Mandrilland

Mandrilland
Studio album by Mandrill
Released	August 1974
Recorded	1974
Studio	Studio in the Country, Washington Parish, Louisiana
Genre	Funk [1]
Label	Polydor
Producer	Mandrill, Alfred V. Brown
Mandrill chronology
Just Outside of Town (1973) Mandrilland (1974) Solid (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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.

Track listing

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

• 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

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3]	28

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [4]
		US Soul
1974	"Positive Thing"	29
	"The Road to Love "	82

References

1. Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024). "The 74 Best Albums of 1974". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 30, 2024. It was a boom year for the funk: 1974 had cult faves from Mandrill (Mandrilland), Graham Central Station (Release Yourself), the Main Ingredient (Euphrates River), and Rasputin's Stash (The Devil Made Me Do It).
2. Hanson, Amy. Mandrill: Mandrilland > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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-Mandrilland at Discogs