A Matter of Attitude

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A Matter of Attitude
Studio album by Fate
Released	1987
Recorded	Easy Sound, Copenhagen, Autumn 1986
Genre	Heavy metal / Melodic hard rock
Label	EMI (1987) MTM Classix (2004)
Producer	Svein Dag Hauge
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Fate chronology
Fate (1984) A Matter of Attitude (1987) Cruisin' for a Bruisin' (1988)

A Matter of Attitude is the second album by Danish heavy metal band Fate, released in 1987.

The album was in the hook-filled melodic hard rock/pop metal vein, featuring tight vocal harmonies over a strong rhythm section, guitar, and sweeping synthesizer. Stylistically it was like Europe with a bit more bite. "I Won't Stop" was the album's first single, and the track was also released in an extended 12" remix version. The album was almost entirely hard-driving rockers, without the power ballads of many other bands of the genre. Original closer was "Do It", a tongue-in-cheek retro Louis Armstrong-style shuffle of the type David Lee Roth and David Johansen were experimenting with at the time.

After a decade and a half out of print, the album was re-released on CD by independent label MTM Classix in 2004. The re-release includes lyrics and liner notes, including a new thank-you section. The collection ends with two new bonus tracks. The first, "Hardcore Romance", is in a rawer style, sans the keyboards prevalent throughout the original '80s recording. The second, "Memories of You", makes up for the lack of balladry in the original tracklist, bringing back a subtler wash of keyboards and a subdued guitar.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Won't Stop"
2. "Hard as a Rock"
3. "I Can't Stand Losing You"
4. "Point of No Return"
5. "The Hunter"
6. "Summer Love"
7. "Farrah"
8. "Get Up and Go"
9. "Limbo a Go Go"
10. "Do It"
11. "Hardcore Romance" [2004 Bonus track]
12. "Memories of You" [2004 Bonus track]