977
Genre Bossa nova, Música popular brasileira
Length 33:03
Label Atlantic SD 18231[1]
Producer Sergio Mendes
Sergio Mendes chronology
Sergio Mendes and the New Brasil '77
(1977)		 Pelé
(1977)		 Brasil '88
(1978)

Pelé is a 1977 album by the Brazilian composer and arranger Sergio Mendes and the Brazilian footballer Pelé. It was the soundtrack for a documentary about Pelé's life.[2] The album was Pelé's debut as a singer and songwriter. Pelé sings on "Meu Mundo É uma Bola (My World Is a Ball)" and "Cidade Grande (Big City)", accompanied largely by Gracinha Leporace.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Fred Beldin reviewed the reissue of the album for Allmusic and wrote that "...the sounds are as lilting and tropical as all of the Brazilian light jazz specialist's work, though there are a few moments of quiet brooding that are unexpected. While plenty of non-musical celebrities have embarrassed themselves with their attempts at pop stardom, Pelé's contributions are pleasant and low-key". Beldin wrote of Pelé and Gracinha Leporace's vocals that her "soft, sweet tones blend smoothly with the soccer star to ensure that he never strays into discordant territory".[2]

Track listing

  1. "O Carocao do Rei (The King's Heart)" – 1:35
  2. "Meu Mundo É uma Bola (My World Is a Ball)" – 4:07
  3. "Memorias (Memories)" – 1:06
  4. "Nascimento (Birth)" – 0:31
  5. "Voltando a Bauru (Back to Bauru)" – 2:52
  6. "Cidade Grande (Big City)" – 0:50
  7. "Cidade Grande (Big City)" – 2:24
  8. "Alma Latina (Latin Soul)" – 3:21
  9. "A Tristeza do Adeus (The Sadness of Goodbye)" – 1:32
  10. "A Tristeza do Adeus (The Sadness of Goodbye)" – 4:44
  11. "Na Bahia (In Bahia)" – 2:43
  12. "Amore e Agressao (Love and Agression)" – 3:26
  13. "Meu Mundo É uma Bola (My World Is a Ball)" – 3:52

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Sergio Mendes and Pelé – Pelé". discogs.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pelé at AllMusic
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