Beyond

by Herb Alpert

Overview

Naturally, the wild success of "Rise" would lead anyone to the temptation of repeating oneself, and at first, this follow-up LP does plenty of that, grafting the same slow, hand-clapping beat onto several numbers. But Alpert won't sit still for long, and he comes through with some startling things that wake up the record midway through. The funky, percolating party beat of "Red Hot" starts the engine, which is pushed to an electrifying degree by the sequencer-driven, Echoplexed, hard-charging title track, where we hear Alpert's distinctive horn through a metallic electronic buffer. The most amazing track is the finale, "The Factory," a terrifying, relentlessly grinding depiction of a soulless foundry that must have shocked sedate former TJB fans who bought this album on a lark, expecting happy music from the past. Bold stuff indeed, and it did make some impact on the charts, though not nearly to the degree of Rise. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	09/09/2016
Label:	Herb Alpert Presents
UPC:	0814647020792
Rank:	25815

Tracks

1. Kamali
2. The Continental
3. Reach for the Stars
4. Interlude (For Erica)
5. Red Hot
6. Beyond
7. That's the Way of the World
8. Keep It Goin'
9. The Factory

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Herb Alpert   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Dana Barry   Composer
Les McCann   Composer
Ruben Rada   Composer
Randy Badazz   Composer
Verdine White   Composer
Andy Armer   Composer
Charles Stepney   Composer
Howard Massey   Composer
Richard Hewson   Composer
Maurice White   Composer