Just Outside of Town

Just Outside of Town
Studio album by Mandrill
Released	October 1973
Recorded	1973
Studio	Electric Lady, The Hit Factory and Sound Ideas in New York City Sound City, Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Genre	Soul, funk
Length	38:46
Label	Polydor
Producer	Mandrill, Alfred V. Brown
Mandrill chronology
Composite Truth (1973) Just Outside of Town (1973) Mandrilland (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Just Outside of Town is the fourth album by the Brooklyn-based soul/funk band Mandrill. Released in October 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 Composite Truth , was re-released in a four-CD box set entitled The Ultimate Collection. ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Mandrill

Side 1

1. "Mango Meat" 4:44
2. "Never Die" 3:22
3. "Love Song" 5:42
4. "Interlude" 0:24
5. "Fat City Strut" 3:19

Side 2

1. "Two Sisters of Mystery" 3:39
2. "Afrikus Retrospectus" 7:42
3. "She Ain't Lookin' Too Tough" 5:01
4. "Aspiration Flame" 5:00

Personnel

• Carlos D. Wilson – trombone, flute, alto saxophone, timbales, percussion, guitar, vocals
• Louis Wilson – trumpet, congas, percussion, vocals
• Ricardo Wilson – tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals
• Claude "Coffee" Cave – organ, vibes, piano, synthesizer, percussion, clavinet, vocals
• Frederick "Fudgie Kae" Solomon – bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals, piano
• Omar Mesa – lead guitar, percussion, vocals
• Neftali Santiago – drums, percussion, vocals

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums [3]	82
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3]	6

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [4]
		US Soul
1974	"Love Song"	65
	"Mango Meat"	40

Samples and Covers

• Jungle Brothers sampled "Mango Meat" on their song "Straight Out the Jungle", from Straight out the Jungle , in 1988.
• Public Enemy sampled "Two Sisters of Mystery" on their song "By the Time I Get to Arizona", from Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black , in 1991.
• The Avalanches sampled "Fat City Strut" on their song "Radio", from Since I Left You , in 2000.

References

1. Bush, John. Mandrill: Just Outside Of Town > 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-Just Outside Of Town at Discogs