Love Potion No. 9 (album) explained

Love Potion #9 is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1966.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "Since there is less than half-an-hour of music here and nothing unexpected occurs, this is just an average outing, although it should please jazz organ fans".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted

1. "Love Potion #9" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 2:50
2. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - 3:20
3. "The Impossible Dream" (Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion) - 3:10
4. "Blues on Sunday" - 5:10
5. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:10
6. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:40
7. "Kimberly's Delight" - 2:50
8. "Up Comes Monday" - 5:30

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
• Virgil Jones - trumpet
• Gene Walker - tenor saxophone
• Eddie Diehl - guitar
• John Harris - drums

Production

• Cal Lampley - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7400-series/#pr-7482 Prestige Records discography
2. http://www.johnnyhammondsmith.com/discography.html Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 24, 2013.