Mandrilland Explained

Mandrilland
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mandrill
Cover:	Mandrilland.jpg
Released:	August 1974
Recorded:	1974
Studio:	Studio in the Country, Washington Parish, Louisiana
Genre:	Funk^[1]
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Mandrill Alfred V. Brown
Prev Title:	Just Outside of Town
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Solid
Next Year:	1975

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

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
		US Soul
1974	"Positive Thing"	29
	"The Road To Love "	82

External links

• Mandrill-Mandrilland at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dolan. Joe. Martoccio. Angie. Rob. Sheffield. The 74 Best Albums of 1974. . November 20, 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).. November 30, 2024.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4835/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Mandrill US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-14.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4835/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Mandrill US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-14.