Mellow Madness

~ Release by Quincy Jones (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Is It Love That We're Missin'?
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest lead vocals:
George Johnson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. and A&M Records (in 1976)
recording of:
Is It Love That We're Missin'? (in 1975)
writer:
George Johnson and Debbie Smith
3:53
A2Paranoid
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest lead vocals:
Leon Ware
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Paranoid (in 1975)
writer:
Joe Greene
2:56
A3Mellow Madness
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest lead vocals:
Paulette McWilliams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Mellow Madness (in 1975)
writer:
Tom Bahler, Al Ciner, Quincy Jones and Paulette McWilliams
3:29
A4Beautiful Black Girl
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest spoken vocals:
The Watts Prophets
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Beautiful Black Girl (in 1975)
writer:
Quincy Jones and Otis Smith
6:12
A5Listen (What It Is)
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest lead vocals:
George Johnson and Paulette McWilliams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Listen (What It Is) (in 1975)
writer:
George Johnson and Louis Johnson
4:17
B1Just a Little Taste of Me
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass harmonica:
Tommy Morgan
guest lead vocals:
George Johnson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Just a Little Taste of Me (in 1975)
writer:
George Johnson and Louis Johnson
3:29
B2My Cherie Amour
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass:
Max Bennett
guest flute:
Hubert Laws
guitar:
Dennis Budimir
keyboard:
Mike Melvoin
background vocals:
Minnie Riperton
guest lead vocals:
Paulette McWilliams, Minnie Riperton and Leon Ware
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
cover recording of:
My Cherie Amour (in 1975)
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
5:27
B3Tryin' To Find Out About You
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Tryin' To Find Out About You (in 1975)
writer:
George Johnson and Louis Johnson
3:02
B4Cry Baby
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest lead vocals:
Wah Wah Watson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Cry Baby (in 1975)
writer:
Quincy Jones, Robert Bryant and Wah Wah Watson
4:31
B5Bluesette
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
double bass:
Chuck Rainey (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (in 1975)
guest solo trombone:
Frank Rosolino (in 1975)
guitar and whistle:
Toots Thielemans (in 1975)
keyboard:
Don Grusin (in 1975)
vocals:
Tom Bahler (in 1975), Jim Gilstrap (in 1975), Jesse Kirkland (in 1975), Myrna Matthews (in 1975), Paulette McWilliams (in 1975), Leon Ware (in 1975) and Carolyn Willis (in 1975)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Bluesette (Original instrumental version) (in 1975)
composer:
Toots Thielemans
7:01

Credits

Release

art direction:Roland Young
photography:Norman Seef
assistant engineer:Joan DeCola
engineer:Phil Schier (in 1975)
producer:Quincy Jones
synthesizer programming:Ian Underwood (in 1975)
mastering:JG
bass:Louis Johnson (in 1975)
Chuck Rainey (in 1975)
congas and percussion:Ralph MacDonald (in 1975)
drums (drum set):Harvey Mason (in 1975)
Grady Tate (in 1975)
guitar:George Johnson (in 1975)
Toots Thielemans (in 1975)
Wah Wah Watson (in 1975)
keyboard:Dave Grusin (in 1975)
Don Grusin (in 1975)
Quincy Jones (in 1975)
Jerry Peters (in 1975)
saxophone:Ernie Krivda (in 1975)
Jerome Richardson (in 1975)
Sahib Shihab (in 1975)
trombone:George Bohanon (in 1975)
trumpet:Tom Bahler (in 1975)
Chuck Findley (in 1975)
Quincy Jones (in 1975)
Bill Lamb (in 1975)
background vocals:Tom Bahler (in 1975)
Jim Gilstrap (in 1975)
Joe Greene (in 1975)
Quincy Jones (in 1975)
Jesse Kirkland (in 1975)
Myrna Matthews (in 1975)
Paulette McWilliams (in 1975)
Leon Ware (in 1975)
Carolyn Willis (in 1975)
additional arranger:Tom Bahler
Paul Riser
arranger:Quincy Jones (in 1975)
design:Chuck Beeson
manufactured by:Studio Grafic
The Gramophone Company of India Limited
distributed by:The Gramophone Company of India Limited
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:A&M Records, Inc.
produced for:Quincy Jones Productions
recorded at:The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975)
Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975)
mastered at:Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1264914 [info]
ASIN:US: B00008DYUX [info]