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Whipped Cream (song)

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"Whipped Cream"
Single by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
from the album Whipped Cream & Other Delights
B-side"Last Mananitas"
ReleasedFebruary 1965
Recorded1964
GenrePop
Length2:33
LabelA&M Records
Songwriter(s)Allen Toussaint
Producer(s)Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass singles chronology
"The Mexican Shuffle"
(1964)
"Whipped Cream"
(1965)
"A Taste of Honey"
(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, a pseudonym utilizing the first names of his parents, 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.[1]

Chart history

Chart (1965) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 99
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 68
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 13
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 85

References

  1. ^ Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (2005). Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed. Routledge. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X