| Mandrill | ||||
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| Released | April 1971 | |||
| Recorded | Winter 1970 at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | Soul Funk | |||
| Length | 39:03 | |||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||
| Producer | Mandrill Beau Ray Fleming | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Mandrill is the debut album by the Brooklyn, New York-based band Mandrill, released in April 1971. The album peaked at number twenty-seven on the Billboard R&B albums chart.
| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums [2] | 48 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums [2] | 27 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [3] |
|---|---|---|
| US Pop | ||
| 1971 | "Mandrill" | 94 |
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