Fat Mattress II

Fat Mattress II
Studio album by Fat Mattress
Released	1970
Recorded	1969
Genre	Folk rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock
Label	Polydor
Producer	Fat Mattress
Fat Mattress chronology
Fat Mattress (1969) Fat Mattress II (1970) The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology (2000)
Singles from Fat Mattress II
"Naturally" Released: 1969 "Highway" Released: 1970

Fat Mattress II is the second studio album by English folk rock band Fat Mattress, released in 1970.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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."^[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]	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

Personnel

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 on tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, & 11
• 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][4]
Germany
United States	1970	Atco	LP	SD 33-347	[2][5]
United Kingdom	1992	Sequel	CD	NEXCD197	[2][6]
United Kingdom	29 June 2009	Esoteric	CD	2135	[7][8]

References

General

• "Fat Mattress 2 > Credits". allmusic. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
• "Fat Mattress – Fat Mattress II (LP, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

Specific

1. allmusic review
2. Unterberger, Richie. "Fat Mattress 2 > Review". allmusic. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
3. Per label on original album. The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology credits Noel Redding as a third co-writer.
4. "Fat Mattress II by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
5. "Fat Mattress II by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
6. "Fat Mattress II by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
7. "Fat Mattress". Esoteric Recordings. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
8. "Fat Mattress II – Expanded Edition by Fat Mattress". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

External links

• Fat Mattress II at Discogs (list of releases)