''Whipped Cream & Other Delights'' is a 1965
album by
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, called "Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass" for this album, released on
A&M Records. It is the band's fourth full album and arguably their most popular release.
This album saw the band nearly abandoning its Mexican-themed music, featuring mostly instrumental arrangements of popular songs, and also generating some major pop hits for the first time since "
The Lonely Bull
"The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)" is a song by Sol Lake recorded by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass among others. The song was the title track to the album '' The Lonely Bull'', released in December 1962.
The Herb Alpert single represents the fir ...
". One "tradition" of the early Brass was to include a number rendered in "strip-tease" fashion, and this album's entry for that style was "Love Potion No. 9".
Track listing
;Side 1
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A Taste of Honey
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Bobby Scott,
Ric Marlow) – 2:43
#"Green Peppers" (Sol Lake) – 1:31
#"
Tangerine" (
Johnny Mercer
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,
Victor Schertzinger) – 2:46
#"Bittersweet Samba" (Sol Lake) – 1:46
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Lemon Tree" (
Will Holt
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) – 2:23
#"
Whipped Cream" (
Naomi Neville
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) – 2:33
;Side 2
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" Love Potion No. 9" ( Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – 3:02
#"El Garbanzo" (Sol Lake) – 2:13
#"Ladyfingers" ( Toots Thielemans) – 2:43
#"Butterball" (Mike Henderson) – 2:12
#"Peanuts" (Luis Guerrero) – 2:09
#" Lollipops and Roses" ( Tony Velona) – 2:27
2005 CD reissue bonus tracks
#"Rosemary" (Unused Studio Track) (Herb Alpert)
#"Blueberry Park" (Unused Studio Track) (Herb Alpert)
Influence
''Whipped Cream & Other Delights'' sold over 6 million copies in the United States and the album cover alone is considered a classic pop culture icon. It featured model Dolores Erickson
Dolores Erickson (born September 1935) is an American model and artist. She came to prominence by appearing as a model on a number of album covers, most notably ''Whipped Cream & Other Delights'' (1965) by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
Earl ...
wearing chiffon and shaving cream. The picture was taken at a time when Erickson was three months pregnant. The album cover was so popular with Alpert fans that, during concerts, when about to play the song " Whipped Cream," Alpert would jokingly tell the audience, "Sorry, we can't play the album cover for you!"
The art was parodied by several groups including once A&M band Soul Asylum, who made fun of the liner notes along with the back cover on their 1989 EP ''Clam Dip & Other Delights
Clam Dip & Other Delights is the 1989 EP from Minneapolis rockers Soul Asylum. The title and cover art are both parodies of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass's album ''Whipped Cream & Other Delights''. It was a humorous nod to their new record lab ...
'', comedian Pat Cooper
Pat Cooper (born Pasquale Caputo; July 31, 1929) is an American actor and comedian.
Life and career
His father Michael Caputo was a bricklayer from Mola di Bari, Italy and his mother, Louise Gargiulo was born in Brooklyn, New York, where Cooper ...
on his album ''Spaghetti Sauce and Other Delights'', the Frivolous Five on the Herb Alpert tribute album ''Sour Cream and Other Delights'', Cherry Capri and The Martini Kings' 2006 '' Creamy Cocktails and Other Delights,'' Dave Lewis on his 1966 album ''Dave Lewis Plays Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass'', Peter Nero on his album ''Peter Nero Plays a Salute to Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass'', and metal musician Dante Diablo on his EP ''Blood, Gore, & Other Delights'' due in 2021.Spanish Flea
"Spanish Flea" is a popular song written by Julius Wechter in the 1960s with lyrics by his wife Cissy Wechter. The original version was recorded by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Cover versions of the song have been recorded by dozens of art ...
", a song taken from the TJB's next album '' Going Places'', was used as the theme for the bachelor.
Up until this album, Alpert had used Los Angeles area studio musicians to back him on his records. On this album, eventual members of the Tijuana Brass ( John Pisano, guitar and Bob Edmondson, trombone) were featured as well as elite session musicians from the Wrecking Crew: Hal Blaine (drums), Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye (née Smith, born March 24, 1935) is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years.
Kaye began play ...
(electric bass), Chuck Berghofer (double bass), and Russell Bridges (who would later become famous in his own right as Leon Russell
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and ...
). With the success of ''Whipped Cream & Other Delights'' came huge demands for concert appearances. It was at this time that Alpert formed the public version of the Tijuana Brass which included: Pisano, Edmondson, Nick Ceroli
Nicholas Mathew Ceroli (December 22, 1939 – August 11, 1985) was an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Ceroli was born in Niles, Ohio, United States. He did a tour of Central and South America in 1963 with Ray Anthony, and that same year ...
(drums), Pat Senatore (bass), Tonni Kalash (trumpet), Lou Pagani (piano) as well as Julius Wechter
Julius Wechter (May 10, 1935 – February 1, 1999) was an American musician and composer who played the marimba and vibraphone. He also played various percussion instruments. He composed the song "Spanish Flea" for Herb Alpert and was leader of The ...
on marimba and vibes (studio only).
A remix
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of the album was released in 2006 on the Shout Factory label with model Bree Condon "clothed" on the cover in a similar fashion to the original.
The album is seen briefly in the movie '' The Big Lebowski'' when the Dude is looking through Maude's record collection. It is also seen in '' The Boondock Saints'' when Rocco frantically gathers his possessions after killing three associates in a diner. It is seen among other period albums early in '' The Honeymoon Killers'', and can also be spotted in the living room of the Weir household in multiple episodes of '' Freaks and Geeks''.
Chart positions
References
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1965 albums
Herb Alpert albums
A&M Records albums
Albums produced by Jerry Moss
Albums produced by Herb Alpert
Albums recorded at Gold Star Studios