Equinox (Sérgio Mendes album)

Equinox
Studio album by Sérgio Mendes
Released	April 1967[1]
Recorded	November 8, 1966 – February 19, 1967
Studio	Sunset Sound Recording Studios, Hollywood
Genre	Bossa nova
Label	A&M
Producer	Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss
Sérgio Mendes chronology
Herb Alpert Presents (1966) Equinox (1967) Look Around (1967)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Equinox is the second album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66, released in April 1967, with vocalists Lani Hall and Janis Hansen.

Track listing

1. "Constant Rain (Chove Chuva)" (Jorge Ben, Norman Gimbel)
2. "Cinnamon and Clove" (Johnny Mandel, Alan and Marilyn Bergman)
3. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel)
4. "For Me" (Arrastão) (Edu Lobo, Norman Gimbel)
5. "Bim-Bom" (João Gilberto)
6. "Night and Day" (Cole Porter)
7. "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
8. "Gente" (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle)
9. "Wave" (Jobim)
10. "Só Danço Samba (Jazz 'n' Samba)" (Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes)

Personnel

Musicians

• Sérgio Mendes – piano, vocals
• John Pisano – guitar
• Bob Matthews (Tracks 2–10), William Plummer (Track 1) – bass, sitar, vocals
• José Soares – percussion, vocals
• João Palma – drums
• Lani Hall, Janis Hansen – vocals

Production

• Bruce Botnick, Larry Levine – recording engineers

Charts

Chart (1967)	position
US Billboard 200[3]	24
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Billboard April 22, 1967
2. Ginell, Richard S. Sergio Mendes: Equinox at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
3. "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
4. "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
5. "American album certifications – Sérgio Mendes & Brasil 66". Recording Industry Association of America.