Warm (Herb Alpert album) explained

Warm
Type:studio
Artist:Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Cover:File:Album_cover_for_'Warm'_by_Herb_Alpert_&_The_Tijuana_Brass.jpg
Released:June 1969
Genre:Easy Listening, Pop
Length:33:54
Label:A&M
Producer:Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss
Prev Title:Christmas Album
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:The Brass Are Comin'
Next Year:1969

Warm is a 1969 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. It reached number 28 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Background

Warm was a vast departure from previous Tijuana Brass albums and featured much slower-paced songs, leaning more toward a Brazilian type of sound. At this point in his career, Alpert had grown tired of the band's previous style of music, feeling that it was repetitive, and wanted to try a different direction.[1]

The opening track, "The Sea Is My Soil", is among the longest songs ever released by the Tijuana Brass at four and a half minutes, while two songs on the album feature lead vocals by Alpert ("Without Her" and "To Wait for Love"), all of which were released as singles.

Critical reception

In his review for Allmusic, music critic Richard S. Ginell called the album mellow, richly textured, but noted it "couldn't crack the Top 20, for the Brass' cross-generational appeal was fading fast."

Track listing

TrackTitleComposersTime
1The Sea Is My SoilDory Caymmi, Nelson Mota4:30
2Without HerHarry Nilsson3:24
3MarjorineSol Lake3:06
4Girl TalkNeal Hefti, Bobby Troup2:54
5Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-DaJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney1:59
6ZazueiraJorge Ben3:14
7The ContinentalHerb Magidson, Con Conrad2:07
8Pretty WorldAntonio Adolfo, Tiberio Gaspar, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman3:46
9WarmJulius Wechter2:33
10To Wait for LoveBurt Bacharach, Hal David2:59
11SandboxJohn Pisano3:24

Notes and References

  1. Oney. Steve. Herb Alpert: Always In Tune. Los Angeles Magazine. May 1, 2011.