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Quincy Jones
Mellow Madness
Album US 1975 on A&M Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Jazz-Funk, Soul, Funk)
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.
Musicians
 | Quincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US arranged by, backing vocals, keyboards, producer, trumpet, album by, written by |
 | Paul Riser str, *1943 US arranged by, assistant |
 | Tom Bahler bvoc, voc, *1943 US arranged by, assistant, backing vocals, trumpet, written by |
 | Paulette McWilliams bvoc, voc, *1948 US backing vocals, featuring, introducing, featuring, lead vocals, written by |
 | Louis Johnson b, voc, 1955-2015 US bass, written by |
 | Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US congas, percussion |
 | Chuck Beeson , US design, album |
 | Harvey Mason dr, *1947 US drums, featuring, drums |
 | Brothers Johnson , *1975 US featuring, introducing |
 | George Johnson voc, g, *1953 US guitar, featuring, lead vocals, written by |
 | Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson g, syn, voc, *1950 US guitar, featuring, lead vocals, written by |
 | Toots Thielemans h, g, *1922 BE guitar, featuring, whistling, soloist, guitar, written by |
 | Dave Grusin p, syn, *1934 US keyboards |
 | Don Grusin ep, syn, p, *1941 US keyboards |
 | Jerry Peters key, voc, p, US keyboards |
 | John Golden , US lacquer cut by |
 | Ian Underwood , *1939 US programmed by, synthesizer |
 | Ernie Krivda ts, *1945 US saxophone |
 | Jerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US saxophone |
 | Sahib Shihab bs, fl, 1925-1989 US saxophone |
 | Frank Rosolino tb, 1926-1978 US trombone, featuring, soloist, trombone |
 | George Bohanon tb, *1960 US trombone |
 | Bill Lamb tr, tb, trumpet |
 | Chuck Findley tr, *1947 US trumpet |
 | Leon Ware voc, *1940 US featuring, lead vocals |
 | The Watts Prophets , *1967 US featuring, poetry recitation |
 | Tommy Morgan h, harmonica, bass |
 | Max Bennett b, *1928 US bass |
 | Hubert Laws fl, *1939 US featuring, flute |
 | Minnie Riperton voc, bvoc, 1947-1979 US featuring, lead vocals |
 | Dennis Budimir g, *1938 US guitar |
 | Mike Melvoin p, org, key, 1937-2012 US keyboards |
 | Chuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US bass |
 | Grady Tate dr, *1932 US drums |
Producers
| Roland Young art direction |
| Carolyn Willis backing vocals |
| Jesse Kirkland backing vocals |
| Jim Gilstrap backing vocals |
| Joe Greene backing vocals |
| Leon Ware backing vocals |
| Myrna Matthews backing vocals |
| Phil Schier engineer |
| Joan DeCola engineer, assistant |
| Norman Seeff photography by |
| Minnie Riperton backing vocals |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is It Love That We're Missin' | Quincy Jones | Debbie Smith, George Johnson | 3:43 |
| 2 | Paranoid | Quincy Jones | Joe Greene | 2:55 |
| 3 | Mellow Madness | Quincy Jones | Al Ciner, Paulette McWilliams, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler | 3:27 |
| 4 | Beautiful Black Girl | Quincy Jones | Otis Smith, Quincy Jones | 6:13 |
| 5 | Listen (What It Is) | Quincy Jones | George Johnson, Louis Johnson | 4:16 |
| 6 | Just A Little Taste Of Me | Quincy Jones | George Johnson, Louis Johnson | 3:27 |
| 7 | My Cherie Amour | Quincy Jones | Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy | 5:25 |
| 8 | Tryin' To Find Out About You | Quincy Jones | George Johnson, Louis Johnson | 3:00 |
| 9 | Cry Baby | Quincy Jones | Bobby Bryant, Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson, Quincy Jones | 4:19 |
| 10 | Bluesette | Quincy Jones | Norman Gimbel, Toots Thielemans | 7:00 |
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