''Mandrilland'' is the fifth album by the

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Track listing

All songs written and arranged by

#"Positive Thing" 3:25 #"Positive Thing +" 5:15 #"Skying Upward" 3:45 #"The Road to Love" 5:15 #"Armadillo" 1:48 #"The Reason I Sing" 3:22 #"Bro' Weevil & the Swallow" 4:48 #"Khidja" 4:55 #"House of Wood" 7:59 #"'Drill in the Bush" 3:55 #"El Funko" 2:54 #"Love is Sunshine" 4:22 #"Folks on a Hill" 6:22 #"Mini-Suite for Duke" 6:26 #"Cal-Ipso" 5:00 #"After The Race" 7:02 #"Lady Jane" 4:00

Personnel

*Carlos Wilson - saxophone, vocals *Lou Wilson - percussion, trumpet, vocals *Ric Wilson - saxophone *Claude Cave - keyboards, vocals *Fudgie Kae - bass, percussion, vocals *Douglas Rodrigues - guitar, percussion, vocals *Neftali Santiago - drums, percussion, vocals

Charts

Singles

References

External links

Mandrill-Mandrilland at Discogs
{{Authority control 1974 albums Mandrill (band) albums Polydor Records albums Albums recorded at Studio in the Country