Timeless (Sérgio Mendes album)

Timeless is a collaborative album, recorded and released by Brazilian artist Sérgio Mendes, and produced by American rapper, songwriter and producer will.i.am. The album was released in the UK on February 13, 2006 and in the US on February 14.

Timeless
Studio album by Sérgio Mendes
Released	February 13, 2006
Recorded	September 2004 – January 2006
Genre	Samba, hip hop, neo soul, R&B, reggaeton
Length	62:14
Label	Concord, will.i.am Music Group CCD-2263-2
Producer	will.i.am, Sérgio Mendes
Singles from Timeless
"Mas que Nada" Released: May 29, 2006 "That Heat" Released: August 4, 2006 "Yes Yes, Y'all" Released: December 1, 2006

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Okayplayer	^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

Background

The album features many neo soul and alternative hip hop guest artists, including John Legend, Q-Tip and Justin Timberlake. The album was produced entirely by will.i.am, and was released via Concord Records and the will.i.am Music Group. The album's lead single, "Mas que Nada", was featured on commercials for both Joga Bonito and Nike Football, as well EA Sports' NBA Live 07 and 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany video games. Two further singles were released from the album: "That Heat", and "Yes Yes Y'all". The album reaches across styles, combining neo soul, bossa nova, samba, hip hop, and even flavors of reggaeton.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mas Que Nada" (featuring The Black Eyed Peas)	4:22
2.	"That Heat" (featuring Erykah Badu and will.i.am)	4:13
3.	"Berimbau/Consolação" (featuring Stevie Wonder and Gracinha Leporace)	4:22
4.	"The Frog" (featuring Q-Tip and will.i.am)	3:50
5.	"Let Me" (featuring Jill Scott and will.i.am)	4:14
6.	"Bananeira (Banana Tree)" (featuring Mr. Vegas)	3:14
7.	"Surfboard" (featuring will.i.am)	4:31
8.	"Please Baby Don't" (featuring John Legend)	4:09
9.	"Samba da Benção (Samba of The Blessing)" (featuring Marcelo D2)	4:14
10.	"Timeless" (featuring india.arie)	3:54
11.	"Loose Ends" (featuring Justin Timberlake, Pharoahe Monch and will.i.am)	5:32
12.	"Fo'-Hop (Por Trás de Brás de Pina)" (Guinga and Marcelo D2)	4:14
13.	"Lamento (No Morro)" (featuring Maogani Quartet)	4:14
14.	"Ei Menina (Hey Girl)" (featuring will.i.am)	3:31
15.	"Yes, Yes Y'All" (featuring Black Thought, Chali 2na, Debi Nova and will.i.am)	5:09

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5] 21 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6] 17 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7] 59 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8] 5 French Albums (SNEP)^[9] 31 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10] 51 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[11] 21 Scottish Albums (OCC)^[12] 51 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13] 31 UK Albums (OCC)^[14] 15 US Billboard 200^[15] 44

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16] 70 UK Albums (OCC)^[17] 199

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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4. "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
15. "Sergio Mendes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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17. "2006 UK Albums Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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