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North on South St. is a hip-hop influenced album by Herb Alpert released in 1991 and his last vinyl release on A&M Records 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 Beavis and Butt-head 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)
- "It's the Last Dance" (Herb Alpert, Greg Smith)
- "Passion Lady" (Troy Staton, Herb Alpert, Marc Jay Goodman, Mike Schlesinger)
- "North on South St." (Herb Alpert, Greg Smith)
- "Paradise 25" (Robert Jerald, Herb Alpert)
- "Na Na Na" (Greg Smith, Herb Alpert)
- "Funky Reggae" (Jimmy B, Herb Alpert)
- "Where's Tommy?" (Herb Alpert, Jimmy B, Eddie Del Barrio)
- "City Terrace" (Herb Alpert, Greg Smith)
- "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" (Herb Alpert)
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..” [2]
Personnel
- Herb Alpert – trumpet, vocals
- Greg Smith – keyboards, programming, sampling
- Marc Jay Goodman – keyboards
- Joe Rotondi – piano
- Kenny McCloud – guitar
- Eddie Del Barrio – bass guitar, keyboards
- Anthony Sapp – bass guitar
- Kevin Ricard – percussion
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