Mandrill Is Explained

Mandrill Is
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mandrill
Cover:	Mandrill Is.jpg
Released:	April 1972
Recorded:	1971–1972
Genre:	Soul, funk
Length:	43:14
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Mandrill Alfred V. Brown
Prev Title:	Mandrill
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Composite Truth
Next Year:	1973

Mandrill Is is the second album by the Brooklyn-based soul/funk band Mandrill. Released in April 1972 on Polydor Records, the album peaked at No. 24 on the Top Soul Albums chart.

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^[1]	56
Billboard Top Soul Albums	24

Singles

External links

• Mandrill-Mandrill Is 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.