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1971 single by Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Ain't Understanding Mellow" is a song written by Homer Talbert and Herscholt Polk and performed by Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager. The song was arranged by James Mack and produced by Gerald Sims and Jerry Butler.[2] It was featured on Butler's 1971 album The Sagittarius Movement.[3]
"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[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Gerald Sims, Jerry Butler | |||
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Brenda Lee Eager singles chronology | ||||
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It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart, #21 on the U.S. pop chart, and #67 in Canada in 1972.[4][5] The song ranked #84 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1972.[6]
"Ain't Understanding Mellow" was the second of two singles which were gold certified by the RIAA for Butler, selling over a million copies. The first was "Only the Strong Survive" in 1969.
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