Mellow Madness
| Mellow Madness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Quincy Jones | ||||
| Released | August 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, R&B | |||
| Length | 42:48 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
| Quincy Jones chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Mellow Madness is a 1975 studio album by Quincy Jones. This was Jones' first album recorded since treatment for a Cerebral aneurysm. The album also featured an early appearance by The Brothers Johnson.[3]
Track listing
- "Is It Love That We're Missing?" (George Johnson, Debbie Smith)
- "Paranoid"
- "Mellow Madness" (Tom Bahler, Al Ciner, Quincy Jones, Paulette McWilliams)
- "Beautiful Black Girl" (Jones, Otis Smith)
- "Listen (What It Is)" (Jones)
- "Just a Little Taste of Me"
- "My Cherie Amour" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder)
- "Tryin' to Find Out About You"
- "Cry Baby"
- "Bluesette" (Norman Gimbel, Toots Thielemans)
Personnel
Performance
- Quincy Jones - Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Trumpet, Vocals, Background vocals
- Toots Thielemans - Guitar, Harmonica
- 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, 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, Paulette Williams, Carolyn Willis, Watts Prophets - Vocals
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Jazz | ||
| 1975 | Mellow Madness | 16 | 3 | 1 |
Singles
| 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
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 114. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Mellow Madness at AllMusic
- ↑ "Quincy Jones US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ↑ "Quincy Jones US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
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