Sweet Smell of Success (song)

"Sweet Smell of Success" is the title track to Luke Melvin's second album Sweet Smell of Success. It was written in 1971.

Composition
"Sweet Smell of Success" was about his popularity boom after Nature Will Take Everything. Melvin said: "Suddenly, I was so big. I couldn't work it out. So I wrote the song and thought, ah, good album title. So it became the title of my second album."

Recording
The song was recorded in December 1972 and then a few hours later, overdubs were added to the tape. It was mixed the day after recording.

Personnel

 * Luke Melvin - lead vocals, lead guitar, cello
 * George Harrison - backing vocals, rhythm guitar
 * John Lennon - acoustic rhythm guitar
 * Billy Preston - keyboards
 * Ringo Starr - drums