Pelé (album)

Pelé
Pelé
Soundtrack album by Sérgio Mendes and Pelé
Released	1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Bossa nova, Música popular brasileira
Length	33:03
Label	Atlantic SD 18231
Producer	Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Mendes chronology

Pelé is a 1977 album by the Brazilian composer and arranger Sérgio 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
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Source	Rating
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[]

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

Personnel[]

Pelé – vocals on "Meu Mundo É uma Bola (My World Is a Ball)" and "Cidade Grande (Big City)"
Gracinha Leporace, Carol Rogers – vocals
Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
Bill Dickinson – double bass
Oscar Castro-Neves – guitar
– keyboards
Jim Keltner – drums
, , – percussion
Sérgio Mendes – arranger, producer
– engineer

References[]

^ "Sergio Mendes and Pelé – Pelé". discogs.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Pelé at AllMusic

[discogs-1] "Sergio Mendes and Pelé – Pelé". discogs.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Pelé at AllMusic

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Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release. Some of the titles have been shortened.
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With Chet Baker	Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 (1952) Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 2 (1953) Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (1953) Reunion (1957) Carnegie Hall Concert (1974)
With Dave Brubeck	Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970) The Last Set at Newport (1971) We're All Together Again for the First Time (1972)
With others	Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50) 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (Barry Manilow, 1984) Pelé (Sérgio Mendes & Pelé, 1977) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) The Classic Concert Live (with Mel Tormé & George Shearing, 1982)
Soundtracks	The Sound of Jazz (1957) I Want to Live! (1958) The Subterraneans (1960) The Hot Rock (Quincy Jones, 1971)