Whipped Cream & Other Delights

by Lindsay PlanerBuilding upon South of the Border's (1964) Top Ten success, Herb Alpert dismissed the contingency of Los Angeles-based studio instrumental all-stars, which he had christened the Tijuana Brass. Because there was enough demand for live dates, just like a musical Gepetto, Alpert formed a real Tijuana Brass. The bandleader/trumpeter was joined by Tonni Kalash (trumpet), Robert Edmondson (trombone), Pat Senatore (bass), John Pisano (guitars), Lou Pagani (piano), and Nick Ceroli (drums). Ostensibly, the personnel wasn't a primary consideration as Alpert and company had already begun making serious inroads on the pop music scene. Not bad, considering the market was being heavily infiltrated, if not practically dominated by the British Invasion. With Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965), they would take that momentum to new heights -- including three Grammy Awards alone for the update of the Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow-penned theme to Shelagh Delaney's play of the same name, "A Taste of Honey." The remainder of the material on the dozen-song album was chosen with food as the underlying thematic motif. Sol Lake -- who provided Alpert "The Lonely Bull" and "Mexican Shuffle" returns, and this time he has custom-made the upbeat and, above all, catchy trio of "Green Peppers," "Bittersweet Samba," and "El Garbanzo." Allen Toussaint's title composition "Whipped Cream" garnered significant attention, but not as a chart hit. Rather, it could be heard as bachelorettes were being introduced on ABC-TV's The Dating Game. Early in the series run, additional Alpert offerings were also incorporated as incidental music: "Spanish Flea," as the bachelors were being announced, "Lollipops and Roses," when the lucky winners were being told where they would be spending their date, and both "Ladyfingers" and "Lemon Tree" were in rotation as contestants mulled over their answers. 

After several poor analogue-to-CD transfers in the '80s and '90s, Whipped Cream & Other Delights was reissued as part of Shout! Factory's Herb Alpert Signature Series and boasts remarkably improved sound. 

《鲜奶油与其他乐趣》在美国销量超过600万张 仅专辑的封面就被认为是经典的流行文化 封面上的模特多洛雷斯.埃里克森.穿着雪纺上覆盖剃须膏 这张唱片的封面非常受阿尔珀特歌迷的欢迎 以致在演唱会上当要演奏“掼奶油”这首歌的时候 阿尔珀特会对听众说:“对不起 我们不能为你们演奏这张唱片的封面”

这人可是一己之力正面杠披头士榜一位置成功了

Alpert的音乐成就包括5张获得第一的专辑和28张公告牌专辑 9项格莱美奖 14张白金专辑和15张黄金专辑 Alpert在全球售出了7200万张唱片 他是美国公告牌百强单曲榜上唯一位同时以歌手(1968年的《This Guy's in Love with You》)和乐器演奏家(1979年的《Rise》)两项身份登上榜首的唱片艺人

真的很难想象歌是1965年发行 每首都这么棒难得阿🤤

我就说怎么这么洋气，原来remix的

65年就能有你们好的音乐，