On Friday, August 26, Herb Alpert released his latest single “Pata Pata,” the first song off his upcoming album Sunny Side Of The Street, set to be released Friday, September 30. The new song is an upbeat romp and new take on the 1967 Miriam Makeba song. When talking about his new song, Alpert said “If I can record something that makes me feel good and in the moment, then that’s a sign I’m doing something right. This recording gives me that feeling.”
Sunny Side Of The Street consists of 11 songs, containing gentle ballads like “Childhood” and “Time After Time” and covers of classic songs like “I’ll Remember You” (of Elvis Presley fame) and Louis Armstrong’s “Sunny Side Of The Street”. The album features six original compositions and was recorded with longtime collaborators Lani Hall, Jeff Lorber, Bill Cantos and more.
Alpert is one of the most accomplished artists in the music industry and has sold over 72 million records. He co-founded A&M Records, one of the most successful independent music labels in history and home to such artists as Janet Jackson, The Police, Cat Stevens and Peter Frampton. Alperts latest album, Over The Rainbow was released in October 2019 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz and Contemporary Jazz album charts.
Stream “Pata Pata” here.
Pre-order Sunny Side Of The Street here.
Sunny Side Of The Street track listing is as follows:
- Childhood
- Pata Pata
- Goo Goo Eyes
- I’ll Remember You
- Tickle Time
- Time After Time
- Sneaky Pete
- Going Out Of My Head
- Here She Comes
- Just A Dream Away
- Sunny Side of the Street
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