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.

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

Track listing edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 28

Singles edit

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
Soul
1974 "Positive Thing" 29
"The Road To Love " 82

References edit

  1. ^ Hanson, Amy. Mandrill: Mandrilland > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Mandrill US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  3. ^ "Mandrill US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.

External links edit