Mandrill Is

Mandrill Is
Studio album by Mandrill
Released	April 1972
Recorded	1971–1972
Genre	Soul [1] funk [1] pop [1] rock [1] psychedelia [1] jazz [2]
Length	43:14
Label	Polydor
Producer	Mandrill Alfred V. Brown
Mandrill chronology
Mandrill (1970) Mandrill Is (1972) Composite Truth (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Mandrill Is is the second album by the Brooklyn-based soul/funk band Mandrill. Released in April 1972 on Polydor Records, the album reached No. 24 on the Top Soul Albums chart. The album showcases the band's eclectic style, which fuses funk and soul with Latin elements, psychedelic rock, jazz and progressive pop. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2000, this album, along with Mandrill , Composite Truth , and Just Outside of Town , was re-released in a four-CD box set entitled The Ultimate Collection. ^[4]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Mandrill

1. "Ape Is High" 5:32
2. "Cohello" 1:50
3. "Git It All" 4:30
4. "Children of the Sun" 5:00
5. "I Refuse To Smile" 4:05
6. "Universal Rhythms" 3:24
7. "Lord of the Golden Baboon" 3:33
8. "Central Park" 4:05
9. "Kofijahm" 3:25
10. "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" 4:30
11. "The Sun Must Go Down" 3:17

Personnel

• Carlos Wilson - trombone, alto saxophone, flute, guitar, percussion, vocals
• Louis Wilson - percussion, trumpet, flugelhorn, 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
• Charles Padro - drums, percussion, vocals

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums [5]	56
Billboard Top Soul Albums [5]	24

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [6]
		US Soul
1972	"Git It All "	37

References

1. Mandrill Is review from FunkMySoul
2. Mandrill Is on DustyGroove
3. Bush, John. Mandrill: Mandrill Is > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
4. The Ultimate Collection on AllMusic
5. "Mandrill US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
6. "Mandrill US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 14, 2011.

External links

• Mandrill-Mandrill Is at Discogs