Just Outside of Town

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Released 1973 Just Outside of Town (1973) Mandrilland (1974) Release date 1973 Genres Funk, Soul music		Length 38:46 Artist Mandrill Label Polydor Records

Recorded 1973 at Electric Lady Studios, The Hit Factory and Sound Ideas in New York City Sound City in Van Nuys, Los Angeles Producer Mandrill Alfred V. Brown Similar Composite Truth, Mandrill Is, Mandrilland, Mandrill, Let's Do It Again

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Just Outside of Town is the fourth album by Brooklyn-based soul/funk band Mandrill. Released in 1973 on Polydor Records, the album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

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Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Mandrill

"Mango Meat" 4:44
"Never Die" 3:22
"Love Song" 5:42
"Interlude" 0:24
"Fat City Strut" 3:19
"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

Lou Wilson - trumpet, congas, percussion, vocals

Ric Wilson - tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals

Claude Cave - organ, vibes, piano, synthesizer, percussion, clavinet, vocals

Fudgie Kae- bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals, piano

Omar Mesa - lead guitar, percussion, vocals

Neftali Santiago -drums, percussion, vocals

Samples & Covers

Jungle Brothers sampled "Mango Meat" on their song "Straight Out The Jungle" on their album Straight out the Jungle in 1988.

Public Enemy sampled "Two Sisters Of Mystery " on their song "By The Time I Get to Arizona" on their album Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black in 1991.

The Avalanches sampled "Fat City Strut" on their song "Electricity" on their album Since I Left You in 2000.

Songs

1Mango Meat4:46
2Never Die3:25
3Love Song5:43

References

Just Outside of Town Wikipedia

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