Mellow Madness (Reissue)

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

Annotation

Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles, Westlake Audio, Los Angeles and mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California.

℗ & © «1975 A&M Records»

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(As of 2025-01-01).

  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2025-01-01 17:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Is It Love That We’re Missin’
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest lead vocals:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar)
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 (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar) and Debbie Smith (wrote "Is It Love That We're Missin'")
Quincy Jones & The Brothers Johnson3:52
2Paranoid
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest lead vocals:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Paranoid (in 1975)
writer:
Joe Greene (American songwriter)
Quincy Jones & Leon Ware2:56
3Mellow 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
Quincy Jones & Paulette McWilliams3:28
4Beautiful 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 (producer and label owner of Beverly Glen Music)
Quincy Jones & The Watts Prophets6:12
5Listen (What It Is)
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest lead vocals:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar) and Paulette McWilliams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Listen (What It Is) (in 1975)
writer:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar) and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
Quincy Jones4:16
6Just a Little Taste of Me
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
guest lead vocals:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Just a Little Taste of Me (in 1975)
writer:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar) and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
Quincy Jones & George Johnson3:29
7My Cherie Amour
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
guest flute:
Hubert Laws
guitar:
Dennis Budimir
keyboard:
Mike Melvoin
background vocals:
Minnie Riperton
guest lead vocals:
Paulette McWilliams, Minnie Riperton and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
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 (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton & Paulette McWilliams5:26
8Tryin’ to Find Out About You
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc.
recording of:
Tryin' To Find Out About You (in 1975)
writer:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar) and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
Quincy Jones3:02
9Cry 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
Quincy Jones & Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson Ragin4:30
10Bluesette
assistant engineer:
Joan DeCola
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Quincy Jones
double bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (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 (American singer-songwriter, background vocals) (in 1975), Myrna Matthews (in 1975), Paulette McWilliams (in 1975), Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist) (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
Quincy Jones7:02