This Guy's in Love with You

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“This Guy's in Love with You”

Single by Herb Alpert from the album The Beat of the Brass
B-side	"A Quiet Tear"
Released	April 1968
Format	7"
Genre	Pop
Length	4:01
Label	A&M Records
Writer(s)	Burt Bacharach, Hal David

"This Guy's in Love with You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and recorded by Herb Alpert. Although known primarily for his trumpet playing as the leader of the Tijuana Brass, Alpert sang lead vocals on this solo recording, as the song's range is narrow enough to accommodate Alpert's vocal skills.

Alpert originally sang "This Guy's in Love with You" on a 1968 television special. In response to numerous viewer telephone calls, the song was released as a single and reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in June of that year, remaining in the top position for four weeks. It was not only Alpert's first #1 record, but it was also the first #1 record for his A&M record label. For the single's B-side, Alpert chose "A Quiet Tear," an album track from his first album in 1962, The Lonely Bull.

Eleven years later Alpert would become the first (and only) artist to reach the top of the Hot 100 with both a vocal performance and an instrumental performance ("Rise", 1979).

Preceded by "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel	Billboard Hot 100 number one single June 22 – July 13, 1968	Succeeded by "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela

[edit] Cover versions

In Italy the song has been sung by Fred Bongusto in English and by Herb Alpert himself and Tony Renis in Italian with the title "Un ragazzo che ti ama" ( "A guy who loves you").
Australian group The Reels released a version as a single and on the album Beautiful in 1982. It reached #7 in the Australian charts.
The Bad Plus perform this song on their 2007 Release Prog (album).
Faith No More has performed the song live during 1997.
Barry Manilow on the 2006 album The Greatest Songs of the Sixties.
Harry Connick, Jr. recorded it for the soundtrack of the film One Fine Day (1996).
Noel Gallagher of Oasis has also recorded a version of the song.
Fastball recorded it for the soundtrack of the film Failure to Launch (2006).
Doctor Bombay plays a version using analog synthesizers. Video can be seen on youtube here