The Brass Are Comin' is a 1969 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, the group's 13th release and its last album before disbanding in December 1969. It was the first of the group's albums to not achieve gold certification. However, the album reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[1]
| The Brass Are Comin' | ||||
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| Released | October 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop, easy listening | |||
| Length | 33:35 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss | |||
| Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass chronology | ||||
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Background
editUnlike the previous Warm album, which featured much slower-paced songs leaning more toward a Brazilian sound, The Brass Are Comin' is characterized by a western theme with faster-paced songs. "Good Morning, Mr. Sunshine" became one of the most recognized Tijuana Brass songs from the album, and it was among the last Mexican-flavored songs recorded by the group.[2] After completing this album and the subsequent television special, the group embarked on a European tour that marked the last public performances of the original band.[3]
The album spawned a television special by the same name that aired on NBC on October 29, 1969.[4] Clips from the special can be seen on the album's double-fold cover.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
In his review for Allmusic, music critic Richard S. Ginell wrote "...stretches of this record reveal a tired group and a leader whose trumpet has lost much of its old zip. Even so, as on all TJB albums, there are several gems."[5]
Track listing
edit| Track | Title | Composers | Time |
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| 1 | The Brass Are Comin' (The Little Train of Caipra) | Villa Lobos | 2:06 |
| 2 | Good Morning, Mr. Sunshine | Alexander F. Roth, Irving Mills | 2:36 |
| 3 | Country Lake | Sol Lake | 2:56 |
| 4 | I'll Be Back | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:15 |
| 5 | Moon River | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | 2:55 |
| 6 | The Maltese Melody | Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein | 2:13 |
| 7 | Sunny | Bobby Hebb | 3:11 |
| 8 | I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) | Johnny Mercer | 2:38 |
| 9 | Anna | F. Giordano, R. Vatro, William Engvick | 2:39 |
| 10 | Robbers and Cops | Julius Wechter | 2:13 |
| 11 | Moments | John Pisano | 2:43 |
| 12 | You Are My Life | Peter Sarstedt | 3:23 |
References
edit- ^ "The Brass Are Comin'". Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Discography. Retrieved June 28, 2005.
- ^ "The Brass Are Comin'". Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Discography. Retrieved June 28, 2005.
- ^ Oney, Steve (May 1, 2011). "Herb Alpert: Always In Tune". Los Angeles Magazine.
- ^ "Television October 31, 1969". Time. October 31, 1969. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard. "The Brass Are Comin' > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 2, 2021.