Warm (Herb Alpert album)

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

Warm
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1969
GenreEasy Listening, Pop
Length33:54
LabelA&M
ProducerHerb Alpert, Jerry Moss
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass chronology
Christmas Album
(1968)
Warm
(1969)
The Brass Are Comin'
(1969)

Background

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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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

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."[2]

Track listing

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Track Title Composers Time
1 The Sea Is My Soil Dory Caymmi, Nelson Mota 4:30
2 Without Her Harry Nilsson 3:24
3 Marjorine Sol Lake 3:06
4 Girl Talk Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup 2:54
5 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da John Lennon, Paul McCartney 1:59
6 Zazueira Jorge Ben 3:14
7 The Continental Herb Magidson, Con Conrad 2:07
8 Pretty World Antonio Adolfo, Tiberio Gaspar, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman 3:46
9 Warm Julius Wechter 2:33
10 To Wait for Love Burt Bacharach, Hal David 2:59
11 Sandbox John Pisano 3:24

References

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  1. ^ Oney, Steve (May 1, 2011). "Herb Alpert: Always In Tune". Los Angeles Magazine.
  2. ^ a b Ginell, Richard. "Warm > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.