1967 studio album by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
| Why Am I Treated So Bad! |
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| Studio album by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet |
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| Released | May 1967[1] |
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| Recorded | March 6 & 23, 1967 |
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| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) |
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| Genre | Jazz |
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| Label | Capitol |
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| Producer | David Axelrod |
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| The Cannonball Adderley Quintet chronology |
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| 74 Miles Away(1967) | Why Am I Treated So Bad!(1967) | In Person(1968) | |
Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Why Am I Treated So Bad! is an album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded at the Capitol Studios in Hollywood in 1967.[4][5]
Overview
[edit] The song "I'm on My Way", was written by his nephew Nat Adderley Jr., who at the time was an 11-year-old living in Teaneck, New Jersey.[6]
The album peaked at No. 154 on the Billboard Top LPs during a twelve-week run on the chart.[7]
Track listing
[edit] (CD re-issue)
- "Introduction" – 0:13
- "Mini Mama" (Curtis Fuller) – 6:41
- "I'm on My Way" (Nat Adderley Jr.) – 7:49
- "Why Am I Treated So Bad" (Roebuck Staples) - 7:47
- "One for Newk" (Josef Zawinul) – 5:15
- "Yvette" (Josef Zawinul) – 2:21
- "The Other Side" (Nat Adderley) – 9:04
- "The Scene" (Josef Zawinul) – 2:39
- "Heads Up! Feet Down!" (Jimmy Heath) – 7:00
- "The Girl Next Door" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 12:07
Personnel
[edit] - Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto sax
- Nat Adderley – cornet
- Joe Zawinul – acoustic & electric piano
- Victor Gaskin – bass
- Roy McCurdy – drums
Charts
[edit] | Chart (1967) | Peakposition |
| US Billboard Top LPs[7] | 154 |
References
[edit] - ^ "Billboard". May 20, 1967.
- ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Why Am I Treated So Bad! - Cannonball Adderley | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. Album review at allmusic
- ^ Capitol Records discography accessed August 18, 2015
- ^ Stewart, Zan. "Born to swing: Nat Adderley Jr. returns to his roots", The Star-Ledger, September 10, 2009. Accessed September 10, 2009.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 8. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
| Cannonball Adderley |
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| Studio albums | - Presenting Cannonball
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
- Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings
- In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley
- Sophisticated Swing
- Cannonball Enroute
- Cannonball's Sharpshooters
- Somethin' Else
- Portrait of Cannonball
- Jump for Joy
- Things Are Getting Better
- Blue Spring
- Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago
- Cannonball Takes Charge
- Them Dirty Blues
- Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners
- Know What I Mean?
- African Waltz
- Plus
- Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley
- Cannonball's Bossa Nova
- Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof
- Domination
- Great Love Themes
- Accent on Africa
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra
- Love, Sex, and the Zodiac
- Inside Straight
- Pyramid
- Phenix
- Lovers
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| Live albums | - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse
- The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York
- Cannonball in Europe!
- Jazz Workshop Revisited
- Autumn Leaves
- Nippon Soul
- Cannonball Adderley Live!
- Live Session!
- Money in the Pocket
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club"
- Cannonball in Japan
- Radio Nights
- 74 Miles Away
- Why Am I Treated So Bad!
- In Person
- Country Preacher
- The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free
- The Happy People
- The Black Messiah
- Music You All
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| Compilations | - Discoveries
- The Japanese Concerts
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| Songs | |
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| Related articles | |
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Authority control databases  | - MusicBrainz release group
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