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Rise by Herb Alpert

Artist Biography For Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert Born March 31 1935 Was The Founder And Frontman For The Instrumental Group The Tijuana Brass. Yet His Most Notable Achievment On The Billboard Charts Was As A Solo Artist. He Is The Only Artist To Hit #1 On A Vocal Track "This Guy's In Love With You" And An Instrumental "Rise". Alpert's Musical Accomplishments Include Five Number One Hits Twenty-Eight Albums On The Billboard Charts Eight Grammy Awards Fourteen Platinum Albums And Fifteen Gold Albums. As Of 1996 Alpert Had Sold 72 Million Albums Worldwide. He Was Also The Founder Along With Jerry Moss Of The Legendary Artist-Oriented Record Label A&M Records. A Couple Of The Greatest Artists Of The 60's And 70's That He Got To Shine On A&M Records Were The Carpenters And Natalie Cole.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Rise

"Rise" Is An Instrumental Written By Andy Armer And Randy 'Badazz' Alpert And First Recorded By Trumpeter Herb Alpert. The Instrumental Track Was Included On Alpert's Solo Album Rise And Released As A Single In 1979. It Reached Number One On The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 In October Of That Year And Remained In The Top Position For Two Weeks. Herb Alpert Thus Became The First And Only Artist To Reach The Top Of The Hot 100 With A Vocal Performance "This Guy's In Love With You" 1968 As Well As An Instrumental Performance. "Rise" Was Also Successful On Other Charts Peaking At Number Four On The R&B Chart Number 17 On The Disco Chart And Spending One Week Atop The Adult Contemporary Chart. The Recording Also Received A Grammy Award For Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Songwriters Andy Armer And Randy 'Badazz' Alpert Were Both Nominated For A Grammy Award For Best Instrumental Composition. A Sample Of "Rise" Is The Entire Musical Groove Of The 1997 Number-One Worldwide Hit Song "Hypnotize" Recorded By The Notorious B.I.G. And Co-Produced By Sean "Puffy" Combs.

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