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Greatest Hits is a 1970 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. It was the group's first compilation album, with all selections coming from its first five albums. The album was released a few months after Alpert had disbanded the group.
A number of songs written or co-written by Alpert during the following two years became Top 20 hits, including "Baby Talk" by Jan and Dean and "Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke. [19] In 1960, he began his recording career as a vocalist at RCA Records under the name of Dore Alpert. [ 9 ]
Each volume contained the prominent works of a selected A&M artist. Volume 1 was the hits of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Tracks ranged from their first single, "The Lonely Bull" in 1962, to "Jerusalem" in 1971. All tracks were originally produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss.
Alpert, now 88, has not slowed down over the last decade, touring with his wife and releasing nine albums, including his 49th studio album last year. Herb Alpert speaks about his music career ...
South of the Border enjoyed sustained popularity. It appeared on the Billboard Top LPs chart for a total of 163 weeks. For the week ending May 21, 1966, South of the Border, at No. 17, was one of five Tijuana Brass albums listed in the top 20 of Billboard Magazine’s chart of Top LP’s.
"Tijuana Taxi" and "Spanish Flea" were included as part of the "Carmen" medley on the Herb Alpert's Ninth album. The B-side of the "Taxi" single, "Zorba the Greek", was edited for length and was augmented by live-concert sound effects. "A Walk in the Black Forest" was a cover of a better-known version of the song that same year by Horst Jankowski.
The song was later re-published (citing significant changes) on April 15, 1968, as "This Guy's in Love with You" which was a week before Alpert appeared in a pre-recorded music video singing the song on his TV special The Beat of the Brass. Herb Alpert released his single "This Guy's in Love with You" with the revised lyrics in May of 1968.
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