Rise (instrumental)

"Rise"
Single by Herb Alpert
from the album Rise
B-side"Aranjuez (Mon Amor)"
ReleasedJuly 20, 1979
RecordedMarch 6, 1979[1]
Genre
Length7:40 (album version)
3:50 (single version)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Andy Armer, Randy Alpert
Producer(s)Herb Alpert, Randy Alpert
Herb Alpert singles chronology
"Lobo"
(1978)
"Rise"
(1979)
"Rotation"
(1979)

"Rise" is an instrumental written by Andy Armer and Randy 'Badazz' Alpert, first recorded in 1979 by trumpeter Herb Alpert. Released as a single from Alpert's solo album Rise, the song reached #1 on the Billboard charts. It is the instrumental sample for The Notorious B.I.G. hit "Hypnotize".

  1. ^ Schultz, Barbara (4 December 2015). "Classic Track: "Rise," Herb Alpert". Mixonline. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (February 24, 2020). "The Number Ones: Herb Alpert's "Rise"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 13, 2023. ..."Rise," the flukey jazz-funk instrumental that hit #1 late in 1979...
  3. ^ Molanphy, Chris (June 18, 2022). "A Deal With the TV God Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 30, 2024.