This album is one of my desert island favorites. - I have had a copy of Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 s Greatest Hits on vinyl since the early 70 s and always enjoyed it. But I had never heard any of their other albums until I was in a used record store in the 80 s and bought a used Ye-Me-Le LP on a whim. I absolutely fell in love with this album. Masquerade is now my favorite Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 song. Some Time Ago, Moanin , Look Who s Mine, and Ye-Me-Le are all wonderful songs.I usually don t go much for cover songs, Glen Campbell s Witchita Lineman, the Beatles Norwegian Wood, and Three Dog Night s Easy to be Hard are among my favorite songs, but the cover versions on here are excellent renditions as well. I enjoy them as much as I enjoy the originals.And finally, the version of What the World Needs Now on this album is perhaps not my favorite version the Bacharach/David tune, I still quite enjoy listening to it because of the unique treatment.I waited for years for this album to come out on CD and I was so happy when it did. If you like Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 you should definitely have this CD.
YE-ME-LE - SERGIO MENDEZ AND GRUOP ARE THE BEST SOUTH OF THE BORDER GROUP EVER!!!!!!!!!!CAN LISTEN TO THEM FOR DAYS, NON STOP
Great american pop and latin mix - During the late 60 s as america looked for an escape from the the news of war and violence they turned toward latin music.Artist like sergio mendes and herb alpert came out with music that mixed latin music with american pop.This album came out in 1969 when the interest in latin music started to wane and was not as popular as earlier albums by Brazil 66.My favorite songs are Wichita lineman with it s great vocal arrangment and YE-ME-LE.Both of these songs were performed on the tv show music scene and are available on dvd.
A high energry treat from beginning to end - Ye-Me-Le was almost a return to the original group sound heard on Herb Alpert Presents and Equinox and, in my opinion, is a much better album than its 2 predecessors, Fool on the Hill and Crystal Illusion. The album starts out with a bang with a cover of Glen Campbell s Wichita Lineman that puts the original to shame. Mendes follows this with a mind blowing cover of Norwegian Wood. Very seldom does a cover of a Beatles song come even close to the original, but this one does. Moanin and Masquerade are great high energy songs combining a touch of R&B with the bossa nova. The title song sounds like a Brazilian street carnival with the band approaching from a distance and then suddenly exploding right in front of you. This song is guaranteed to make anyone smile. The album finishes with a great cover of What The World Needs Now.This is indeed a group album with all members participating and orchestrations kept to a tolerable level. Mendes and company sound like they really enjoyed recording these songs and they are a treat to listen to.
The Original and the Best - Ye-Me-Le is the best album put out by Sergio Mendez and Brasil 66. Lani Hall and Karen Philipp on vocals really brought the Beatles song Norwegian Wood to life and they are terrific with the Jim Webb classic Wichita Lineman. If you like Latin American rhythms this CD is for you.