Whipped Cream & Other Delights – HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS*****

A Taste Of Honey/Green Peppers/Tangerine/Bittersweet Samba/Lemon Tree/Whipped Cream/Love Potion No. 9/ El Garbanzo/Ladyfingers/Butterball/Peanuts/Lollipops & Roses

Herb Alpert's fourth album Whipped Cream & Other Delights is best remembered for its alluring cover. It was a massive success, topping the US album charts for eight weeks during its three year run. Includes the US No. 7 single A Taste Of Honey. During the next three years Alpert & The Brass would be on a roll and could do no wrong with American record buyers. (US:1 UK:2)

"1965's Whipped Cream & Other Delights transformed Herb Alpert & The Tijuana into bona fide superstars, spending an incredible eight straight weeks at the top of the charts. The album was not only memorable for its music, but for the iconic cover art which featured model Dolores Erickson strategically swathed in whipped cream."

"Way back in the '60s, you couldn't go through anyone's record collection without finding a copy of this album. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass had taken the country by storm, and this was the album that helped them do it."

"The album cover must be one of the most memorable ever and the music lives up to the promise of the title."

"Back in the mid 1960s, when most easy listening was orchestral swill, A & M Records co-founder Herb Alpert released Whipped Cream & Other Delights. With its clipped, cheerful trumpet motifs and flavours of jazz and Spanish pop, Herb Alpert created music that was both easy to listen to and full of substance. These jaunty treats hold up well today due to their unaffected sense of fun and their indelible bounce."

"I have always loved Herb Alpert's music because it managed, to be both very simple and complex at the same time. One might think the tunes are simple trumpet tunes, uncomplicated, and maybe unchallenging, but there seems to be quite a bit going on. I'm sure a great many people bought the album for the cover, but soon discovered there's a treasure trove of excellent music inside. His version of A Taste Of Honey is a delight and so are the rest of the tracks."