Definitive Hits

by Herb Alpert

Overview

How self-serving can one musical genius be to have a label he co-founded release a collection of his best-loved songs? But this is not just any self-serving genius. This is the guy who brought the world Dolores Ericson covered in shaving foam. This is the self-serving genius who scored the best James Bond film that wasn't really a James Bond film ever. This is the self-serving genius who set the music to elevators and waiting rooms around the world. This is Herb Alpert. From the opening charge of "The Lonely Bull" (complete with homesickness-inducing crowd noise) to the closing washes of "Making Love in the Rain," this album chronicles one of the most prolific and constantly contemporary careers in the music industry. Taking his Tijuana Brass in their jalopied "Tijuana Taxi," Alpert blows from the "Heat Wave"-inspiring "Mexican Shuffle" to the bouzouki blitz of "Zorba the Greek." Perhaps his most famous film-related song, however, is the Burt Bacharach classic "Casino Royale," a song that could inspire even Woody Allen to take on the world's most dastardly criminals. Bacharach also gave Alpert one of his most famous ballads, and one of Alpert's peachiest vocal offerings, with "This Guy's in Love With You." Alpert has a groovy thing going with Nat Adderley's "Work Song" as well. On this collection, Alpert swings from the authentic Latin punch of "Fandango" to the smooth American drive of "Route 101," and from the funky crescendo of "Rise" to the hip pop hops of "Diamonds" and "Keep Your Eye On Me." Along the way, Alpert offers delicious delights like the minor-keyed rag "Whipped Cream," the sweet blooms of "Lollipops and Roses," and a bee-utiful spin through "A Taste of Honey." How sweet it is to have all his hits together at last. ~ Matthew Robinson

Product Details

Release Date:	03/27/2001
Label:	A&M / Interscope
UPC:	0606949088620

Tracks

1. The Lonely Bull
2. Mexican Shuffle
3. Whipped Cream
4. Lollipops and Roses
5. A Taste of Honey
6. Spanish Flea
7. Tijuana Taxi
8. Zorba the Greek
9. What Now, My Love?
10. So What's New?
11. Work Song
12. This Guy's in Love With You
13. Casino Royale
14. Route 101
15. Fandango
16. Rise
17. Rotation
18. Diamonds
19. Keep Your Eye on Me
20. Making Love in the Rain

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Herb Alpert   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass   Guest Artist
Janet Jackson   Featured Artist,Guest Artist
Lisa Keith   Vocals

Technical Credits

Jimmy Jam   Rhythm Arrangements,Producer,Horn Arrangements,Vocal Arrangement,Assistant Engineer
Oscar Brown, Jr.   Composer
Mikis Theodorakis   Composer
Robert Hadley   Mastering
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass   Performer
Ervan Coleman   Composer
Junie Osaki   Design
Beth Stempel   Production Coordination
Jason Pastori   Photo Research
Terry Lewis   Vocal Arrangement,Assistant Engineer,Composer,Producer,Horn Arrangements,Rhythm Arrangements
John McClain   Executive Producer
Ric Marlow   Composer
John Kander   Composer
Sol Lake   Composer
Steve Hodge   Engineer
Derek Alpert   Project Assistant
Ryan Null   Photo Research
Larry Levine   Engineer,Producer
Don Hahn   Engineer,Remixing
John Pisano   Composer
Doug Sax   Mastering
Charles Underwood   Engineer
Janet Jackson   Performer
Jose L. Quintana   Producer
Howard Lee Wolen   Engineer
Peggy Lee   Composer
Lisa Keith   Vocal Arrangement
Naomi Neville   Composer
Mark Smith   Engineer
Randy Badazz   Composer,Producer
Jerry Moss   Producer
Nat Adderley   Composer
Quincy Jones   Liner Notes
Mike Ragogna   Producer
Andy Armer   Composer,Associate Producer
Bryan Stott   Remixing
Burt Bacharach   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Orchestration
Gilbert Becaud   Composer
Herb Alpert   Arranger,Producer,Horn Arrangements
Carl Sigman   Composer
Bobby Scott   Composer
Hal David   Composer
James Harris III   Composer
Barry Korkin   Tape Research,Editorial Assistant
Tony Velona   Composer
Juan Carlos Calderon   Arranger,Composer
Julius Wechter   Composer
Vartan   Art Direction