Fat Mattress II is the second and final studio album by English rock band Fat Mattress, released in 1970.
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
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| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Fat Mattress | |||
| Fat Mattress chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Fat Mattress II | ||||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| allmusic |    [1] |
Compared with the band's debut self-titled album, Fat Mattress II was a commercial failure, not appearing in any major record charts. The album was described, in a review for music website allmusic, by critic Richie Unterberger as "similar to, but also inferior to, their debut." Unterberger went on to suggest that "The songs aren't even up to the debut's modest standard, however, and the lingering feeling is that of a tolerable but fairly anonymous '60s-turning-into-'70s band with a Transatlantic feel."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Storm" | Neil Landon, Jimmy Leverton | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Anyway You Want" | Landon, Leverton[2] | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Leafy Lane" | Landon, Leverton | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Naturally" | Landon, Leverton | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Roamin'" | Landon, Leverton | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Happy My Love" | Landon, Leverton | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Childhood Dream" | Landon, Leverton | 3:20 |
| 8. | "She" | Landon | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Highway" | Landon, Noel Redding | 4:24 |
| 10. | "At the Ball" | Landon, Redding | 4:13 |
| 11. | "People" | Landon, Redding | 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hall of Kings" | Landon | 5:32 |
| 2. | "Long Red" | West, Pappalardi, Landsberg, Ventura | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Words" | Landon, Leverton | 4:12 |
| 4. | "The River" | Landon, Leverton | 17:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Margarita" | Landon, Leverton | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Cold Wall of Stone" | Landon, Leverton, Jacobs | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Long Red" | West, Pappalardi, Landsberg, Ventura | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Words" | Landon, Leverton | 4:12 |
| 5. | "The River" | Landon, Leverton | 17:09 |
| 6. | "Future Days" | Leverton | 4:02 |
Personnel
edit- Fat Mattress
- Neil Landon – vocals, production
- Jimmy Leverton – bass, vocals, production
- Eric Dillon – drums, production
- Steve Hammond – guitar, production
- Mick Weaver – keyboards, production
- Additional personnel
- Noel Redding – guitar & vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, & 11
- George Chkiantz – engineering
- Roger Wilkinson – engineering on "The Storm" and "Highway"
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 1970 | Polydor | LP | 2383 025 | [1][3] |
| Germany | |||||
| United States | 1970 | Atco | LP | SD 33-347 | [1][4] |
| United Kingdom | 1992 | Sequel | CD | NEXCD197 | [1][5] |
| United Kingdom | 29 June 2009 | Esoteric | CD | 2135 | [6][7] |
References
edit- General
- "Fat Mattress 2 > Credits". allmusic. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- "Fat Mattress – Fat Mattress II (LP, Album)". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e Unterberger, Richie. "Fat Mattress 2 - Review". allmusic. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ Per label on original album. The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology credits Noel Redding as a third co-writer.
- ^ "Fat Mattress II by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "Fat Mattress II by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "Fat Mattress II by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "Fat Mattress". Esoteric Recordings. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "Fat Mattress II – Expanded Edition by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 1 July 2009. [dead link]
External links
edit- Fat Mattress II at Discogs (list of releases)