| Whipped Cream | |
| Cover: | Whipped_Cream_-_Herb_Alpert_&_the_Tijuana_Brass.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
| Album: | Whipped Cream & Other Delights |
| B-Side: | Last Mananitas |
| Released: | February 1965 |
| Recorded: | 1964 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 2:33 |
| Label: | A&M Records |
| Producer: | Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss |
| Prev Title: | The Mexican Shuffle |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | A Taste of Honey |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
"Whipped Cream" is an instrumental most famously recorded by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. It is the title track of their 1965 LP, Whipped Cream & Other Delights, and was released as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Allen Toussaint under the pen name of Naomi Neville (after his mother), and originally recorded by The Stokes.
Alpert's recording of "Whipped Cream" became a hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (#68) and Adult Contemporary chart (#13). It was also a minor hit in Australia. It later was used as part of the music for the ABC television show The Dating Game.[1]
According to the AFM contract, the following people played on the track.[2]
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 99 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 68 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 13 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 85 |