Lani Hall

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Lani Hall
Shout Factory (with Herb Alpert)
Spouse(s)Herb Alpert

Lani Hall (born November 6, 1945) is an American singer, lyricist, and author. From 1966 to 1971 she performed as lead vocalist for

Grammy for Es Fácil Amar, as "Best Latin Pop Performance."[1]

After that year, Hall largely retired, resurfacing in 1998 with the solo album Brasil Nativo. She has recorded more than 22 albums in three different languages and has released three albums on which she performs alongside her husband, Herb Alpert: Anything Goes, I Feel You and Steppin' Out. Hall received her second Grammy Award in 2013 as producer of the album Steppin' Out.

Music career

Hall's first public appearance occurred in 1965 at The Centaur, a coffee house in

Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66. As she was only 19 and still living with her parents, she agreed only after Mendes met her father and obtained his blessing, and six months later, the group signed a contract with A&M Records
.

Unlike the previous incarnation, Brasil '66 was an instant success – making a significant impact on the charts with its first single, a version of the Brazilian song "

Mas Que Nada". Much of the song's appeal was due to Hall's distinctive, multi-tracked vocals and Herb Alpert's expertise as producer.[2]

A series of popular interpretations followed, including the group's take on the

Beatles' "The Fool on the Hill" and "Day Tripper
". In 1966 the band was the opening act that toured alongside A&M labelmates (and label founder)
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
.

In 1970, midway through the production of the folk-rock concept album

EON Productions; coincidentally, Alpert had performed the instrumental theme for the first, 1967's Casino Royale
.

Beginning in 1982, Hall recorded several successful Latin pop albums in Spanish, culminating in 1985's

Grammy in a duet with Spanish singer Camilo Sesto in 1984, though she doesn't speak Spanish.[1]

In the mid-1980s, Hall contracted a debilitating case of

Windham Hill label.[1] In 2008, she reunited with Mendes again, performing the song "Dreamer" on his album Encanto
, which also featured Herb Alpert on trumpet.

In 2007, she and Alpert assembled a band consisting of pianist/composer

Grammy Award
for both Alpert (artist) and Hall (producer).

Writing

As a young girl, Hall wrote poetry. She began writing short stories in 1982 while on tour in Mexico City. In 2012 she published Emotional Memoirs & Short Stories. Written over the course of more than 30 years, the book contains fiction and nonfiction stories that describe women coping with the vicissitudes of life.[4]

Personal life

In December 1973, Hall married Herb Alpert. Together they have a daughter, actress Aria Alpert.

The Alperts live on a 5.5-acre beachfront compound by the Pacific Coast Highway in West Malibu, which Herb Alpert acquired in the early 1970s. Hall is stepmother to Dore and Eden, children of Herb Alpert's first marriage to Sharon Mae (Lubin).

Discography

Solo albums

  • 1972 –
    Sun Down Lady
  • 1975 –
    Hello It's Me
  • 1976 –
    Sweet Bird
  • 1979 – Double or Nothing
  • 1980 – Blush
  • 1981 – A Brazileira (Portuguese)
  • 1982 – Albany Park
  • 1982 – Lani (Spanish)
  • 1984 – Lani Hall (Spanish)
  • 1984 – Collectibles
  • 1985 – Es Fácil Amar (Spanish)
  • 1987 – Classics Volume 19
  • 1987 – Lo Mejor De Lani (Spanish)
  • 1998 – Brasil Nativo
  • 2022 - Seasons of Love (featuring Herb Alpert)

Solo singles

  • 1976 – "
    Send in the Clowns
    "
  • 1980 – "Come What May"
  • 1980 – "I Don't Want You to Go"
  • 1981 – "Where's Your Angel?" (peaked at No. 88 on the Billboard Hot 100)[5]
  • 1982 – "Te Quiero Así (Duet with
    Jose Jose
    )
  • 1983 – "Never Say Never Again"
  • 1984 – "Para Vivir Así"
  • 1985 – "De Repente El Amor" (Duet with Roberto Carlos)
  • 1985 – "Un Amor Así" (Duet with
    Jose Feliciano
    )

Collaboration albums

Albums with Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66

Albums with Herb Alpert

Bibliography

  • Hall Alpert, Lani (2012). Emotional Memoirs & Short Stories. Lani Hall Alpert.
    ASIN B009BI8TXW
    .

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cordova, Randy (January 22, 2010). "Grammy winner Lani Hall's new career 'perfect'". The Arizona Republic.
  2. ^ "Lani Hall Biography". NNDB. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  3. ^ Neyhart, Harry. "Lani Hall Discography". A&M Corner. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Nathan, Kristen (August 22, 2013). "A sacred space: A review of Personal Memoirs and Short Stories by Lani Hall Alpert". ChicagoNow.
  5. ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. March 28, 1981. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

External links

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