Alpert's first top ten hit, and fifth gold record, the album continued the progression of the Tijuana Brass from its mostly-Mexican sound to a more easy-listening style, with a collection of cover versions of popular songs. Included were "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face",  originally featured in the Broadway musical My Fair Lady and The Beatles 1963 hit "All My Loving". It also featured an instrumental cover of its title song, "South of the Border", which was most famously done as a vocal by Frank Sinatra. 

Track-Listing: 

Side A: 

• The Girl From Ipanema
  
• Hello, Dolly 
• I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 
• Up Cherry Street 
• Mexican Shuffle 

Side B:

• El Presidente
• All My Loving
• Angelito
• Salud, Amor Y Dinero
• Numero Cinco
• Adios, Mi Corazon