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

Respect
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1967
Recorded	June 2 & 14, 1967
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	31:26
Label	Verve V-8705
Producer	Creed Taylor
Jimmy Smith chronology
Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (1967) Respect (1967) The Boss (1968)
Singles from Respect
"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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Eric Gale – guitar
• Thornel Schwartz – guitar
• Bob Bushnell – double bass
• Ron Carter – double bass
• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie – drums
• Grady Tate – drums

Technical

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Val Valentin – director of engineering
• Jack Anesh – cover design
• Irv Elkin – cover photography
• A. B. Spellman – liner notes

Chart performance

Album

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

References

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