Gettin' Up (album)

This article is about the album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith. For the song by Q-Tip, see Gettin' Up.

Gettin' Up (also released as Ebb Tide) is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1967.

Gettin' Up
Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released	1967
Recorded	March 3, 1967
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:45
Label	Prestige PR 7494
Producer	Cal Lampley
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Love Potion #9 (1966) Gettin' Up (1967) Soul Flowers (1967)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is superior organ-soul-jazz with a feistier edge than much of the genre... there's a brash energy that makes it a cut or two above the norm".

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted

1. "The Sin-In" - 4:20
2. "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 2:40
3. "Knock On Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper) - 2:45
4. "The Soulful Blues" - 7:25
5. "Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) - 2:40
6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 3:30
7. "Gettin' Up" - 6:10
8. "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) - 3:15

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
• Virgil Jones - trumpet
• Houston Person - tenor saxophone
• Thornel Schwartz - guitar
• Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
• John Harris - drums

Production

• Cal Lampley - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer