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Mandrilland

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Mandrilland
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1974
Recorded1974
StudioStudio in the Country, Washington Parish, Louisiana
GenreFunk[1]
LabelPolydor
ProducerMandrill
Alfred V. Brown
Mandrill chronology
Just Outside of Town
(1973)
Mandrilland
(1974)
Solid
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Mandrilland is the fifth album by the Brooklyn-based soul/funk band Mandrill. Released in August 1974 as a double album, Mandrilland was the band's last album on Polydor.

Track listing

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All songs written and arranged by Mandrill

  1. "Positive Thing" 3:25
  2. "Positive Thing +" 5:15
  3. "Skying Upward" 3:45
  4. "The Road to Love" 5:15
  5. "Armadillo" 1:48
  6. "The Reason I Sing" 3:22
  7. "Bro' Weevil & the Swallow" 4:48
  8. "Khidja" 4:55
  9. "House of Wood" 7:59
  10. "'Drill in the Bush" 3:55
  11. "El Funko" 2:54
  12. "Love is Sunshine" 4:22
  13. "Folks on a Hill" 6:22
  14. "Mini-Suite for Duke" 6:26
  15. "Cal-Ipso" 5:00
  16. "After The Race" 7:02
  17. "Lady Jane" 4:00

Personnel

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  • Carlos Wilson - saxophone, vocals
  • Lou Wilson - percussion, trumpet, vocals
  • Ric Wilson - saxophone
  • Claude Cave - keyboards, vocals
  • Fudgie Kae - bass, percussion, vocals
  • Douglas Rodrigues - guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Neftali Santiago - drums, percussion, vocals

Charts

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 28

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[4]
US
Soul
1974 "Positive Thing" 29
"The Road To Love " 82

References

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  1. ^ Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024). "The 74 Best Albums of 1974". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 30, 2024. It was a boom year for the funk: 1974 had cult faves from Mandrill (Mandrilland), Graham Central Station (Release Yourself), the Main Ingredient (Euphrates River), and Rasputin's Stash (The Devil Made Me Do It).
  2. ^ Hanson, Amy. Mandrill: Mandrilland > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Mandrill US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  4. ^ "Mandrill US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
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