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''North on South St.'' is a hip-hop influenced album by
Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...
released in 1991 and his last vinyl release on
A&M Records A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...
before he released ''Midnight Sun'' (available on CD and cassette only) in 1992. The album was a commercial success and produced two singles: "Jump Street" and "North on South St." Both of the singles had a video, yet "North on South St." got a bit of popularity because the video was featured on
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several years later. There was a promotional plastic compass that was created as a marketing advertisement piece to commemorate the album release.


Track listing

# "Jump Street" ( Greg Smith,
Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...
) - 4:47 # "It's the Last Dance" (Herb Alpert, Greg Smith) - 4:37 # "Passion Lady" (Troy Staton, Herb Alpert, Marc Jay Goodman, Mike Schlesinger) - 4:47 # "North on South St." (Herb Alpert, Greg Smith) - 3:37 # "Paradise 25" (Robert Jerald, Herb Alpert) - 4:21 # "Na Na Na" (Greg Smith, Herb Alpert) - 4:16 # "Funky Reggae" (Jimmy B, Herb Alpert) - 4:51 # "Where's Tommy?" (Herb Alpert, Jimmy B,
Eddie del Barrio Eduardo Gutiérrez del Barrio, known professionally as Eddie del Barrio, is an Argentinian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pianist. He is a founding member of the jazz fusion band Caldera. He has collaborated with Earth, Wind & Fire, Stan Get ...
) - 4:01 # "City Terrace" (Herb Alpert, Greg Smith) - 4:11 # "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" (Herb Alpert) - 5:09


Critical reception

Shelly Weiss of Cashbox praised the album as “the tightest, most finely crafted quality album I've heard all year… across-the-board appeal, and will get the street crowd as well as the yuppies..”


Personnel

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Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...
– all trumpets, voice (4), drum programming (8, 10), keyboards (10) * Greg Smith – keyboards (1, 10), programming (1, 2, 4, 6, 9), guitars (1), bass (1) * Joe Rotondi, Jr. – acoustic piano (1, 5, 7), acoustic piano solo (3) * Troy Staton – keyboard programming (3), bass and drum programming (3) * Marc J. Goodman – additional keyboards (3), interlude solos (3) * Michael Schlesinger – synthesizer programming (3) * Robert Jerald – programming (5) *
Eddie del Barrio Eduardo Gutiérrez del Barrio, known professionally as Eddie del Barrio, is an Argentinian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pianist. He is a founding member of the jazz fusion band Caldera. He has collaborated with Earth, Wind & Fire, Stan Get ...
– keyboards (8, 10), bass (8), strings (10) * Kenny McCloud – guitars (7), drum programming (10) * Anthony Sapp – bass (7) * Jimmy "B" Bakker – drum programming (7) * Chris Boyd – drum programming (8) * Steve Smith – drum programming (8) * Kevin Ricard – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10) * Brenda Andrews – sampled voice (8) Voices on "Funky Reggae" * Jimmy B, Stayce Branché, Karen "K-Dean" Cover, Karime Harris, Michelle James, Janeen Jewett, Vatrena King, Lynette Lewis and Linda Williams


Production

* Chris Boyd – executive producer * Herb Alpert – producer * Greg Smith – producer (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10) * Troy Staton – producer (3) * Robert Jerald – producer (5) * Jimmy B – producer (7) * Eddie del Barrio – producer (8) * Steve Smith – producer (8), engineer, remixing * Mike Baumgartner – assistant engineer * Michael Morongell – remixing, technical advisor * Tom Hardisty – remix assistant *
Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance- ...
– mastering at
Bernie Grundman Mastering Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...
(Hollywood, California) * Chuck Beeson – art direction, design * Caroline Greyshock – photography * Kip Cohen – management direction


References

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