Just Outside of Town
1973 studio album by Mandrill
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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.
ReleasedOctober 1973
Recorded1973
StudioElectric Lady, The Hit Factory and Sound Ideas in New York City
Sound City, Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Sound City, Van Nuys, Los Angeles
| Just Outside of Town | ||||
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| Released | October 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady, 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 | |||
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In 2000, this album, along with Mandrill, Mandrill Is, and Composite Truth, was re-released in a four-CD box set entitled The Ultimate Collection.[2]
Track listing
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
- 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
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 82 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] | 6 |
Singles
Samples and Covers
- 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.