The Beat of the Brass

Studio album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Released

May 1968

Recorded

1968

Genre

Jazz, easy listening, pop

Label

A&M
A&M SP4146

Producer

Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass chronology

Herb Alpert's Ninth
(1967)

The Beat of the Brass
(1968)

Christmas Album
(1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Beat of the Brass is the tenth album release by the popular 1960s instrumental group Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. The album was released on the heels of a television special by the same title (telecast April 22, 1968 over CBS). Tom Mankiewicz, who wrote the special, also provided two paragraphs of liner notes for the album. Explaining the concept behind the album, Mankiewicz writes, "The beat of America is more than a musical experience. It finds its pulse and rhythms in the very life of the country: the crack of a bat against a baseball, the spinning wheels and pounding machinery of a modern factory, a swinging crowd in New Orleans at Mardi Gras, a saddle twisting desperately against his rider..."^[2]

It includes Alpert's only major vocal hit, "This Guy's In Love With You", which became an overnight success due to its inclusion during the special, in a sequence featuring Herb and his (first) wife, Sharon.

The album was reissued by Shout! Factory on August 16, 2005.

Track listing

Side one

"Monday, Monday" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) - 3:08
"A Beautiful Friend" (Sol Lake) - 3:16
"Cabaret" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) - 2:38
"Panama" (Julius Wechter) - 3:36
"Belz Mein Shtetele Belz (My Home Town)" (J. Jacobs, Alex Olshanetsky) - 2:14
"Talk to the Animals" (Leslie Bricusse) - 2:14

Side two

"Slick" (Herb Alpert, John Pisano) - 3:29
"She Touched Me" (Sol Lake) - 2:58
"Thanks for the Memory" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) - 2:05
"The Robin" (John Pisano) - 2:22
"This Guy's In Love With You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David, arranged by Bacharach) - 3:55

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1968	Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200)	1

Preceded by Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel	Billboard 200 number-one album July 27 - August 9, 1968	Succeeded by Wheels of Fire by Cream

Herb Alpert

Members	Herb Alpert (Trumpet/Vocals) John Pisano (electric guitar) Lou Pagani (piano) Nick Ceroli (drums) Pat Senatore (bass guitar) Tonni Kalash (trumpet) Bob Edmondson (trombone)

Albums	The Lonely Bull (1962) Volume 2 (1963) South of the Border (1964) Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965) Going Places (1965) What Now My Love (1966) S.R.O. (1966) Sounds Like... (1967) Herb Alpert's Ninth (1967) The Beat of the Brass (1968) Christmas Album (1968) Warm (1969) The Brass Are Comin' (1969) Summertime (1971) You Smile - The Song Begins (1974) Coney Island (1975) Just You and Me (1976) Herb Alpert/Hugh Masekela (1978) Main Event Live! (1978) Rise (1979) Beyond (1980) Magic Man (1981) Fandango (1982) Blow Your Own Horn / Noche De Amor (1983) Bullish / Bravio (1984) Wild Romance (1985) Keep Your Eye On Me (1987) Under a Spanish Moon (1988) My Abstract Heart (1989) North on South St. (1991) Midnight Sun (1992) Second Wind (1996) Passion Dance (1997) Colors (1999) Lost Treasures (2005) Whipped Cream & Other Delights Rewhipped (2006) Rise (reissue) (2007) Anything Goes (2009) I Feel You (2011) Steppin' Out (2013)

Compilations	Greatest Hits (1970) Solid Brass (1972) Foursider (1973) A Treasury of the Award-Winning Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass plus selections from the Baja Marimba Band (1974) Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1977) Classics Volume 1 (1986) Classics Volume 20 (1987) The Very Best of Herb Alpert (1991) Definitive Hits (2001)

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Mankiewicz, Tom. The Beat of the Brass (Liner Notes) 1968.

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