Fool on the Hill (album)

Fool on the Hill
Studio album by Sérgio Mendes
Released 1968
Genre Bossa nova
Label A&M
SP-4160[1]
Producer Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Mendes chronology
Look Around
(1967)
Fool on the Hill
(1968)
Crystal Illusions
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Fool on the Hill is the fourth studio album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66 released in 1968.

This is the first album featuring the second edition of Brasil '66. Mendes replaced all of the original band members (with the exception of lead singer Lani Hall). The dismissed members went on to form a short-lived group, The Carnival, which released one self-titled album in 1969. This is also the first appearance of Gracinha Leporace in a Sérgio Mendes album.

The album features two top 10 pop singles, the title track and "Scarborough Fair".

Track listing

  1. "The Fool on the Hill" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:15
  2. "Festa" (Dori Caymmi, Paulo César Pinheiro, Lani Hall) - 4:18
  3. "Casa Forte" (Edu Lobo) - 4:04
  4. "Canto Triste" (Lobo, Vinícius de Moraes, Hall) - 4:17
  5. "Upa, Neguinho" (Lobo, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri) - 2:54
  6. "Lapinha" (Baden Powell, Paulo César Pinheiro) - 3:08
  7. "Scarborough Fair" (Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel) - 3:19
  8. "When Summer Turns To Snow" (Dave Grusin, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) - 5:07
  9. "Laia Ladaia" (Reza) (Lobo, Ruy Guerra, Norman Gimbel) - 3:13

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Chart

Chart (1967) position
US Billboard 200[3] 3
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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