Mellow Madness
| Mellow Madness | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | August 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 Record Plant, Los Angeles and Westlake Audio | |||
| Genre | Jazz,R&B | |||
| Length | 44:07 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
| Quincy Joneschronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Mellow Madnessis a 1975studio albumbyQuincy Jones.It was Jones's first album recorded since treatment for acerebral aneurysm.The album introduced the R&B public toThe Brothers Johnson,who co-wrote four of the album tracks.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Is It Love That We're Missing?" (George Johnson, Debbie Smith) (3:52)
- "Paranoid" (Joe Green)(2:55)
- "Mellow Madness" (Tom Bahler,Al Ciner,Quincy Jones,Paulette McWilliams) (3:27)
- "Beautiful Black Girl" (Jones, Otis Smith) (6:12)
- "Listen (What It Is)" (Quincy Jones, George Johnson, Louis Johnson) (4:16)
- "Just a Little Taste of Me" ( Henry George Johnson, Louis Johnson )(3:28)
- "My Cherie Amour"(Henry Cosby,Sylvia Moy,Stevie Wonder) (5:25)
- "Tryin' to Find Out About You" ( Henry George Johnson, Louis Johnson )(3:02)
- "Cry Baby" (Quincy Jones)(4:29)
- "Bluesette"(Norman Gimbel,Toots Thielemans) (7:01)
Personnel
[edit]Performance
[edit]- Quincy Jones- Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Trumpet, Vocals, Background vocals
- Toots Thielemans- Guitar, Harmonica, Whistler
- Dave Grusin,Don Grusin,Mike Melvoin,Jerry Peters- Keyboards
- Ian Underwood- Synthesizer
- Louis Johnson,Max Bennett,Chuck Rainey- Bass
- Grady Tate,Harvey Mason- Drums
- Wah Wah Watson,George Johnson,Louis Johnson, Dennis Budimir - Guitar
- Ralph MacDonald- Conga Drums, Percussion
- Hubert Laws- Flute
- Tommy Morgan - Harmonica
- Ernie Krivda,Sahib Shihab- Saxophone
- Bill Lamb,Chuck Findley,Tom Bahler - Trumpet
- Frank Rosolino- Trombone, Trumpet
- George Bohanon- Trombone
- Jerome Richardson- Wind
- Minnie Riperton,Leon Ware,Jesse Kirkland,Myrna Matthews, Paulette McWilliams, Joseph Greene, Jim Gilstrap, Carolyn Willis,Watts Prophets,George Johnson - Vocals
Charts
[edit]| Year | Album | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Jazz | ||
| 1975 | Mellow Madness | 16 | 3 | 1 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1975 | "Is It Love That We're Missing?" | 70 | 18 | — |
| 1976 | "Mellow Madness" | — | 82 | — |
References
[edit]- ^AllMusic review
- ^Swenson, J., ed. (1985).The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide.USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p.114.ISBN0-394-72643-X.
- ^Mellow MadnessatAllMusic
- ^"Quincy Jones US albums chart history".allmusic.com.Retrieved2011-05-30.
- ^"Quincy Jones US singles chart history".allmusic.com.Retrieved2011-05-30.
