Rise (Herb Alpert song)
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| "Rise" | ||
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| Single by Herb Alpert | ||
| from the album Rise | ||
| Released | 1979 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 7:35 | |
| Label | A&M Records | |
| Writer(s) | Andy Armer, Randy Badazz | |
| Producer(s) | Herb Alpert, Randy Badazz | |
| Chart positions | ||
"Rise" is a song written by Andy Armer and Randy Badazz, and recorded by trumpeter Herb Alpert. The instrumental track was included on Alpert's solo album Rise and released as a single in 1979. It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October of that year and remained in the top position for two weeks. Herb Alpert thus became the first (and only) artist to reach the top of the Hot 100 with a vocal performance ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968) as well as an instrumental performance.
The recording also received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
[edit] Trivia
- Longtime fans of the daytime soap opera General Hospital will probably best remember the song being played in the background during the controversial October 1979 scenes in which Luke raped Laura (see Luke and Laura Spencer).
- A sample of "Rise" is used heavily in the production of the 1997 song "Hypnotize", recorded by The Notorious B.I.G. and co-produced by his close friend Sean "Puffy" Combs.
| Preceded by "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single October 20, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Pop Muzik" by M |
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note added by www.dancetech.com - the track was an underground club hit at the end of the 70's when club deejays played the 33rpm album track at 45rpm - When the commercial stations heard about it they started to play the track, but at the 33rpm speed which was quite funny.
