First posted 3/25/2008; updated 9/6/2020. |
Whipped Cream & Other Delights |
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Charted: May 15, 1965 Peak: 18 US, 2 UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): 5.0 US, -- UK, 5.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: traditional pop |
Tracks: (Click for codes to singles charts.) Song Title (Writers) [Time] (chart date, peaks on charts)
Total Running Time: 28:22 |
Rating:
4.275 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)
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About the Album: “It’ll never be known exactly what made Whipped Cream & Other Delights Herb Alpert’s big commercial breakthrough – the music or the LP jacket’s luscious nude model covered almost entirely with simulated whipped cream. Probably both.” AMG “In any case, Alpert’s most famous album is built around a coherent concept; every song has a title with food in it. Within this concept, Alpert’s musical tastes are still refreshingly eclectic; he uses Brazilian rhythms on Green Peppers and Bittersweet Samba, reaches back to the big-band era for the haunting Tangerine, uses Dixieland jazz on Butterball, and goes to New Orleans for the Allen Toussaint-penned title track (familiar to viewers of TV’s The Dating Game).” AMG “He also has developed a unique sense of timing as a producer, using pauses for humorous effect, managing to score his second Top Ten hit with a complex, tempo-shifting version of A Taste of Honey.” AMG “No wonder Alpert drew such a large, diverse audience at his peak; his choices of tunes spanned eras and generations, while his arrangements were energetic enough for the young and melodic enough for older listeners.” AMG Notes: A 2005 reissue added bonus tracks “Rosemary” and “Blueberry Park.” |
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