Love Potion No. 9 (album)

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

Love Potion #9
Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released	1967
Recorded	September 28, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	29:40
Label	Prestige PR 7482
Producer	Cal Lampley
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush (1966) Love Potion #9 (1967) Gettin' Up (1967)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

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

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 29, 2013
2. Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 29, 2013
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 24, 2013.