Herb Alpert – Whipped Cream and Other Delights (180g Vinyl LP)

Remastered from the Original Master Tapes in Celebration of the Album’s 50th Anniversary!

Herb Alpert has over five decades of unprecedented breakthroughs as an artist, record executive and philanthropist. 50 years ago, Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass released the iconic album, Whipped Cream & Other Delights. In celebration of its momentous anniversary, this classic of American pop music is once again available on vinyl, remastered from the original master tapes and sounding better than ever on 180-gram LP. Reissue packaging also includes the artwork from the original 1965 release.

Whipped Cream & Other Delights was the best-selling album by Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass, spending 8 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Charts and an incredible 41 weeks in the Top 40. It features the #1 single “A Taste Of Honey,” which won three Grammy Awards and the title track, which became famous as the theme song for The Dating Game. Not to mention the eye-catching cover, which defined the era as much as the music on Whipped Cream did.

A 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Herb Alpert’s albums have sold over 72 million copies, he’s won nine Grammys and received the 2012 National Medal of Arts from President Obama. Alpert also co-founded A&M Records in 1962 and headed the label for thirty years. In that time he mentored generations of pop icons, from The Carpenters and Cat Stevens to Sting and Janet Jackson.

1. A Taste Of Honey
2. Green Peppers
3. Tangerine
4. Bittersweet Samba
5. Lemon Tree
6. Whipped Cream
7. Love Potion #9
8. El Garbanzo
9. Ladyfingers
10. Butterball
11. Peanuts
12. Lollipops And Roses