In August 1975, “A&M” label released “Mellow Madness”, the twenty – fifth Quincy Jones album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Record Plant” and “Westlake Audio” and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

• Quincy Jones – lead and backing vocals, arranger, keyboards, trumpet
• Toots Thielemans- guitar, harmonica
• Minnie Riperton, Leon Ware, Jesse Kirkland, Myrna Matthews, Paulette McWilliams, Joseph Greene, Jim Gilstrap, Paulette Williams, Carolyn Willis, Watts Prophets, George Johnson – vocals
• Wah Wah Watson, George Johnson, Dennis Budimir – guitar
• Dave Grusin, Don Grusin, Mike Melvoin, Jerry Peters– keyboards
• Ian Underwood– synthesizer
• Louis Johnson, Max Bennett, Chuck Rainey– bass
• Grady Tate, Harvey Mason– drums
• Ralph MacDonald- conga, drums, percussion
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica
• Ernie Krivda, Sahib Shihab– saxophone
• Bill Lamb, Chuck Findley, Tom Bahler – trumpet
• Frank Rosolino- trombone, trumpet
• George Bohanon– trombone
• Hubert Laws– flute
• Jerome Richardson– wind

Track listing:

All tracks by Quincy Jones, except where noted.

1. Is It Love That We’re Missing? – George Johnson, Debbie Smith
2. Paranoid
3. Mellow Madness – Tom Bahler, Al Ciner, Quincy Jones, Paulette McWilliams
4. Beautiful Black Girl – Quincy Jones, Otis Smith
5. Listen (What It Is)
6. Just a Little Taste of Me
7. My Cherie Amour – Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder
8. Tryin’ to Find Out About You
9. Cry Baby
10. Bluesette – Norman Gimbel, Toots Thielemans