- Going Places (Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass album)
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Going Places 
Studio album by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Released October, 1965 Genre Jazz; Instrumental pop Label A&M Producer Herb Alpert; Jerry Moss Professional reviews Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass chronology Whipped Cream and Other Delights
(1965)Going Places
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(1966)Going Places is the fifth album by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass and, along with their prior album, Whipped Cream and Other Delights, is one of their most popular releases. It was released by A&M Records on all formats: LP, 8-track, cassette, open reel and eventually CD, and was reissued in 2005 by the Shout!Factory label as part of the Herb Alpert Signature Series.
The song "Spanish Flea", composed by Alpert's friend and fellow mariachi band leader Julius Wechter, was one of several Brass tunes that saw regular use on "The Dating Game".
The single version of "Tijuana Taxi" had more of the bicycle-horn sound effects than the album version did. "Tijuana Taxi" and "Spanish Flea" would both be reprised as part of the "Carmen" medley in Herb Alpert's Ninth. The B-side of the "Taxi" single, "Zorba the Greek," was edited for length and had live-concert sound effects added.
"A Walk in the Black Forest" was a cover of a better-known version of the song that same year, produced by Ferrante & Teicher. That same track would briefly serve two years later as the theme of a short-lived game show, Reach for the Stars. The Piggly Wiggly supermarket chain also used it as a theme for its TV commercials.
The group's title reverted to its original name for this album, after its second, third and fourth albums had been listed as "Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass". While the first four Tijuana Brass albums had been done by Alpert backed by studio musicians, demands for live appearances had dictated that Alpert put together an actual touring band. The songs on this album are a mixture of sessions featuring Alpert's touring band and other session musicians, according to the liner notes in the Shout!Factory CD release.
The touring band members were: John Pisano (guitar), Nick Ceroli (drums), Lou Pagani (piano), Bob Edmondson (trombone), Pat Senatore (bass), and Tonni Kalash (trumpet). Marimbaist/percussionist Julius Wechter also played on all of the group's albums.
The album continued the band's trend of containing mostly pop instrumentals along with a few Mexican-themed tunes.
Track listing
- "Tijuana Taxi" (Ervan Coleman) – 2:05
- "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman) – 1:59
- "More And More Amor" (Sol Lake) – 2:44
- "Spanish Flea" (Julius Wechter) – 2:07
- "Mae" (Riz Ortolani) – 2:27
- "3rd Man Theme" (Anton Karas) – 2:28
- "Walk, Don't Run" (Johnny Smith) – 1:50
- "Felicia" (John Pisano) – 2:45
- "And the Angels Sing" (Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman) – 2:34
- "Cinco De Mayo" (Chris Montez) – 2:15
- "A Walk In The Black Forest" (Horst Jankowski) – 1:48
- "Zorba The Greek" (Mikis Theodorakis) – 4:25
Chart positions
Year Chart Position 1966 Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) 1 1967 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart Preceded by
Rubber Soul by The BeatlesBillboard 200 number-one album
March 5 - March 11, 1966
April 16 - May 20, 1966Succeeded by
Ballads of The Green Berets
by SSgt. Barry SadlerPreceded by
Revolver by The BeatlesAustralian Kent Music Report number-one album
April 8 - August 4, 1967Succeeded by
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by The BeatlesMembers Herb Alpert (Trumpet/Vocals) • John Pisano (electric guitar) • Lou Pagani (piano) • Nick Ceroli (drums) • Pat Senatore (bass guitar) • Tonni Kalash (trumpet) • Bob Edmondson (trombone)Albums The Lonely Bull (1962) • Volume 2 (1963) • South of the Border (1964) • Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965) • Going Places (1965) • What Now My Love (1966) • S.R.O. (1966) • Sounds Like... (1967) • Herb Alpert's Ninth (1967) • The Beat of the Brass (1968) • Christmas Album (1968) • Warm (1969) • The Brass Are Comin' (1969) • Summertime (1971) • You Smile - The Song Begins (1974) • Coney Island (1975) • Just You and Me (1976) • Herb Alpert/Hugh Masekela (1978) • Main Event Live! (1978) • Rise (1979) • Beyond (1980) • Magic Man (1981) • Fandango (1982) • Blow Your Own Horn / Noche De Amor (1983) • Bullish / Bravio (1984) • Wild Romance (1985) • Keep Your Eye On Me (1987) • Under a Spanish Moon (1988) • My Abstract Heart (1989) • North on South St. (1991) • Midnight Sun (1992) • Second Wind (1996) • Passion Dance (1997) • Colors (1999) • Lost Treasures (2005) • Whipped Cream & Other Delights Rewhipped (2006) • Rise (reissue) (2007)Compilations Greatest Hits (1970) • Solid Brass (1972) • Foursider (1973) • A Treasury of the Award-Winning Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass plus selections from the Baja Marimba Band (1974) • Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1977) • Classics Volume 1 (1986) • Classics Volume 20 (1987) The Very Best of Herb Alpert (1991) Definitive Hits (2001)Categories:- 1960s album stubs
- 1965 albums
- Herb Alpert albums
- A&M Records albums
- Albums produced by Herb Alpert
- Albums produced by Jerry Moss
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