Fool on the Hill (album)

Fool on the Hill
Studio album by Sérgio Mendes
Released	1968
Genre	Bossa nova
Label	A&M SP-4160
Producer	Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Mendes chronology
Look Around (1967)1967 Fool on the Hill (1968) Crystal Illusions (1969)1969

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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.

Track listing

1. "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" (Edu Lobo / Vinícius de Moraes / Lani Hall) - 4:17
5. "Upa, Neguinho" (Edu 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 Bergman / Marilyn Bergman) - 5:07
9. "Laia Ladaia" (Reza) (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra / Norman Gimbel) - 3:13

Album credits

Performance credits

• Sérgio Mendes - Piano, vocals, arranger, producer
• Lani Hall - Vocals
• Karen Philipp - Vocals
• John Pisano - Guitar
• Rubens Bassini - Percussion
• Sebastiao Neto - Percussion
• Dom Um Romao - Percussion, drums
• Gracinha Leporace (shown as "Leporael" on the original album cover credits) - Vocal on "Lapinha"
• Oscar Castro-Neves - Guitar on "Lapinha"

Technical credits

• Sérgio Mendes - Producer, Arranger
• Dave Grusin - Orchestra Arranger, Conductor
• Henry Lewy, Herb Alpert, Larry Levine - Engineer
• Tom Wilkes - Art Direction
• Guy Webster - Photography
• Bob Gordan - Photography (Figure Study)

Chart

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone