North on South St.


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 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.

Track listing

  1. "Jump Street" - 4:47
  2. "It's the Last Dance" - 4:37
  3. "Passion Lady" - 4:47
  4. "North on South St." - 3:37
  5. "Paradise 25" - 4:21
  6. "Na Na Na" - 4:16
  7. "Funky Reggae" - 4:51
  8. "Where's Tommy?" - 4:01
  9. "City Terrace" - 4:11
  10. "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" - 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..”

Personnel

Voices on "Funky Reggae"

Production