Mendocino (album)
1969 studio album by The Sir Douglas Quintet
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Mendocino is the second album[6] by country rock group The Sir Douglas Quintet, released in April 1969 on Smash Records. The release of the album was expedited as the result of the success of the title song, which peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during a fifteen-week stay in early 1969. The album peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard 200 charts.[7] Neon Records re-released the album in 2001 and 2008.
ReleasedApril 1969
RecordedColumbus Recorders, Sentinel Building, San Francisco, CA[1]
Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA[2][3]
Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA[2][3]
Length31:05
| Mendocino | ||||
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| Released | April 1969 | |||
| Recorded | Columbus Recorders, Sentinel Building, San Francisco, CA[1] Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA[2][3] | |||
| Genre | Tex-Mex, country rock | |||
| Length | 31:05 | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
| Producer | Amigos de Musica,[4] assisted by Frank Morin | |||
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| Singles from Mendocino | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [5] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Doug Sahm, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mendocino" | 2:40 | |
| 2. | "I Don't Want" | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "I Wanna Be Your Mama Again" | 3:10 | |
| 4. | "At the Crossroads" | 4:30 | |
| 5. | "If You Really Want Me to I'll Go" | Delbert McClinton | 2:35 |
| 6. | "And It Didn't Even Bring Me Down" | Martin Fierro, Frank Morin, Sahm | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Lawd, I'm Just a Country Boy in This Great Big Freaky City" | 2:45 | |
| 8. | "She's About a Mover" | 3:20 | |
| 9. | "Texas Me" | Augie Meyers, Morin, John Perez, Sahm | 2:35 |
| 10. | "Oh, Baby, It Just Don't Matter" | 3:15 |
Personnel
- The Sir Douglas Quintet
- Doug Sahm – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, fiddle
- Frank Morin – vocals, horns
- Harvey Kagan – bass guitar
- Augie Meyers – organ, piano, keyboards
- John Perez – drums
