Mandrilland

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Mandrilland
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1974
Recorded1974 at Studio in the Country, Washington Parish, Louisiana
Genre Soul, funk
Label Polydor Records
Producer Mandrill
Alfred V. Brown
Mandrill chronology
Just Outside of Town
(1973)
Mandrilland
(1974)
Solid
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Contents

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

Charts

Chart (1974)Peak
position
Billboard Top Soul Albums [2] 28

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [3]
US
Soul
1974"Positive Thing"29
"The Road To Love "82

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References

  1. Hanson, Amy. Mandrill: Mandrilland > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. "Mandrill US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  3. "Mandrill US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.