| Hoochie Cooche Man | ||||
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| Released | September 1966 | |||
| Recorded | June 14, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:05 | |||
| Label | Verve V6-8667 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Hoochie Cooche Man is a 1966 album by Jimmy Smith arranged by Oliver Nelson. [1] The album title has also been spelled as Hoochie Coochie Man.
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Billboard reviewed the album in their September 3, 1966 issue and wrote that "Only six cuts on the LP, but they're all blockbusters, blues based rousers...". [2]
| Chart (1966) | Peak position | Total weeks |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 77 [3] | 14 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1966 | "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Part I)" | Billboard Hot 100 | 94 [4] |
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