Herb Alpert - Fantasy (from Over the Rainbow)

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Herb Alpert "Fantasy" Impacting: September 9 2019 Format(s): Jazz, Non-Commercial, NPR, Smooth Jazz     Herb Alpert brings you his new single, “Fantasy” from his upcoming album Over The Rainbow (available everywhere September 20)!    “Fantasy”, which was written by Maurice White and Eduardo Del Barrio and famously recorded by Earth, Wind, and Fire, was a long-time favorite of Herb’s and he took the opportunity to record a version for his new album. “I am always looking for good melodies to play and if it is a familiar song that I am working on, I’ll try to do it in a way that it’s never been heard before,” says Alpert. “When choosing songs, I look for something that makes you feel good, I have learned to become an audience to my own music and listen to what creates feelings that stop and call you.” - Billboard coverage of “Fantasy"   Recorded at both Alpert’s studio and at famed Grammy winning and multi-nominated engineer, arranger and mixer Jochem van der Saag’s studio, Over The Rainbow was recorded in eight months and boasts a roster of pop, classic and international hits that are familiar to all ages. The first song on the album is  “Skinny Dip,” an original co-written and produced by Alpert, followed by 11 others including  “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “All Love,” “Fantasy,” “Over The Rainbow,” “Copacabana,” “With You I’m Born Again,” “You Are So Beautiful” “Nature Boy,” “Always On My Mind,” “South Of The Border,” and “What A Wonderful World.”   Pre-order Over The Rainbow    1. Over The Rainbow Track List: 2. Skinny Dip 3. Ain’t No Sunshine 4. All Love 5. Fantasy 6. Over The Rainbow 7. Copacabana 8. With You I’m Born Again 9. You Are So Beautiful 10. Nature Boy 11. Always On My Mind 12. South Of The Border 13. What A Wonderful World     See Herb Alpert on tour:  September 19 – Sacramento, CA – Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts September 20 – Sacramento, CA – Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts September 21 – Beverly Hills, CA – Wallis Annenberg Ctr for the Performing Arts  September 22 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay September 24 – Grand Junction, CO – Avalon Theatre September 25 – Denver, CO – Newman Center  October 4 – Thousand Oaks, CA – Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza/ Sherr Forum  October 12 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theater October 13 – Woodinville, TX (Houston) – Dosey Doe October 15 – Austin, TX – Paramount Theater October 16 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theater October 18 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theater October 19 – Naperville, IL – Wentz Hall October 20 – Northfield Park, OH (Cleveland) – Hard Rock – Casino Showroom  November 19 – NYC - Café Carlyle November 20 – NYC - Café Carlyle November 21 – NYC - Café Carlyle November 22 – NYC - Café Carlyle November 23 –NYC - Café Carlyle November 26 – NYC - Café Carlyle November 27 – NYC - Café Carlyle November 29 – NYC - Café Carlyle    November 30 – NYC - Café Carlyle        www.herbalpert.com