Why Am I Treated So Bad! is an album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded at the Capitol Studios in Hollywood in 1967.[ Jurek, Thom. Album review at allmusic]Capitol Records discography accessed August 18, 2015 Overview 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.Stewart, Zan. "Born to swing: Nat Adderley Jr. returns to his roots", The Star-Ledger, September 10, 2009. Accessed September 10, 2009.
The album peaked at No. 154 on the Billboard Top LPs during a twelve-week run on the chart.
Track listing (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 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto sax Nat Adderley – cornet Joe Zawinul – acoustic & electric piano Victor Gaskin – bass Roy McCurdy – drums Charts
Chart (1967) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs154 References