''Mandrill Is'' is the second album by the

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-based soul/

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band

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. Released in April 1972 on

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, the album peaked at No. 24 on the Top Soul Albums chart.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by

#"Ape Is High" 5:32 #"Cohello" 1:50 #"Git It All" 4:30 #"Children of the Sun" 5:00 #"I Refuse To Smile" 4:05 #"Universal Rhythms" 3:24 #"Lord of the Golden Baboon" 3:33 #"Central Park" 4:05 #"Kofijahm" 3:25 #"Here Today Gone Tomorrow" 4:30 #"The Sun Must Go Down" 3:17

Personnel

*Carlos Wilson - trombone, alto saxophone, flute, guitar, percussion, vocals *Louis Wilson - percussion, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals *Ricardo Wilson - tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals *Claude "Coffee" Cave - keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, vocals *Frederick "Fudgie Kae" Solomon - bass, percussion, vocals *Omar Mesa - guitar, percussion, vocals *Charles Padro - drums, percussion, vocals

Charts

Singles

References

External links

Mandrill-Mandrill Is at Discogs
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