Release – Herb Alpert, the legendary musician, artist, record label executive and philanthropist, has announced a special 60th Anniversary Edition of his seminal album “Whipped Cream & Other Delights” which will release on April 25th, 2025.
The album is regarded as one of the most popular and influential albums in American music and will get a special vinyl picture disc release featuring the iconic and enduring album cover image that has been imprinted in the collective consciousness of pop culture for decades.
The album has been remastered from its original analog tapes and will be pressed on high quality, 180-gram vinyl. Listeners will revisit some of Alpert’s biggest hits, including “Whipped Cream,”“Lollipops and Roses,” “Ladyfingers,” and “A Taste of Honey,” which won the GRAMMY for Record Of The Year upon the album’s original release.
Pre-Order Whipped Cream & Other Delights (60th Anniversary Edition) Vinyl HERE
“Sixty years ago in late February 1965, I went into Gold Star Recording Studio in Los Angeles to record what would become my 4th album, ‘Whipped Cream & Other Delights,’ Alpert said. “I never went in with the thought of making an iconic album that people would still be listening to in 2025.
“I approached the making of this album as I do every single time that I record, which is to find great songs that touch me and to then work with really great musicians that can help paint the picture and create the vibe and feel that I am looking for,” he said. “I have always made music for my own enjoyment. The album’s collection of songs touched me and I remember listening in the studio to the final mixes as they were being sequenced into the final album form and thinking, ‘I really love this.’ And, who knew the album cover would be so iconic?”
Originally released in April 1965, “Whipped Cream & Other Delights” became an instant classic and spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Albums Chart in 1965 and three weeks at No. 1 in 1966. It was supplanted at No. 1 by Alpert’s follow-up albums “Going Places” and “What Now My Love” later that year. From November 1965 to November 1966, his albums held down the No. 1 spot on the Billboard album chart for 23 weeks.
The anniversary edition of “Whipped Cream & Other Delights“ arrives after Alpert recently reformed his iconic Tijuana Brass Band for the first time in over 40 years for a series of US tour dates this year. The tour kicked off earlier this month with sold out shows in Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky. Upcoming stops will include Detroit, Buffalo, Boston, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Denver, and more, with several shows already sold out and tickets going fast.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased HERE.
Last fall, Alpert marked another extraordinary milestone in his storied music career with the release of his 50th studio album titled “50.” The album also commemorates another significant landmark as it celebrates 50 years of marriage to his wife, collaborator, and touring partner, Lani Hall; their golden anniversary. The album “50” debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart, No. 17 on the Billboard Jazz Chart, and No. 1 on the Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and has continued to claim the top spot for three weeks in a row and counting.
Whipped Cream & Other Delights (60th Anniversary Edition) Track List:
SIDE ONE
01) A Taste of Honey
02) Green Peppers
03) Tangerine
04) Bittersweet Samba
05) Lemon Tree
06) Whipped Cream
SIDE TWO
07) Love Potion No. 9
08) El Garbanzo
09) Ladyfingers
10) Butterball
11) Peanuts
12) Lollipops and Roses
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights Tour Dates:
03/25 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre (sold out)
03/26 – Akron, OH @ Goodyear Theater (sold out)
03/28 – Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo State Performing Arts Center (sold out)
03/29 – Boston, MA @ Shubert Wang Theatre (sold out)
03/31 – New York, NY @ Jazz at Lincoln Center – Rose Theater (sold out)
04/01 – New York, NY @ Jazz at Lincoln Center – Rose Theater (sold out)
05/11 – Grand Rapids, MI @ DeVos Performance Hall (low ticket alert)
05/12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Byham Theater (sold out)
05/13 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
05/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Miller Theater (low ticket alert)
05/16 – Tysons, VA @ Capitol One Hall (sold out)
06/19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Capitol Theatre (low ticket alert)
06/20 – Las Vegas, NV @ Encore Theater at the Wynn (low ticket alert)
06/22 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
06/23 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Pikes Peak Center
08/01 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center for the Arts
08/02 – Dallas, TX @ Winspear Opera House
08/03 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Rose State College Performing Arts Center
08/05 – Kansas City, MO @ TBA
08/06 – St. Louis, MO @ Touhill PAC (low ticket alert)
08/07 – Carmel, IN @ The Palladium (low ticket alert)
08/09 – Chicago, IL @ Harris Theater (low ticket alert)
10/02 – Winnipeg, Canada @ TBA
10/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ TBA
10/05 – Sioux Falls, SD @ TBA
10/06 – Milwaukee, WI @ TBA
10/07 – Omaha, NE @ TBA
11/09 – Seattle, WA @ TBA
11/10 – Portland, OR @ TBA
11/12 – Santa Rosa, CA @ TBA
11/13 – Sacramento, CA @ TBA
11/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
ABOUT HERB ALPERT & THE HERB ALPERT FOUNDATION:
Alpert’s extraordinary musicianship has earned him 9 GRAMMY® Awards (the latest from his 2014 album Steppin’ Out), 15 Gold albums, 14 Platinum albums and has sold over 72 million records. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass propelled his sound into the pop music limelight, at one point outselling the Beatles two to one. Alpert has a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, and was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama in 2013. Alpert also has a second career as an abstract expressionist painter and sculptor with group and solo exhibitions around the United States and Europe.
As an industry leader, Alpert’s commitment to artists with personal vision guided A&M Records (with partner Jerry Moss) from a Hollywood garage operation into one of the most successful independent record labels in music history, with stars including Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, Cat Stevens, The Carpenters, Carole King, Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton, The Police and scores of others.
Through the Herb Alpert Foundation, Herb and Lani have dedicated their lives to philanthropy, funding programs that help bring creativity to young students and keep creativity alive for all the arts, for artists young and old, including jazz education and programs that teach compassion and well-being. May 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts celebrating the award’s history and its 174 awardees in music, dance, film, theatre, and visual arts. 2021 also brought the opening of the newly remodeled Harlem School of the Arts at the Herb Alpert Center, funded entirely by Herb and Lani Alpert. During the pandemic, the foundation dramatically increased its emergency funding to artists in need through organizations such as Chrysalis, the Jazz Foundation, the Good People’s Fund and Artists Relief.