No. It was their song, they deserve the bulk of the credit for it. It was already a hit performed and written in Portuguese before the English version came out.

No. It was their song, they deserve the bulk of the credit for it. It was already a hit performed and written in Portuguese before the English version came out. She happened to be in the studio as the wife of one of the musicians when they decided to do an English version, and she was the only one who could speak English among the women there. America was ready for Bossa Nova and the song would have been a hit regardless of who raised their hand that day. Plus, her entire career was launched with that song. How much money was there from the album sales even? If a bulk of the remuneration comes from touring like it does today, it's not clear to me how they could even compensate her beyond what she was "given" by becoming a huge star due to the album. I guess it would be nice to think that everyone involved in something successful becomes fabulously wealthy due to it, even regardless of their original deal, but shouldn't it go the other way too then? If the album flopped, would it be okay if they demanded she give back the $120?