Bloodrock 2 | ||||
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Released | October 1970 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 43:08 | |||
Label | Capitol (ST-491) [1] | |||
Producer | Terry Knight | |||
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Singles from Bloodrock 2 | ||||
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Allmusic | [2] |
Bloodrock 2 is the second album by the Texas rock band Bloodrock. [3] It was released on Capitol Records in October 1970 and produced by Terry Knight. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1990. [4]
In early 1971, the gory extended track "D.O.A." became the biggest hit of Bloodrock's career when it was issued in shorter form as a single. [4] The motivation for writing the song was explained in 2005 by guitarist Lee Pickens. "When I was 17, I wanted to be an airline pilot," Pickens said. "I had just gotten out of this airplane with a friend of mine, at this little airport, and I watched him take off. He went about 200 feet in the air, rolled and crashed." [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lucky in the Morning" | John Nitzinger | 5:48 |
2. | "Cheater" | Jim Rutledge, Stevie Hill, Eddie Grundy, Nick Taylor, Lee Pickens, Rick Cobb | 6:52 |
3. | "Sable and Pearl" | Nitzinger | 4:58 |
4. | "Fallin'" | Rutledge, Hill, Grundy, Taylor, Pickens, Cobb | 4:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Children's Heritage" | Nitzinger | 3:34 |
6. | "Dier Not a Lover" | Pickens, Hill, Sam Gummelt | 4:10 |
7. | "D.O.A." | Rutledge, Hill, Grundy, Taylor, Pickens, Cobb | 8:30 |
8. | "Fancy Space Odyssey" | Nitzinger | 5:11 |
Year | Chart | Peak position |
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1970 | Billboard 200 | 21 [6] |
Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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1971 | "D.O.A." | Billboard 200 | 36 [6] |
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