Fat Mattress II

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."^[2] In said review, 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."^[2]

Track listing

Original LP
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Storm"	Neil Landon, Jimmy Leverton	4:13
2.	"Anyway You Want"	Landon, Leverton	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

CD bonus tracks (Sequel NEXCD197, 1992)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

CD bonus tracks (Esoteric eclec2135, 2009)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

The bonus tracks were intended for a third album and were recorded after Noel Redding left the band.

Personnel

Fat Mattress

Neil Landon – vocals, production
Noel Redding – guitar (2,4,5,6,10,11), production
Jimmy Leverton – bass, production
Eric Dillon – drums, production
Steve Hammond – guitar (eventually replaced Noel Redding)
Mick Weaver – keyboards

Additional personnel

George Chkiantz – engineering
Roger Wilkinson – engineering on "The Storm" and "Highway"
Gered Mankowitz – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Ref.
United Kingdom	1970	Polydor	LP	2383 025	^[2]^[3]
Germany	1970	Polydor	LP	2383 025	^[2]^[3]
United States	1970	Atco	LP	SD 33-347	^[2]^[4]
United Kingdom	1992	Sequel	CD	NEXCD197	^[2]^[5]
United Kingdom	29 June 2009	Esoteric	CD	2135	^[6]^[7]

References

General

"Fat Mattress 2 > Credits". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r37337. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
"Fat Mattress - Fat Mattress II (LP, Album)". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Fat-Mattress-Fat-Mattress-II/release/1118648. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

Specific

^ allmusic review
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Unterberger, Richie. "Fat Mattress 2 > Review". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r37337. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ "Fat Mattress II by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fat_mattress/fat_mattress_ii/. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ "Fat Mattress II by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fat_mattress/fat_mattress_ii_f1/. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ "Fat Mattress II by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fat_mattress/fat_mattress_ii_f2/. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ "Fat Mattress". Esoteric Recordings. http://www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric/artists/fatmattress.php. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
^ "Fat Mattress II - Expanded Edition by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fat_mattress/fat_mattress_ll_%E2%80%93_expanded_edition/. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

External links

Fat Mattress II at Discogs (list of releases)

Fat Mattress

Neil Landon · Noel Redding · Jim Leverton · Eric Dillon · Steve Hammond

Studio albums	Fat Mattress · Fat Mattress II

Compilations	The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology · Magic Forest: The Anthology

Singles	"Magic Forest"/"Petrol Pump Assistant" · "Naturally"/"Iridescent Butterfly" · "Highway"/"Black Sheep of the Family" · "Magic Lanterns"/"Bright New Way"