Just Outside of Town
Appearance
Just Outside of Town | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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 | |||
Mandrill chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
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
[edit]All songs written and arranged by Mandrill
Side 1
- "Mango Meat" 4:44
- "Never Die" 3:22
- "Love Song" 5:42
- "Interlude" 0:24
- "Fat City Strut" 3:19
Side 2
- "Two Sisters of Mystery" 3:39
- "Afrikus Retrospectus" 7:42
- "She Ain't Lookin' Too Tough" 5:01
- "Aspiration Flame" 5:00
Personnel
[edit]- 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
[edit]Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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Billboard Pop Albums[2] | 82 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] | 6 |
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
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US Soul | ||||
1974 | "Love Song" | 65 | ||
"Mango Meat" | 40 |
Samples and Covers
[edit]- 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.
References
[edit]- ^ Bush, John. Mandrill: Just Outside Of Town > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Mandrill US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ "Mandrill US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.