Bizarre Fruit II

Bizarre Fruit II
Studio album by M People
Released 27 November 1995
Genre House
Length 62:58
Label Deconstruction
Producer M People
M People chronology
Bizarre Fruit
(1994)		 Bizarre Fruit II
(1995)		 Fresco
(1997)
Singles from Bizarre Fruit II
  1. "Itchycoo Park "
    Released: 13 November 1995

Bizarre Fruit II is an expanded version of M People's 1994 Bizarre Fruit album, featuring the single versions of "Search for the Hero" and "Love Rendezvous" in place of the originals, and including the band's cover of the Small Faces' "Itchycoo Park". It was initially released as a limited edition which featured a bonus Live and Remixed CD or cassette. The Live and Remixed disc contains live tracks recorded at Manchester's GMEX on 16 December 1994 except Search for the Hero which was recorded at Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg on 26 February 1995.

Later, Bizarre Fruit II would be released as a single CD replacing the original Bizarre Fruit album. Confusingly, later editions of this single-disc version bear the title Bizarre Fruit, although the cover art remains the same as the initial Bizarre Fruit II release.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Sight for Sore Eyes"   Pickering, Heard, Heather Small 6:12
2. "Search for the Hero" (M People Radio Mix) Pickering, Heard 4:09
3. "Open Your Heart"   Pickering, Heard, 5:42
4. "Love Rendezvous" (M People Master Mix) Pickering, Heard 5:54
5. "Itchycoo Park" (M People Master Mix) Marriott, Lane 6:42
6. "Precious Pearl"   Pickering, Heard 6:04
7. "Sugar Town"   Pickering, Heard 5:41
8. "Walk Away"   Pickering, Heard 5:48
9. "Drive Time"   Pickering, Heard 5:30
10. "Padlock"   Smith 6:12
11. "And Finally..."   Pickering, Heard, Heather Small 5:04
Total length:
 62:58
Limited edition bonus disc – Live and Remixed
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Walk Away" (Live Mix)   5:40
2. "Search for the Hero" (Live Mix) Pickering, Heard 5:33
3. "Colour My Life" (Live Mix) Pickering 4:43
4. "Someday" (Live Mix) Jefferson 5:10
5. "Moving on Up" (Live Mix) Pickering, Heard 6:22
6. "Itchycoo Park" (Morales Classic Club Mix) Marriott, Lane 7:51
7. "Search for the Hero" (US Remix) Pickering, Heard 4:16
8. "Open Your Heart" (Brothers in Rhythm Soundtrack) Pickering, Heard 10:13
9. "Love Rendezvous" (K-Klass Klub Mix) Pickering, Heard 7:59
10. "Padlock" (Junior Vasquez Sound Factory Mix) Smith 10:04
Total length:
 67:51

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
United Kingdom 27 November 1995 Deconstruction 2xCD 74321 32817 2
2xCassette 74321 32817 4
1998 CD 74321 57755 2
M People
Heather Small · Mike Pickering · Paul Heard · Shovell
Studio albums
Northern Soul · Elegant Slumming · Bizarre Fruit · Bizarre Fruit II · Fresco
Compilations
Remix albums
Singles
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