Mr. Mean (album)
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Track listing
- "Mr. Mean" (5:16)
- "Fight Me, Chase Me" (5:10)
- "The Controller's Mind" (1:36)
- "The Big Score" (7:34)
- "Magic Trick" (6:56)
- "Good Luck Charm" (9:36)
- "Speak Easy" (3:52)
Personnel
- Clarence "Satch" Satchell - flute, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, rhythm king, percussion, and vocals
- Leroy "Sugar" Bonner - guitars, percussion, and lead vocals
- Marshall 'Rock' Jones - electric bass
- Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks - trumpets & trombones
- James "Diamond" Williams - drums, vibes, cowbell, percussion, and vocals
- Billy BeckBilly Beck (musician)Billy Beck is a keyboardist, pianist, and songwriter for the Original and New Ohio Players, as well as Zapp and Roger.A graduate of Youngstown State University's Dana School of Music, he was born on the South Side of Youngstown, Ohio....
- Grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hohner D-6 ClavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...
, RMI Electric piano, ARP Odyssey SynthesizerARP Instruments, Inc.ARP Instruments, Inc. was an American manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, founded by Alan Robert Pearlman in 1969. Best known for its line of synthesizers that emerged in the early 1970s, ARP closed its doors in 1981 due to financial difficulties...
, ARP string ensembleARP Instruments, Inc.ARP Instruments, Inc. was an American manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, founded by Alan Robert Pearlman in 1969. Best known for its line of synthesizers that emerged in the early 1970s, ARP closed its doors in 1981 due to financial difficulties...
, Hammond B-3 organ, percussion, and vocals - Mervin Pierce - trumpets, trombones & flugelhorn
- Clarence "Chet" Willis - rhythm guitar & vocals
- Robert "Rumba" Jones - congas
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1978 | Mr. Mean Mr. Mean (album) -Track listing:# "Mr. Mean" # "Fight Me, Chase Me" # "The Controller's Mind" # "The Big Score" # "Magic Trick" # "Good Luck Charm" # "Speak Easy" -Personnel:... |
68 | 11 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
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| 1978 | "Good Luck Charm" | — | 51 | — |
| "Magic Trick" | — | 93 | — | |