Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

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Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Picardia - Sergio Mendes

Sergio Mendes

Stock Number

SP 37004

Matrix

SP 037004-A/B

Label

AyM Discos

Country

United States

Format

vinyl album, cassette album.

Released: 1983

Credit Sort descending	Role
Ben Bridges	guitar
Ben Bridges	rhythm arrangement
Benny Faccone	assistant engineer
Bernie Grundman	mastering
Bill Martin	background vocal
Bill Reichenbach	horns
Bill Reichenbach	tuba
Bob Winard	assistant engineer
Bruce Swedien	mix
Carlos Vega	drums
Carol Rogers	background vocal
Carol Rogers	lead vocal
Chuck Beeson	art direction
Cruz Baca	background vocal
Dan Sembello	lead vocal
Don Freeman	background vocal
Don Freeman	clavinet
Don Freeman	piano
Don Freeman	rhythm arrangement
Ed Greene	drums
Ernie Watts	sax
Gary Grant	horns
Geoff Gillette	engineer
Geoff Leib	background vocal
Gracinha Leporace	background vocal
Gracinha Leporace	lead vocal
Jerry Hey	horn arrangement
Jerry Hey	horns
John Pisano	guitar
John Robinson	drums
Jose Quintana	producer
Juan Carlos Calderon	string arrangement
Larry Hinds	engineer
Leza Miller	background vocal
Leza Miller	lead vocal
Louis Johnson	bass
Melanie Nissen	design
Michael Boddicker	synthesizer
Michael Sembello	arranger
Michael Sembello	guitar
Michael Sembello	lead vocal
Nathan East	bass
Nathan Watts	bass
Nathan Watts	rhythm arrangement
Otto Stupakoff	photography
Paul Jackson, Jr.	percussion
Raymond Pounds	drums
Robbie Buchanan	Fender Rhodes
Robbie Buchanan	piano
Robbie Buchanan	string arrangement
Robbie Buchanan	synthesizer
Robert Martin	background vocal
Ron Powell	percussion
Sebastiao Neto	percussion
Sergio Mendes	arranger
Sergio Mendes	keyboards
Sergio Mendes	percussion
Sergio Mendes	producer
Steve Forman	percussion
Suzanne Wallach	background vocal
Teo Lima	drums
Teo Lima	percussion
Tim Dennen	assistant engineer
Vinnie Colaiuta	drums

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