Respect is a 1967 album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith.
On the Billboard albums chart, Respect peaked at number 60 on the Billboard 200, at 3 on the top R&B albums chart and at 5 on the top Jazz albums chart.
Reception
Billboard magazine chose Respect as one of their 'Jazz Spotlight' albums for their 30 September 1967 issue and commented that:
AllMusic's review by Scott Yanow stated that Smith:
Track listing "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 6:30 "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:12 "Funky Broadway" (Arlester "Dyke" Christian) – 6:39 "T-Bone Steak" (Jimmy Smith) – 7:24 "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)PeakpositionTotalweeksU.S. Billboard 2006020
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