She had known Peter Whorf from working with him previously on other album covers and he was engaged to Erickson’s best friend. Modeling for The Ford Agency, Dolores Erickson was married and 28-years-old at the time. Was it based on the music? While it is a good album of instrumentals, I am positive that the provocative cover had a lot to do with its popularity. The album released in 1965, went to #1 on the Billboard pop music charts and ended up selling over six million copies over the years. The iconic album cover, which is best appreciated in its full 12″ x 12″ vinyl incarnation, can still be found for sale at many thrift shops, flea markets and garage sales for a couple of dollars. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, certainly benefited from the album design of A&M art director Peter Whorf, and model, Dolores Erickson, gracing the cover of Whipped Cream and Other Delights. If an album cover ever helped to sell mega amounts of copies, this was it. Innocence and come-hither looks wrapped into one alluring package. The cover is the stuff of teenage dreams and yearning of older men to return to their youth. Dolores Erickson on Whipped Cream and Other Delights
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