Whipped Cream (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Whipped Cream
| cover = Whipped_Cream_-_Herb_Alpert_&_the_Tijuana_Brass.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
| album = Whipped Cream & Other Delights
| B-side = Last Mananitas
| released = February 1965
| recorded = 1964
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 2:33
| label = A&M Records
| writer = Allen Toussaint
| producer = Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss
| prev_title = The Mexican Shuffle
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = A Taste of Honey
| next_year = 1965
}}
"Whipped Cream" is an instrumental most famously recorded by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. It is the title track of their 1965 LP, Whipped Cream & Other Delights, and was released as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Allen Toussaint under the pen name of Naomi Neville (after his mother), and originally recorded by The Stokes.
Alpert's recording of "Whipped Cream" became a hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (#68) and Adult Contemporary chart (#13). It was also a minor hit in Australia. It later was used as part of the music for the ABC television show The Dating Game.Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=jFKsR0K82hYC&pg=PT18 Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed]. Routledge. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
Personnel
According to the AFM contract, the following people played on the track.{{cite web |url=https://www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/afmcontracts/Alpert+TJB_WhippedCream.pdf |title=Phonograph Recording Contract |publisher=American Federation of Musicians |website=The Wrecking Crew |accessdate=December 29, 2022}}
- Herb Alpert
- Frank DeVito
- Carol Kaye
- Ervan Coleman
- Bob Edmondson
- Richard Leith
- Pete Jolly
- William Green
- David Alpert
- Virgil Evans
- Don Ralke
Chart history
class="wikitable sortable" |
align="left"|Chart (1965)
!align="left"|Peak |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)
| style="text-align:center;"|99 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}
| style="text-align:center;"|68 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
| style="text-align:center;"|13 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100
| style="text-align:center;"|85 |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|pp4hXEm0Ses|Listen to "Whipped Cream"}}
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Category:Songs written by Allen Toussaint
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