Personnel includes: Herb Alpert (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn); Abe Laboriel (acoustic guitar, bass); Tim May, Chris Pinnick, Carlos Rios, Jay Dee Maness (guitar); Tommy Tedesco (lute, balalaika); Pete Jolly (accordion); Tom Scott (lyricon); Bob Findley (trumpet); William Reichenbach (trombone); Andy Armer (piano, clavinet, synthesizer); Michel Columbier (piano, bass); Joe Sample (piano); Mike Lang (electric piano); James Jamerson Jr., Louis Johnson, Jerry Knight, Bob Magnusson (bass); Julius Wechter (marimba); Steve Schaeffer, Randy Badazz (drums, percussion); Harvey Mason (drums); Manolo, Emil Richards, John Bergamo (percussion).
Recorded at A&M Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California.
Personnel: Herb Alpert (flugelhorn); Chris Pinnick, Tim May, Carlos Rios (guitar); Abe Laboriel (acoustic guitar); Jay Dee Maness (slide guitar); Tom Tedesco (balalaika); Tom-Tom 84 (strings); Pete Jolly (accordion); Bob Findley (trumpet); William Reichenbach (alto trombone); Joe Sample (piano); Mike Lang (Fender Rhodes piano); Andy Armer (Clavinet); Michel Colombier (keyboard bass); Tom Scott (lyricon); Julius Wechter (marimba); James Jamerson Jr., Jerry Knight, Louis Johnson (bass instrument); Bob Magnusson (acoustic bass); Harvey Mason, Randy Badazz, Steve Schaeffer (drums); John Bergamo, Manolo, Emil Richards (percussion); Michael Boddicker (keyboard programming); Ben Barrett, Gene Page, Paul Shure, Harry Bluestone (unknown instrument).
Audio Remasterer: Bernie Grundman.
Reissued, re-mastered, and re-sequenced for the 21st century, Herb Alpert's 1979 album RISE still has the big hair and polyester feel of the early '80s, though club remixes of two of the cuts, "Rotation" and "Aranjuez (Mon Amour)," update the producer/trumpeter's sound for a new audience, with the latter even adding trendy Arabic cadences. The title cut, with its laconic, laid-back feel and insistent bass riff, was also the backing track for the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1990s hit "Hypnotize." The album marked a triumphant comeback for Alpert, its sophisticated, upscale production blending his signature trumpet flourishes with contemporary touches such as massed synthesizers, disco beats, and orchestral backing.
