Ye-Me-Lê Explained

Ye-Me-Lê
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sérgio Mendes
Cover:	Yemelealbum.jpg
Alt:	Pauline's Sons
Released:	1969
Recorded:	1968
Studio:	A&M Studios
Genre:	Bossa nova
Label:	A&M SP-4236^[1]
Producer:	Sérgio Mendes
Prev Title:	Crystal Illusions
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	La verità
Next Year:	1969

Ye-Me-Lê is the sixth album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66.

Track listing

1. "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) (2:48)^[2]
2. "Norwegian Wood" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (3:53)^[2]
3. "Some Time Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich) (2:24)^[2]
4. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) (3:05)^[2]
5. "Look Who's Mine" (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) (3:35)^[2]
6. "Ye-Me-Lê" (Luis Carlos Vinhas, Chico Feitosa) (2:27)^[2]
7. "Easy to Be Hard" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) (2:45)^[2]
8. "Where Are You Coming From?" (Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta, Lani Hall) (4:05)^[2]
9. "Masquerade" (Leonard Haynes / Ron Rose) (3:37)^[2]
10. "What the World Needs Now" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) (2:14)^[2]

Personnel

• Sergio Mendes, keyboards, arrangements, vocals
• Dave Grusin, orchestral arrangements
• Lani Hall, vocals
• Karen Philipp, vocals
• Oscar Castro-Neves, guitar
• Sebastian Neto, bass
• Dom Um Romão, drums, percussion

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 – Ye-Me-Le (1969, Vinyl). .
2. Liner notes, "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Ye-Me-Le" A&M SP 4236 (LP recording)