Ain't Understanding Mellow Explained

Ain't Understanding Mellow
Type:	single
Artist:	Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager
Album:	The Sagittarius Movement
B-Side:	Windy City Soul
Genre:	Chicago soul
Label:	Mercury
Producer:	Gerald Sims, Jerry Butler
Prev Title:	Walk Easy My Son
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	I Only Have Eyes for You
Next Year:	1972

"Ain't Understanding Mellow" is a song written by Homer Talbert and Herscholt Polk and performed by Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager. The song was arranged by James Mack and produced by Gerald Sims and Jerry Butler.^[1] It was featured on Butler's 1971 album The Sagittarius Movement.^[2]

Chart performance

It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart, #21 on the U.S. pop chart, and #67 in Canada in 1972.^{[3] [4]} The song ranked #84 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1972.^[5]

Certifications

"Ain't Understanding Mellow" was the second of two singles which were gold certified by the RIAA for Butler, selling over a million copies. The first was "Only the Strong Survive" in 1969.

Sampling

• The song was sampled in 2002 by Angie Stone for the song Bring Your Heart featured on the Brown Sugar
• The song was sampled in the 2012 song "4EvaNaDay (Theme)" by Big K.R.I.T. on his album 4eva N a Day.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager, "Ain't Understanding Mellow" Single Release. March 31, 2019.
2. Web site: Jerry Butler, The Sagittarius Movement. . 1971 . March 31, 2019.
3. Web site: Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager, "Ain't Understanding Mellow" Chart Positions. March 31, 2019.
4. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - March 25, 1972.
5. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1972 . March 31, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160216000410/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1972.php . 2016-02-16 .