A Matter of Attitude

A Matter of Attitude
Studio album by Fate
Released 1986
Recorded Easy Sound, Copenhagen, Autumn 1986
Genre Heavy metal, melodic hard rock
Length 37:58
Label EMI (1986)
MTM Classix (2004)
Producer Svein Dag Hauge
Fate chronology

Fate
(1985)		 A Matter of Attitude
(1986)		 Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
(1988)
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A Matter of Attitude is the second album by Danish heavy metal band Fate, released in 1986.

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.

Track listing

  1. "Won't Stop" - 3:21
  2. "Hard as a Rock" - 3:47
  3. "I Can't Stand Losing You" - 4:50
  4. "Point of No Return" - 3:51
  5. "The Hunter" - 4:16
  6. "Summer Love" - 4:00
  7. "Farrah" - 3:53
  8. "Get Up and Go" - 3:21
  9. "Limbo a Go Go" - 4:04
  10. "Do It" - 2:34
  11. "Hardcore Romance" [2004 Bonus track]
  12. "Memories of You" [2004 Bonus track]

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