Quincy Jones – Mellow Madness
| Label: | A&M Records – SP-4526 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Pitman Pressing |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Jazz, Funk / Soul |
| Style: | Jazz-Funk, Soul, Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Is It Love That We're Missin' | 3:43 | |
| A2 | Paranoid | 2:55 | |
| A3 | Mellow Madness | 3:27 | |
| A4 | Beautiful Black Girl | 6:13 | |
| A5 | Listen (What It Is) | 4:16 | |
| B1 | Just A Little Taste Of Me | 3:27 | |
| B2 | My Cherie Amour | 5:25 | |
| B3 | Tryin' To Find Out About You | 3:00 | |
| B4 | Cry Baby | 4:19 | |
| B5 | Bluesette | 7:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – Westlake Audio
- Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
- Produced For – Quincy Jones Productions
- Published By – Kidada Music Co.
- Published By – Goulgris Music Co.
- Published By – Jarmeil Music Co.
- Published By – Stone Agate Music Division
- Published By – Wah Watson Music Co.
- Published By – Duchess Music Corp.
Credits
- Arranged By – Quincy Jones
- Arranged By [Assistant] – Paul Riser, Tom Bahler
- Art Direction – Roland Young (3)
- Backing Vocals – Carolyn Willis, Jesse Kirkland, Jim Gilstrap, Joe Greene, Leon Ware, Myrna Matthews, Paulette McWilliams, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler
- Bass – Louis Johnson
- Congas, Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
- Design [Album] – Chuck Beeson
- Drums – Harvey Mason
- Engineer – Phil Schier
- Engineer [Assistant] – Joan DeCola
- Featuring [Introducing] – Brothers Johnson, Paulette McWilliams
- Guitar – George Johnson, Wah Wah Watson*, Toots Thielemans
- Keyboards – Dave Grusin, Don Grusin, Jerry Peters, Quincy Jones
- Lacquer Cut By – JG*
- Photography By – Norman Seef*
- Producer – Quincy Jones
- Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
- Saxophone – Ernie Krivda, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab
- Trombone – Frank Rosolino, George Bohanon
- Trumpet – Bill Lamb (2), Chuck Findley, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler
Notes
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing denoted by "P" stamps in runouts.
Issued with foldout poster.
Jim Gilstrap appears courtesy of Chelsea Records
Herbert Laws appears courtesy of CTI
Harvey Mason appears courtesy of Arista Records
Minnie Riperton appears courtesy of Epic Records
Leon Ware appears courtesy of Motown Records
Produced for Quincy Jones Productions
Recorded at
The Record Plant, Los Angeles
Westlake Audio, Los Angeles
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Poetry recitation on A4 by The Watts Prophets, Otis Smith, Richard Dedeaux and Anthony Hamilton
"Love Unlimited" by Otis Smith from the book "The Rising Sons, Wisdom and Knowledge" Copyright © 1973 The Watts Prophets
℗ & © A&M Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
In runouts: all data is hand-etched except for Kendun and Pitman identifiers which are machine-stamped.
Issued with foldout poster.
Jim Gilstrap appears courtesy of Chelsea Records
Herbert Laws appears courtesy of CTI
Harvey Mason appears courtesy of Arista Records
Minnie Riperton appears courtesy of Epic Records
Leon Ware appears courtesy of Motown Records
Produced for Quincy Jones Productions
Recorded at
The Record Plant, Los Angeles
Westlake Audio, Los Angeles
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Poetry recitation on A4 by The Watts Prophets, Otis Smith, Richard Dedeaux and Anthony Hamilton
"Love Unlimited" by Otis Smith from the book "The Rising Sons, Wisdom and Knowledge" Copyright © 1973 The Watts Prophets
℗ & © A&M Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
In runouts: all data is hand-etched except for Kendun and Pitman identifiers which are machine-stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix A on label): SP-4789
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix B on label): SP-4790
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 2 SP 4789 P-2 P KENDUN-B JG
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): P SP 4790 P-2 KENDUN B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): P SP 4789 KENDUN-A JG
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): P SP 4790 P-2 KENDUN-B
Other Versions (5 of 55)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Mellow Madness (LP, Album) | A&M Records, A&M Records | SP-4526, SP 4526 | Canada | 1975 | ||
Recently Edited | Mellow Madness (LP, Album) | A&M Records | AMLH 64526 | UK | 1975 | ||
New Submission | Mellow Madness (LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Monarch Pressing) | A&M Records | QU 54526 | US | 1975 | ||
New Submission | Mellow Madness (LP, Album) | A&M Records | AMLH 64526 | Greece | 1975 | ||
New Submission | Mellow Madness (LP, Album) | A&M Records, A&M Records | L-35,579, SP-4526 | Australia | 1975 |
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Reviews
Always find this one a bit underrated next to Body Heat. Kinda weird that the former has received quite a few vinyl reissues now, whereas the latter hasn't (not that it needs one, obviously).
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