Just Outside of Town explained

Just Outside of Town
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mandrill
Cover:	Just Outside of Town.jpg
Released:	October 1973
Recorded:	1973
Studio:	Electric Lady Studios, The Hit Factory and Sound Ideas in New York City Sound City, Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Genre:	Soul, funk
Length:	38:46
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Mandrill Alfred V. Brown
Prev Title:	Composite Truth
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Mandrilland
Next Year:	1974

Just Outside of Town is the fourth album by the Brooklyn-based soul/funk band Mandrill. Released in October 1973 on Polydor Records, the album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Mandrill

Side 1

1. "Mango Meat" 4:44
2. "Never Die" 3:22
3. "Love Song" 5:42
4. "Interlude" 0:24
5. "Fat City Strut" 3:19

Side 2

1. "Two Sisters of Mystery" 3:39
2. "Afrikus Retrospectus" 7:42
3. "She Ain't Lookin' Too Tough" 5:01
4. "Aspiration Flame" 5:00

Personnel

• Carlos D. Wilson – trombone, flute, alto saxophone, timbales, percussion, guitar, vocals
• Louis Wilson – trumpet, congas, percussion, vocals
• Ricardo Wilson – tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals
• Claude "Coffee" Cave – organ, vibes, piano, synthesizer, percussion, clavinet, vocals
• Frederick "Fudgie Kae" Solomon – bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals, piano
• Omar Mesa – lead guitar, percussion, vocals
• Neftali Santiago – drums, percussion, vocals

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[1]	82
Billboard Top Soul Albums	6

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[2]
		US Soul
1974	"Love Song"	65
	"Mango Meat"	40

Samples and Covers

• Jungle Brothers sampled "Mango Meat" on their song "Straight Out The Jungle", from Straight out the Jungle, in 1988.
• Public Enemy sampled "Two Sisters Of Mystery" on their song "By The Time I Get to Arizona", from Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black, in 1991.
• The Avalanches sampled "Fat City Strut" on their song "Radio", from Since I Left You, in 2000.

External links

• Mandrill-Just Outside Of Town at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4835/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Mandrill US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-14.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4835/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Mandrill US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-14.