Ain't Understanding Mellow
"Ain't Understanding Mellow" is a song written by Homer Talbert and Herscholt Polk and performed by Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #21 on the U.S. pop chart in 1972.[1] It was featured on Butler's 1971 album The Sagittarius Movement.[2]
| "Ain't Understanding Mellow" | ||||
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| Single by Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager | ||||
| from the album The Sagittarius Movement | ||||
| B-side | "Windy City Soul" | |||
| Released | November 1971 | |||
| Genre | Chicago soul | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Homer Talbert, Herscholt Polk | |||
| Producer(s) | Gerald Sims, Jerry Butler | |||
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The song was arranged by James Mack and produced by Gerald Sims and Jerry Butler.[3]
The song ranked #84 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1972.[4]
"Ain't Understanding Mellow" was the second of two singles which were platinum certified by the RIAA for Butler, selling over a million copies. The first was "Only the Strong Survive" in 1969.
Sampling
- The song was sampled in the 2012 song "4EvaNaDay (Theme)" by Big K.R.I.T. on his album 4eva N a Day.
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References
- "Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager, "Ain't Understanding Mellow" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- "Jerry Butler, The Sagittarius Movement". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- "Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager, "Ain't Understanding Mellow" Single Release". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- "Billboard Top 100 - 1972". Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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