| Mellow Madness | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 Jones chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   
[1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
[2] |
Mellow Madness is a 1975 studio album by Quincy Jones. It was Jones's first album recorded since treatment for a cerebral aneurysm. The album introduced the R&B public to The Brothers Johnson, who co-wrote four of the album tracks. [3]
Track listing
- "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
Performance
- 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
| 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., ed. (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.
