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A1	Goin' Out of My Head Written By – Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein	2:14
A2	O Moro (actually Once I Loved) Written By – Vinicius De Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim	4:46
A3	Boss City Written By – Wes Montgomery	3:46
A4	Chim Chim Cher-ee Written By – Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman	4:51
A5	Naptown Blues Written By – Wes Montgomery	3:08
B1	Twisted Blues Written By – Wes Montgomery	4:15
B2	End of a Love Affair Written By – Edward Redding	3:43
B3	It Was a Very Good Year Written By – Ervin Drake	3:43
B4	Golden Earrings Written By – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young	5:14

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Wes Montgomery
• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Phil Woods
• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Jerry Dodgion
• Arranged By – Oliver Nelson
• Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet – Danny Bank
• Bass – George Duvivier
• Bass Trombone – Tony Studd
• Conductor – Oliver Nelson
• Congas – Candido Camero*
• Drums – Grady Tate
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
• Piano – Herbie Hancock, Roger Kellaway
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Robert Ashton
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, English Horn, Oboe, Piccolo Flute – Romeo Penque
• Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Wayne Andre
• Trumpet – Danny Moore, Donald Byrd, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman

Notes

Goin' Out of My Head was Montgomery's first album with sales reaching near one million. It was producer Creed Taylor's idea that Montgomery should do a cover of the title song, a 1964 hit by Little Anthony and the Imperials. At the time Taylor brought the song to Montgomery, he was playing at the Half Note Club in New York City with the Wynton Kelly Trio—sessions that appeared on his acclaimed 1965 release Smokin' at the Half Note. Taylor said in a later interview: "If you take away the R&B performance and just look at that song, it's an absolutely marvelous song to improvise on. For that time, it had sophisticated changes and the whole structure was great. I was thinking, 'This would be perfect for Wes Montgomery. But how am I going to overcome the fact that here's Wes and his background? He'd be about the last person to listen to Little Anthony and the Imperials."

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V6-8642	Wes Montgomery	Goin' Out Of My Head ‎(LP, Album)	Verve Records	V6-8642	US	1966
825 676-2	Wes Montgomery	Goin' Out Of My Head ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	825 676-2	US	Unknown
V-8642, V/8642	Wes Montgomery	Goin' Out Of My Head ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Verve Records, Verve Records	V-8642, V/8642	US	1966
825 676-2	Wes Montgomery	Goin' Out Of My Head ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	825 676-2	Germany	Unknown
V6-8642	Wes Montgomery	Goin' Out Of My Head ‎(Cass, Album)	Verve Records	V6-8642	US	1966