Respect (Jimmy Smith album)

Respect is a 1967 album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith.[1]

Respect
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedJune 2 & 14, 1967
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length31:26
LabelVerve
V-8705
ProducerCreed Taylor
Jimmy Smith chronology
Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes
(1967)
Respect
(1967)
The Boss
(1968)
Singles from Respect
  1. "Respect"
    Released: July 1967

On the Billboard albums chart, Respect peaked at number 60 on the Billboard 200,[2] at 3 on the top R&B albums chart and at 5 on the top Jazz albums chart.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

Billboard magazine chose Respect as one of their 'Jazz Spotlight' albums for their 30 September 1967 issue and commented that:

"It's Smith at his best - and that means sales in the register".[3]

AllMusic's review by Scott Yanow stated that Smith:

"...mostly sticks to then-current R&B hits on this out of print LP. He does what he can with "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," a brief "Respect" and "Funky Broadway" while contributing his own blues "T-Bone Steak." The 31-minute set has its moments but no real surprises, yet it swings funkily throughout."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 6:30
  2. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:12
  3. "Funky Broadway" (Arlester "Dyke" Christian) – 6:39
  4. "T-Bone Steak" (Jimmy Smith) – 7:24
  5. "Get Out of My Life Woman" (Allen Toussaint) – 8:50

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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Chart performance

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Album

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Chart (1967) Peak
position
Total
weeks
U.S. Billboard 200 60[2] 20

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Respect". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 30 September 1967. p. 82. ISSN 0006-2510.