Mellow Madness

Mellow Madness
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1975
Recorded1975
Record Plant, Los Angeles and Westlake Audio
GenreJazz, R&B
Length44:07
LabelA&M
ProducerQuincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
Body Heat
(1974)
Mellow Madness
(1975)
I Heard That!!
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  1. "Is It Love That We're Missing?" (George Johnson, Debbie Smith) (3:52)
    • Lead vocals: George Johnson
  2. "Paranoid" (Joe Green) (2:55)
  3. "Mellow Madness" (Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Paulette McWilliams, Al Ciner) (3:27)
    • Lead vocals: Paulette McWilliams
  4. "Beautiful Black Girl" (Jones, Otis Smith) (6:12)
  5. "Listen (What It Is)" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson) (4:16)
    • Lead vocals: George Johnson and Paulette McWilliams
  6. "Just a Little Taste of Me" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson) (3:28)
    • Lead vocals: George Johnson
  7. "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) (5:25)
  8. "Tryin' to Find Out About You" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson) (3:02)
  9. "Cry Baby" (Quincy Jones, Wah Wah Watson, Robert Bryant) (4:29)
    • Guitar, voice bag, and lead vocals: Wah Wah Watson
  10. "Bluesette" (Norman Gimbel, Jean "Toots" Thielemans) (7:01)
    • Whistling and guitar solo: Toots Thielemans
    • Trombone solo: Frank Rosolino

Personnel

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  • Quincy Jones – producer, arranger, keyboards, trumpet, background vocals

Musicians

Technical personnel

  • Tom Bahler – assistant arranging
  • Paul Riser – assistant arranging
  • Phil Schier – engineer
  • Joan DeCola – assistant engineer

Charts

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Year Album Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B
US
Jazz
1975 Mellow Madness 16 3 1

Singles

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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

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 114. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Mellow Madness at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Quincy Jones US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  5. ^ "Quincy Jones US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.