Composite Truth

Composite Truth
Studio album by Mandrill
Released	January 1973
Recorded	Winter 1972
Studio	Electric Lady Studios and The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre	Soul, funk
Length	40:56
Label	Polydor
Producer	Mandrill Alfred V. Brown
Mandrill chronology
Mandrill Is (1972) Composite Truth (1973) Just Outside of Town (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Composite Truth is the third album by the Brooklyn-based soul/funk band Mandrill. Released in January 1973 on Polydor Records, the album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

In 2000, this album, along with Mandrill , Mandrill Is , and Just Outside of Town , was re-released in a four-CD box set entitled The Ultimate Collection. ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Mandrill

1. "Hang Loose" 4:45
2. "Fencewalk" 5:28
3. "Hágalo" 2:47
4. "Don't Mess With People" 3:45
5. "Polk Street Carnival" 6:03
6. "Golden Stone" 7:17
7. "Out With The Boys" 5:09
8. "Moroccan Nights" 5:42

Personnel

• Carlos Wilson - trombone, alto saxophone, flute, guitar, vocals
• Louis Wilson - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, vocals
• Ricardo Wilson - tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals
• Claude "Coffee" Cave - keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, vocals
• Frederick "Fudgie Kae" Solomon - bass, percussion, vocals
• Omar Mesa - guitar, percussion, vocals
• Neftali Santiago - drums, percussion, vocals

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums [3]	28
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3]	8

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [4]
		US Pop	US Soul
1973	"Fencewalk"	52	19
	"Hang Loose"	83	25

References

1. Bush, John. Mandrill: Composite Truth > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
2. The Ultimate Collection on AllMusic
3. "Mandrill US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
4. "Mandrill US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 14, 2011.

External links

• Mandrill-Composite Truth at Discogs