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HERB ALPERT AND SHOUT! FACTORY REVISIT 1967 SOUNDS LIKE... HERB ALPERT'S NINTH BEAT OF THE BRASS Third Set Of CDs From The Herb Alpert Signature Series In Stores August 16th
The Brookes Company
Annissa Mason
Shout! Factory
LOS ANGELES, CA – Shout! Factory rides the next wave of reissues from the Herb Alpert Signature Series with a set of three hit albums from the late 1960s, all due in stores August 16th. Alpert’s distinctive Ameriachi compositions shaped Sounds Like..., Herb Alpert’s Ninth, and The Beat of the Brass which each attained Gold status by the end of the decade. This trio of albums is the latest to be released via the Herb Alpert Signature Series, launched earlier this year to re-release a line of the most popular albums by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass.
In May of 1967, Alpert released the first of his two albums that would dominate the pop charts that year. Finally breaking the Monkee’s 31-week stint at #1, Sounds Like... spent one week at the top of the Billboard album charts before Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band took over the world. Sounds Like... became a testament of Alpert’s enduring popularity; his mariachi compositions held their own alongside the biggest pop and rock phenomena of the decade.
SOUNDS LIKE...
Track Listing
1. Gotta Lotta Livin’ To Do
At the close of 1967, Alpert issued Herb Alpert’s Ninth, revealing his sense of humor as well as artistic depth by incorporating new musical elements into the Tijuana Brass’ trademark sound. With dramatic string sections and his reworking of “Carmen,” the album playfully moves back and forth between creative brilliance and outright fun. His cover of The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends” and the Dozier-Holland penned “The Happening” are lively and exuberant romps. HERB ALPERT’S NINTH Track List
1. A Banda
The Beat of the Brass followed just four months later. The lavishly packaged counterpart to Herb’s recent television special (of the same name) was marked by the #1 single, “This Guy’s In Love With You,” written by Burt Bacharach and surprisingly sung by Herb himself. The remainder of the album is filled with Alpert’s take on time-honored favorites including “Thanks For The Memory” and “Talk To The Animals,” which helped propel it to the top of the charts. THE BEAT OF THE BRASS Track List
1. Monday Monday Alpert went on to sell over 75 million albums, win seven Grammy® Awards, and built the legendary A&M Records (home to Sheryl Crow, Sting, Janet Jackson and The Carpenters). In total, Alpert has released over 30 albums, fourteen certified platinum, fifteen gold, and five #1 hit singles. Earlier this year, he partnered with Shout! Factory to create The Herb Alpert Signature Series, dedicated to remastering and reissuing the iconic recordings he made with the Tijuana Brass. Thus far, the series has released The Lonely Bull, South of the Border, Whipped Cream & Other Delights and Lost Treasures, a compilation of rare and previously unreleased songs. Going Places, SRO and What Now My Love were reissued on June 7th. About Shout! Factory: # # # © 2005 by Shout! Factory. Reproduced with permission of Shout! Factory.
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