Brazil (Men at Work album) explained
| Brazil |
| Type: | Live |
| Artist: | Men at Work |
| Cover: | Men_at_Work_-_Brazil.jpg |
| Released: | 25 August 1998 |
| Recorded: | May 1996 – March 1998 |
| Genre: |
|
| Length: | 76:34 |
| Label: | Ariola/BMG (Brazil)
Columbia (International) |
| Producer: | Greg Ham, Colin Hay
"The Longest Night" produced by Greg Ham |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Simply The Best |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
Brazil is a live album by Australian band Men at Work, released in 1998. This album was recorded at a live show at Olympia music venue in Brazil, hence the title. It was first released there as Brazil '96, but for the international release, the year was removed and a new studio recording, "The Longest Night", was added. "The Longest Night" had long been part of the group's live set, being played in concert at least since 1983.
Reception
In their retrospective review, AllMusic wrote that: "The new members sound almost identical to the originals, and with a stellar set list composed almost entirely of classic material, it's nearly impossible to hear the difference between the Men at Work lineups of 1996 and 1983."
Track listing
Notes:
- All songs recorded live during Men at Work's tour of Brazil in May '96, except "The Longest Night" which was recorded in Secret Garden Studio (Melbourne) in March '98.
Personnel
- Tony Floyd – drums on "The Longest Night"
- Stephen Hadley – bass, backing vocals
- Greg Ham – flute, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, vocoder, lead vocal on "Helpless Automaton", backing vocals
- Colin Hay – guitar, lead vocals (except on "Helpless Automaton")
- Simon Hosford – guitar, backing vocals
- John Watson – drums (except on "The Longest Night")
Production
- Producers: Greg Ham, Colin Hay ("The Longest Night" produced by Greg Ham)
- Engineers: David Dale ("The Longest Night" engineered by Graeme Fraser and Greg Ham)
- Mixing: David Dale ("The Longest Night" mixed by Michael Letho)
- Editing: Joe Privitelli ("The Longest Night" edited by Greg Ham)
- Vocal Arranger on "The Longest Night": Toots Wostry
- Coordination: Greg Ham
- Photography: Greg Ham, Ana Hernandez, Isamu Sawa, Lupco Veljanovski
- Art direction: Steve Hunt
- Design: Steve Hunt
- Concept: Greg Ham
