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Brazil is a live album by Australian band Men at Work, released in 1998. This album was recorded at a live show at Olympia music venue in Brazil, hence the title. It was first released there as Brazil '96, but for the international release, the year was removed and a new studio recording, "The Longest Night", was added.

Brazil
Live album by Men at Work
Released	25 August 1998
Recorded	May 1996 – March 1998
Genre	Pop rock,[1] New Wave
Length	76:34
Label	Ariola/BMG (Brazil) Columbia (International)
Producer	Greg Ham, Colin Hay
Men at Work chronology
Contraband: The Best of Men at Work (1996) Brazil (1998) Simply The Best (1998)
Singles from Brazil
"The Longest Night" Released: 1998

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In their retrospective review, AllMusic wrote that: "The new members sound almost identical to the originals, and with a stellar set list composed almost entirely of classic material, it's nearly impossible to hear the difference between the Men at Work lineups of 1996 and 1983."[1]

Track listing

Notes:

• All songs recorded live during Men at Work's tour of Brazil in May '96, except "The Longest Night" which was recorded in Secret Garden Studio (Melbourne) in March '98.

Personnel

• Tony Floyd – drums on "The Longest Night"
• Stephen Hadley – bass, backing vocals
• Greg Ham – flute, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, vocoder, lead vocal on "Helpless Automaton", backing vocals
• Colin Hay – guitar, lead vocals (except on "Helpless Automaton")
• Simon Hosford – guitar, backing vocals
• John Watson – drums (except on "The Longest Night")

Production

• Producers: Greg Ham, Colin Hay
• Engineers: David Dale, Greg Ham
• Mixing: David Dale, Michael Letho
• Editing: Greg Ham, Joe Privitelli
• Programming: Greg Ham
• Arranger: Toots Wostry
• Coordination: Greg Ham
• Photography: Greg Ham, Ana Hernandez, Isamu Sawa, Lupco Veljanovski
• Art direction: Steve Hunt
• Design: Steve Hunt
• Concept: Greg Ham

References

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