Mandrilland

Mandrilland
Studio album by Mandrill
Released	August 1974
Recorded	1974
Studios	Studio in the Country, Washington Parish, Louisiana
Genre	Funk
Label	Polydor
Producers	Mandrill, Alfred V. Brown
Mandrill chronology
Just Outside of Town (1973) Mandrilland (1974) Solid (1975)

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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.

Background and recording

Mandrilland was recorded at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, where Mandrill spent a month recording the album.

Guitarist Doug Rodrigues, who had previously played with Santana, joined Mandrill as the replacement for Omar Mesa.

Critical reception

William V. Francis of The Kansas City Star called Mandrilland "first-class black rock" and compared Mandrill's mixture of rock, soul and jazz to War. Rodrigues played lead guitar on "Positive Thing" and "The Road to Love"; Francis called his playing on "The Road to Love" "torrid."

Paul Lentz of The Times-Picayune praised the musicianship and the sound of the album, including the work done at Studio in the Country.

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

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