Warm

by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Overview

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass shed almost all of the dust of Tijuana on this mellow, richly textured album; one reviewer at the time wrote that Alpert seemed to have exchanged bullrings for wedding rings. Lest one think that the TJB came down with a terminal case of the warm fuzzies, though, there are some selections here that sizzle -- particularly the old standard "The Continental" -- and in terms of arrangements and song selection, the accent falls on Brazil more than on any other TJB album. Shorty Rogers again was called in to provide voices and orchestrations, but he is more tasteful here than on the Christmas Album, the extreme dynamic range on Harry Nilsson's "Without Her" notwithstanding. A different take of "To Wait for Love" -- the lovely, Bacharach-penned, Alpert-sung follow-up to "This Guy's in Love with You" from 1968 -- is included here, as is the fine single "Zazueira." Yet Warm was the first non-seasonal TJB album in some time that couldn't crack the Top 20, for the Brass' cross-generational appeal was fading fast. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	09/09/2016
Label:	Herb Alpert Presents
UPC:	0814647020518
Rank:	29126

Tracks

1. The Sea is My Soul
2. Without Her
3. Marjorine
4. Girl Talk
5. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
6. Zazueira
7. The Continental
8. Pretty World
9. Warm
10. To Wait for Love
11. Sandbox

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Julius Wechter   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
Jorge Ben   Composer
John Pisano   Composer
Sol Lake   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
T. Gaspar   Composer
Harry Nilsson   Composer
Alan Bergman   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Con Conrad   Composer
Herb Magidson   Composer
Dory Caymmi   Composer
Nelson Mota   Composer
Bobby Troup   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
A. Adolfo   Composer
Neal Hefti   Composer