Number 195 of the Top 200 Songs of All-Time, This Guy's in Love with You

I have always been a big Herb Alpert guy. Loved Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.--Lonely Bull, Taste of Honey, Casino Royale, Work Song, Tijuana Taxi, etc. These were all feel good songs that I still play consistently today.

This Guy's in Love with You was the only song I know of where he sang vocals. It was also his first big hit.

Of course, when you have a song written by the great team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, you know there is a winning recipe. We have several other Bacharach and David songs in the Top 200.



The combination of the song writing team and the multi talented Alpert made this song one of the biggest hits of 1968, reaching Billboard's Number 7 for the Year. Of course, not to be out done, the following year, Dionne Warwick, sang This Girl's In Love With You.

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1811

Best Song Lyric:

"My hands are shaking, don't let my heart keep breaking"

Ladies and Gentlemen, Song Number 195 of the 200 Greatest Hits of All-Time, Herb Alpert's, "This Guy's in Love with You"





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