S.R.O. (album)
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| Studio album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | ||||
| Released | November 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, easy listening, pop | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss | |||
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S.R.O., issued in 1966, was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass' seventh album. It included work by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, as well as the band's cover of "Mame" (from the hit musical of the same name), one of the first TJB recordings to include vocals from Alpert, as he and the group sang the song's chorus in the middle of the otherwise-instrumental rendition. Released as a single, "Mame" reached the U.S. singles top 40, as did "The Work Song," which featured the "ping" sound effect of a hammer or a pickaxe hitting rocks or other solid objects. The album reached number 2 on the U.S. album chart.
S.R.O. means "Standing-room only".
"Bean Bag" became famous in the UK as the theme tune to the popular long-running game show It's a Knockout, as well as a prize cue for the game show The Guinness Game.
The Dixieland-inspired song "Wall Street Rag" from this album was not to be confused with the Scott Joplin song of the same name.
"For Carlos" was re-titled "Wind Song", which was covered by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.
The recording personnel for this album mirrors the album cover (excepting Julius Wechter, not pictured):
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