The Lonely Bull
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The Lonely Bull is Herb Alpert’s breakthrough 1962 instrumental hit that introduced the Tijuana Brass sound and launched his career.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lonely Bull canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
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song ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Herb Alpert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Tijuana Brass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | A&M Records founding era ⓘ |
| breakthroughWorkFor | Herb Alpert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 10 ⓘ |
| composer | Sol Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| featuresElement | bullfight crowd sound effects ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
brass
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trumpet ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
easy listening
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mariachi-influenced pop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Acapulco 1922 ⓘ |
| hasNoLyrics | true ⓘ |
| hasRecordingLocation | Los Angeles (approximate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Latin-tinged pop ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | The Lonely Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | bullfighting atmosphere ⓘ |
| introducedSound | Tijuana Brass sound ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| launchOfCareer | Herb Alpert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2:15 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Herb Alpert’s first major hit single
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establishing the commercial success of A&M Records ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Herb Alpert
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
A&M (then Carnival) Records
NERFINISHED
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A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962 ⓘ |
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