North on South St.

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North on South St.
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Studio album by
Released1991
Studio A&M Studios (Hollywood, California); Soundworks West (Los Angeles, California).
Genre R&B
Length44:37
Label A&M
Producer Herb Alpert, Greg Smith, Robert Jerald, Jimmy B, Troy Staton, Eddie del Barrio, Steve Smith
Herb Alpert chronology
My Abstract Heart
(1989)
North on South St.
(1991)
Midnight Sun
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Jump Street" (Greg Smith, Herb Alpert) - 4:47
  2. "It's the Last Dance" (Herb Alpert, Greg Smith) - 4:37
  3. "Passion Lady" (Troy Staton, Herb Alpert, Marc Jay Goodman, Mike Schlesinger) - 4:47
  4. "North on South St." (Herb Alpert, Greg Smith) - 3:37
  5. "Paradise 25" (Robert Jerald, Herb Alpert) - 4:21
  6. "Na Na Na" (Greg Smith, Herb Alpert) - 4:16
  7. "Funky Reggae" (Jimmy B, Herb Alpert) - 4:51
  8. "Where's Tommy?" (Herb Alpert, Jimmy B, Eddie del Barrio) - 4:01
  9. "City Terrace" (Herb Alpert, Greg Smith) - 4:11
  10. "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" (Herb Alpert) - 5:09

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

Voices on "Funky Reggae"

Production

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References

  1. Ginell, Richard S. "North on South St". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. Weiss, Shelly (March 23, 1991). "Music Publishing" (PDF). Cashbox.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)