18.11.2005 - Sergio Mendes Still "Timeless"

Legendary Brazilian artist Sergio Mendes gets a lift from contemporary artists on his new album, "Timeless." Due Feb. 14 in the US as a partnership between Concord and Starbucks Hear Music, the set was produced by the Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, who also guests as a performer with the Peas. Although the full track list is still coming together, "Timeless" is tipped to feature contributions from Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Q-Tip, John Legend and Jill Scott. Mendes, now 64, rose to prominence in the mid 1960s with Brazilian-themed covers of the Burt Bacharach-penned "The Look of Love" and the Beatles' "Fool on the Hill, both of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard pop singles chart.

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