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Got My Mojo Workin' is a 1966 album by Jimmy Smith arranged by Oliver Nelson.[2]

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Allmusic	[2]

Got My Mojo Workin'
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1966
Recorded	December 16–17, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:03
Label	Verve V6-8641[1]
Producer	Creed Taylor
Jimmy Smith chronology
Organ Grinder Swing (1966) Got My Mojo Workin' (1966) La Métamorphose des cloportes (1966)
Singles from Got My Mojo Workin
"Got My Mojo Working (Part I)" Released: March 1966

Track listing

1. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) – 5:03
2. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:23
3. "1-2-3" (David White, John Medora, Len Barry) – 4:00
4. "Mustard Greens" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:35
5. "Got My Mojo Working" (Preston "Red" Foster) – 7:30
6. "Johnny Come Lately" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:45
7. "C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington) – 3:47
8. "Hobson's Hop" (Smith) – 4:00

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ, vocals
• Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Ben Tucker, Ron Carter – double bass, (tracks 1–4)
• George Duvivier – double bass, (tracks 5–8)
• Grady Tate – drums
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone, (tracks 5–8)
• Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, (tracks 5–8)
• Romeo Penque – tenor saxophone, flute, (tracks 5–8)
• Ernie Royal – trumpet, (tracks 5–8)

Technical

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Val Valentin – director of engineering
• Michael Malatak – cover design
• Fred Seligo – cover photograph
• Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1966)	Peak position	Total weeks
U.S. Billboard 200	28[3]	27

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1966	"Got My Mojo Working (Part I)"	Billboard Hot 100	51[4]

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