Herb Alpert
Herbert "Herb" Alpert (born March 31, 1935 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American trumpeter , musician and founder of the record label A&M Records .
life and career
Alpert grew up in a small Jewish settlement in West Los Angeles. He had some great instrumental hits with his band The Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. The first success was The Lonely Bull in 1962, followed by Tijuana Taxi , Spanish Flea , A Taste of Honey , Zorba the Greek and others. Alpert is considered to be the creator of the Tijuana brass sound, which combines traditional Mexican style of playing with jazz and funk .
In 1968 his first vocal hit This Guy's in Love with You came out, which reached first place in the US singles chart on June 22, 1968 and held this place for four weeks. After breaking with the Tijuana Brass Band, Herb Alpert was quiet until the comeback with the album Rise , which made it into the charts in 1979, and the released single Rise became his first instrumental hit at number one on the charts.
In 1987 the modern jazz funk vocal tracks Keep Your Eye on Me and Diamonds (in which Janet Jackson took over the vocal part) had success. Alpert subsequently recorded some solo parts on the artist's records. Together with Lou Adler and Sam Cooke he wrote Cooke's hit (What A) Wonderful World (1960).
72 million records were sold and he received eight Grammy Awards. With Jerry Moss he founded the record label A&M Records in 1962 . With this company he not only produced his own music, but also had the Carpenters , Cat Stevens , Liza Minnelli , Joe Cocker , Supertramp , Joe Jackson , The Police , Sting , Suzanne Vega , Carole King , Bryan Adams , Chris de Burgh and others Janet Jackson under contract.
He is also a painter, theater producer and looks after his “Herb Alpert Foundation”, which is dedicated to humanitarian causes and regularly donates large amounts for them.
Herb Alpert has two children with his divorced wife Sharon Lubin. He has been married to the singer Lani Hall since 1973 and has a daughter with her.
In 1994, the Alpert Awards in the Arts was awarded by the Herb Alpert Foundation (prize money: 75,000 US dollars).
Discography
Studio albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | UK | US | R&B | |||
1965 | South of the Border A&M 108 |
- | - | - |
US6th
gold
(163 weeks)US |
- | |
Whipped Cream & Other Delights A&M 410 |
DE24 (24 weeks) DE |
- |
UK21 (22 weeks) UK |
US1
gold
(185 weeks)US |
- |
First published: April 1965
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
|
!! Going Places !! A&M 4112 |
DE28 (4 weeks) DE |
- |
UK4 (144 weeks) UK |
US1
gold
(164 weeks)US |
- |
First published: October 1965
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
|
The Lonely Bull A&M 101 |
- | - | - |
US10
gold
(135 weeks)US |
- |
First published: December 1962
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
|
1966 | Volume 2 (US) / Early Alpert (UK) A&M 103 |
- | - | - |
US17th
gold
(56 weeks)US |
- |
First published: December 1963
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
What Now My Love A&M 4114 |
DE11 (32 weeks) DE |
- |
UK18 (17 weeks) UK |
US1
gold
(129 weeks)US |
- |
First published: May 9, 1966
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
|
SRO A&M 119 |
DE3 (28 weeks) DE |
- |
UK5 (26 weeks) UK |
US2
gold
(85 weeks)US |
- |
First published: November 1966
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
|
1967 | Sounds Like ... A&M 4124 |
DE34 (12 weeks) DE |
- |
UK21 (10 weeks) UK |
US1
gold
(53 weeks)US |
- |
First published: May 1, 1967
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
Herb Alpert's Ninth A&M 4134 |
DE9 (44 weeks) DE |
- |
UK26 (9 weeks) UK |
US4th
gold
(49 weeks)US |
- |
First published: December 8, 1967
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
|
1968 | The Beat of the Brass A&M 4146 |
DE23 (16 weeks) DE |
- |
UK4 (21 weeks) UK |
US1
gold
(54 weeks)US |
- |
First published: April 1968
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
1969 | Warm A&M 4190 |
- | - |
UK30 (4 weeks) UK |
US28
gold
(26 weeks)US |
- |
First published: June 1969
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
The Brass Are Comin ' A&M 4228 |
DE39 (4 weeks) DE |
- |
UK40 (1 week) UK |
US30 (20 weeks) US |
- |
First published: October 1969
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
|
1971 | Summertime A&M 4314 |
- | - | - |
US111 (10 weeks) US |
- |
First published: July 1971
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
1974 | You Smile: The Song Begins A&M 3620 |
- | - | - |
US66 (11 weeks) US |
- |
First published: May 1974
with The Tijuana Brass Producer: Herb Alpert |
1975 | Coney Island A&M 4521 |
- | - | - |
US88 (10 weeks) US |
- |
First release: October 1975
with The Tijuana Brass Producer: Herb Alpert |
1978 | Herb Albert + Hugh Masekela A&M 728 |
- | - | - |
US65 (19 weeks) US |
- |
First published: January 1978
with Hugh Masekela Producers: Caiphus Semenya , Herb Alpert, Stewart Levine |
1979 | Rise A&M 4790 |
- | - |
UK37
silver
(7 weeks)UK |
US6th
platinum
(39 weeks)US |
R&B6 (31 weeks) R&B |
First published: September 1979
Producers: Herb Alpert, Randy Badazz, Andy Armer |
1980 | Beyond A&M 3717 |
- | - | - |
US28 (12 weeks) US |
R&B26 (11 weeks) R&B |
First published: July 1980
Producers: Herb Alpert, Randy Badazz, Andy Armer |
1981 | Magic Man A&M 3728 |
- | - | - |
US61 (10 weeks) US |
R&B39 (10 weeks) R&B |
First published: August 1981
Producers: Herb Alpert, Michael Stokes |
1982 | Fandango A&M 3731 |
- | - | - |
US100 (26 weeks) US |
R&B52 (6 weeks) R&B |
First published: May 19821
Producers: Herb Alpert, José Quintana, Lisa Marie |
1983 | Blow Your Own Horn A&M 4949 |
- | - | - |
US120 (8 weeks) US |
R&B49 (9 weeks) R&B |
First published: September 1983
Producers: Herb Alpert, Holland – Dozier – Holland , Randy Badazz, Andy Armer, José Quintana |
1984 | Bullish A&M 5022 |
- |
AT15 (8 weeks) AT |
- |
US75 (10 weeks) US |
- |
First published: August 1984
with The Tijuana Brass Producers: Herb Alpert, John Barnes, Derek Nakamoto |
1985 | Wild Romance A&M 5082 |
- | - | - |
US151 (10 weeks) US |
- |
First published: August 1985
Producers: Herb Alpert, Romeo J. Williams |
1987 | Keep Your Eye on Me A&M 5125 |
DE55 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
UK79 (3 weeks) UK |
US18th
gold
(31 weeks)US |
R&B5 (30 weeks) R&B |
First published: February 13, 1987
Producers: Herb Alpert, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis |
1991 | North on South St. A&M 5345 |
- | - | - | - |
R&B51 (15 weeks) R&B |
First published: August 1985
Producers: Herb Alpert, Greg Smith, Robert Gerald, Jimmy B, Troy Staton |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Composer / musician for Lani Hall
- 1983: Never Say Never Again (theme song Never Say Never Again )
Awards
- eight Grammy Awards
- Grammy Trustees Award 1997
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2006, Lifetime Achievement)
- National Medal of Arts 2013
literature
- Irwin Stambler: The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul . 3rd Revised Edition, New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989, ISBN 0-312-02573-4 , pp. 8-10
Web links
- Official website
- Herb Alpert at Discogs (English)
- Herb Alpert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- On A&M Records.com
- A&M Records Corner
- tijuanabrass.com - with detailed, commented discography (English)
- Herb Alpert Foundation
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.lamag.com/longform/herb-alpert-always-in-tune-11/
- ↑ Text and music by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; Producers: Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss; US catalog number: A&M 929.
- ↑ For more information on the title see: Bronson, Fred: The Billboard Book of Number One Hits . 3rd revised and expanded edition. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, 1992, p. 242.
- ^ A Word With: Herb Alpert The Other Delights in a Trumpeter's Life , New York Times, March 3, 2013, accessed March 7, 2013
- ↑ http://www.steffi-line.de/archiv_text/nost_int/01a_alpert.htm
- ↑ https://herbalpertawards.org/about
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Alpert, Herb |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alpert, Herbert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician and actor, co-founder of A&M Records |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , USA |