I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

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Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

HERB ALPERT GUEST APPEARANCES

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YEAR	TITLE	ARTIST	LABEL	TRACK(S)
1959	A Lover's Poem (To Her) (45)	The Angels	Tawny
1962	Love Is Back in Style (45)	Charlie Robinson	A&M	Love Is Back in Style
1963	Four Strong Winds (45)	Waylon Jennings	A&M	Four Strong Winds Rave On
1963	Just to Satisfy You	Waylon Jennings	A&M	Just to Satisfy You
1964	The French Song	Lucille Starr	Almo Intl.	The French Song
1964	Jolie Jacqueline	Lucille Starr	Almo Intl.	Jolie Jacqueline
1964	The French Song	Lucille Starr	A&M	Colinda The French Song Jolie Jacqueline Wooden Heart
1965	Sweet Lover	Dante	A&M	Sweet Lover
1967	Casino Royale	Soundtrack		Casino Royale
1969	Offering	Carpenters	A&M	Ticket to Ride
1969	Ticket to Ride	Carpenters	A&M	Ticket to Ride
1969	Don't Think Twice	Waylon Jennings	A&M	Four Strong Winds Just to Satisfy You
1970	Under the Blanket	Pisano & Ruff	A&M	The Drifter Everybody's Talkin'
1971	Wings	Michel Colombier	A&M	All in All
1972	Sundown Lady	Lani Hall	A&M	Sundown
1973	Full Moon	Kris & Rita	A&M	A Song I'd Like to Sing
1975	Hello, It's Me	Lani Hall	A&M	Banquet Peace in the Valley Save the Sunlight Time Will Tell
1976	Taught By Experts	Peter Allen	A&M	The More I See You
1976		Letta Mbulu	A&M	Feelings
1976	The Painter	Paul Anka	UA	Aldous
1977	Ruby, Ruby	Gato Barbieri	A&M	Nostalgia
1977	Sweet Bird	Lani Hall	A&M	Mr. Blue (Misty Blue) That's When Miracles Occur
1979	American Boy & Girl	Jeffrey Garland	A&M	Matador
1979	Touching You, Touching Me	Airto Moreira	Warner Bros.	Amajour
1980	Blush	Lani Hall	A&M	Come What May
1980	Leslie, Kelly & Coley	Leslie, Kelly & Coley	A&M	Is It Any Wonder
1982	Lani	Lani Hall	AyM Discos	Estare Enamorada?
1984	Never Say Never Again	Motion Picture		Theme Song
1984	Maria Conchita	Maria Conchita Alonso	AyM Discos	Noche de Copas
1984	Lani Hall	Lani Hall	AyM Discos	Para Vivir Asi
1984	Collectibles	Lani Hall	A&M	Come What May Never Say Never Again
1985	Drug Awareness Project	Various Artists	MCA	Stop the Madness
1985	Es Facil Amar	Lani Hall	AyM Discos	Es Facil Amar
1986	Lo Mejor de Lani	Lani Hall	AyM Discos	Lo Que Siento Hoy Por Ti
1986	Rat in the Kitchen	UB40	A&M	Rat in the Kitchen
1986	Smoke Signals	Smokey Robinson	Tamla	Te Quiero Como Si No Hubiera un Manana
1986	Without Walls	Michael Sembello	A&M	Wonder Where You Are
1987	Dou3le	Double	A&M	Devils Ball
1987	Time	Richard Carpenter	A&M	When Time Was All We Had
1988	Stay Awake	Various Artists	A&M	When You Wish Upon a Star
1988	Stout and High	Wagoneers	A&M	Stout and High
1989	No Boundaries	Native	A&M	Wonderful World
1989	Rhythm Nation 1814	Janet Jackson	A&M	Love Will Never Do (Without You) Someday Is Tonight
1990	20 Anos	Miguel Luis	WEA Latin	Hoy El Aire Huele a Ti
1990	A Total Eclipse	Vernell Brown, Jr.	A&M	Rise of the Gods
1991	Breakdown	Paulinho DaCosta	A&M	Let's Stay Friends No Way Out
1991	Phil Spector Back to Mono	Various Artists	ABKCO
1992	Provocame	Chayanne	Discos CBS	No Puede Ser
1993	Triage	David Baerwald	A&M	A Secret Silken World
1995	Jazz to the World	Various Artists	Blue Note	Winter Wonderland (with Jeff Lorber)
1995	White Courtesy Phone	Angel Corpus Christi	ALMO Sounds	Lazy
1996	Ratamacue	Harvey Mason	Atlantic	Ratamacue
1996	Pancake Day	Victor DeLorenzo	ALMO Sounds	Rainwater
1996	Sherree Ford-Payne	Sherree Ford-Payne	ALMO Sounds	Shoulda Coulda Woulda
1996	Submission to the Masters	Pulsars	ALMO Sounds	Das Lifeboat
1997	Sweet 75	Sweet 75	DGC	La Vida
1997	Very Best of	UB40	Virgin	Rat in Me Kitchen
1997	Pulsars	Pulsars	ALMO Sounds	Owed to a Devil Save You Submission Song
1998	Brasil Nativo	Lani Hall	Windham Hill	Brasil Nativo Tres Curumins /Varadero Viola-Zanzibar
1998	Songs from an English Garden	David Lanz	Narada	Ferry Cross the Mersey
1999	Destiny	Jim Brickman	Windham Hill	Rendezvous
2000	Very Best of UB40 1980-2000	UB40	Virgin	Rat in the Kitchen
2001	Hollywood Dreamer	Harry Milsson	Fuel 2000	Foolish Clock Just Wait Till Summer Comes (composer, trumpet) My Girl /Thank Heaven for Kathy
2001	Nice & Slow	Brian Culbertson	Warner Bros.	Just Another Day
2001	Summer Chill, Vol. 1	Various Artists	Container	Mile's Mood (trumpet)
2002	Coleccion de Oro	Chayanne	Sony
2002	Rhythm Nation 1814 Compilation	Janet Jackson	A&M	Love Will Never Do (Without You) Someday Is Tonight
2002	Shadow of the Cat	Gato Barbieri	Peak	El Chico Para Todos The Shadow of the Cat
2002	Young Love: Complete Recordings	Sonny James	Bear Family	(trumpet)
2003	Mambo Sinuendo	Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban	Nonesuch	Mambo Sinuendo
2004	Coast to Coast	Maximum Grooves	Bear Family	Chasing Shadows (trumpet)
2004	South Beach Wind	Various Artists	South Beach	Miles Mood (trumpet)
2005	And So Is Love	Rita Coolidge	Concord	Estate (trumpet)
2006	The Holiday	Soundtrack	Varese Sarabande	Verso e Prosa (composer, trumpet)
2006	What's Going On	Jason Miles	Narada	Verso e Prosa (composer, trumpet) What's Going On?
2007	Cinco de Mowo!	Mocean Worker	MOWO!	Changes (trumpet solo)
2008	Back to Bacharach	Steve Tyrell	Koch	This Guy's in Love with You
2008	Encanto	Sergio Mendes	Universal	Dreamer (trumpet solo)
2008	Global Noize	Global Noize	Shanachie	Dar'abesque (trumpet solo, composer)
2008	Sundown	Mocean Worker	EMI	Changes (trumpet solo)
2010	Essential Jim Brickman	Jim Brickman	Legacy	Rendezvous (trumpet solo)
2010	Hello Tomorrow	Dave Koz	Concord	This Guy's in Love with You (trumpet solo)
2012	Smooth Hits for Jazz Lovers	Various Artists		This Guy's (with Dave Koz)
2012	Very Best of Jim Brickman	Jim Brickman	Legacy	Rendezvous (trumpet solo)
2012	Teenage Memories Vol. 1	Various Artists (Dore Alpert)		Tell It to the Birds
2013	The Art of the Songwriter	Burt Bacharach	Universal	This Guy's In Love with You
2015	Collaborations 25th Anniversary Collection	Dave Koz	Concord Records	This Guy's In Love with You (trumpet)
2017	Non-Stop: Mexico to Jamaica	Ozomatli	Cleopatra	Besame Mucho (trumpet)
2021	Beautiful Scars	Merry Clayton	Motown Gospel	Oh, What a Friend (trumpet)
2025	Rainy Day Song	David Garfield	Creatchy	Rainy Day Song (trumpet)