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Smackwater Jack

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Smackwater Jack
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1971
Recorded1971
StudioA & R Studios
Sound Ideas Studios
Genre
Length42:48
LabelA&M
ProducerPhil Ramone
Quincy Jones chronology
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(1971)
Smackwater Jack
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The Hot Rock
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Smackwater Jack is a 1971 studio album by Quincy Jones.[4] Tracks include the theme music to Ironside and The Bill Cosby Show.

Track listing

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  1. "Smackwater Jack" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:31
  2. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi, Carel Werber) – 4:26
  3. "Ironside" (Quincy Jones) – 3:53
  4. "What's Going On" (Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 9:51
  5. "Theme from The Anderson Tapes" (from The Anderson Tapes) (Jones) – 5:16
  6. "Brown Ballad" (Ray Brown) – 4:20
  7. "Hikky Burr" (Bill Cosby, Jones) – 4:02
  8. "Guitar Blues Odyssey: From Roots to Fruits" (Jones) – 6:35

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 56
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 11

References

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  1. ^ Tower, Chris (January 1, 1998). "Quincy Jones". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 254–256.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 798. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Smackwater Jack at AllMusic
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Album Liner Notes (Image 2) : Quincy Jones - Smackwater Jack". Amazon.
  6. ^ "Smackwater Jack - Quincy Jones | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. ^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.