Performance · Production
Herb Alpert
real name Herbert Alpert
Los Angeles, United States · b. 1935-03-31
Herb Alpert is credited on 5,412 releases across 847 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
5,412
Credits
847
Albums
8
Decades active
788
In collections
Biography
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American trumpeter, vocalist, composer, band leader and producer.
Married to Lani Hall (1973), father of (had with Sharon Mae Lubin).
Co-founder of A&M Records with partner Jerry Moss in 1962.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 (Lifetime Achievement).
Born March 31, 1935, Los Angeles, California
Note: For "Rise" or songs that sample it, songwriting credit R. Alpert refers to Randy Alpert, Herb's nephew.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
5,412 releases · 847 albums · active 1957–2025
- Performance · 5,023
- Production · 3,491
- Other credits · 482
- Engineering · 69
Studios: Gold Star Studios · A&M Studios · Sunset Sound · Western Recorders
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Whipped Cream & Other Delights
1965

Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
1965

!!Going Places!!
1965

What Now My Love
1966

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
1989

The Best Of Sam Cooke
1962

South Of The Border
1964

Surfin' Safari
1962

Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
2003

Rise
1979

Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
1966

The Lonely Bull
1962

National Lampoon's Animal House (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978

S.R.O.
1966

Greatest Hits
1970

Fool On The Hill
1968

Equinox
1967

Look Around
1968

Number Ones
2009

Christmas Album
1968

A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
1991

Rat In The Kitchen
1986

The Beat Of The Brass
1968

Herb Alpert's Ninth
1967
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