- Format: CD
- Label: Fantasy
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
These tracks from 1967/8 prefigure Smith’s cross-over success of the 70s and paved the way for the acid jazz of the 90s. The tenor saxophones of Houston Person and Earl Edwards feature.
Track listing:THEME FROM N.Y.P.D. • DIRTY APPLE • THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES • ODE TO BILLIE JOE • YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE • ALFIE • TARA’S THEME (MY OWN TRUE LOVE) • HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY • I GOT A WOMAN • DIRTY GRAPE • ANIMAL FARM • BLACK STRAP MOLASSES • SHE’S GONE AGAIN • HI HEEL SNEAKERS • TO SIR WITH LOVE • LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING • PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE