Mandrilland

Mandrilland
Studio album by Mandrill
Released	August 1974
Recorded	1974 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)

Mandrilland is the fifth album by Brooklyn, New York based band Mandrill.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in 1974 as a double album, this would be the first album where some personnel changes would occur. Bundie Cenas, Omar Mesa and Charles Padro would be replaced with Fudgie Kae, Douglas Rodriguez and Neftali Santiago respectfully. This would also be their last album on Polydor before moving on to United Artists Records the following year.

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. Khidia 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
• Bundie Cenas - Bass, Percussion
• Omar Mesa - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
• Charles Padro -Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Charts

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

Singles

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

External links

• Mandrill-Mandrilland at Discogs

References

1. ^ Hanson, Amy. Mandrill: Mandrilland > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
2. ^ "Mandrill US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4835/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 
3. ^ "Mandrill US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4835/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-09-14.