Release – Herb Alpert has shared a new single “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” ahead of the release next week of his 50th studio album, aptly titled 50.
The Elvis Presley favorite serves as the oldest composition on Alpert’s new album. Written in 1927, “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” embodies everything Alpert looks for in a song, which he called, “Simple and striking at the same time.”
Alpert gives the melody the most space of any on the album; his trumpet line cuts through, stark and intimate, over a bed of piano and synthesized strings.
The album 50 will mark a milestone in Alpert’s storied 6-decade music career, and will also commemorate another significant landmark as it celebrates 50 years of marriage to his wife, collaborator, and touring partner, Lani Hall.
“I am fortunate to still be exploring and having fun making music,” Alpert said. “When I first started recording, I had a 1-track wire recorder. Today I make music using digital recording with unlimited recording tracks. The one thing, for me, that has always remained the same, no matter one-track, two-tracks or 100 tracks, is that it is always about finding a great song or melody. A great song or melody recorded on one-track will always be a great song.”
Check out Herb Alpert’s version of ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’ here: