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]

Bloodrock 2
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1970
GenreHard rock
Length43:08
LabelCapitol (ST-491)[1]
ProducerTerry Knight
Bloodrock chronology
Bloodrock
(1970)
Bloodrock 2
(1970)
Bloodrock 3
(1971)
Singles from Bloodrock 2
  1. "D.O.A." b/w "Children's Heritage"
    Released: 1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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]

Track listing edit

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lucky in the Morning"John Nitzinger5:48
2."Cheater"Jim Rutledge, Stevie Hill, Eddie Grundy, Nick Taylor, Lee Pickens, Rick Cobb6:52
3."Sable and Pearl"Nitzinger4:58
4."Fallin'"Rutledge, Hill, Grundy, Taylor, Pickens, Cobb4:06
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Children's Heritage"Nitzinger3:34
6."Dier Not a Lover"Pickens, Hill, Sam Gummelt4:10
7."D.O.A."Rutledge, Hill, Grundy, Taylor, Pickens, Cobb8:30
8."Fancy Space Odyssey"Nitzinger5:11

Personnel edit

Bloodrock
  • Rick Cobb – drums
  • Eddie Grundy – bass, backing vocals
  • Stevie Hill – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Lee Pickens – lead guitar
  • Jim Rutledge – lead vocals
  • Nick Taylor – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
  • Kenneth Hamann – engineering
  • Terry Knight – production

Charts edit

Album
Year Chart Peak position
1970 Billboard 200 21[6]
Single
Year Single Chart Peak position
1971 "D.O.A." Billboard 200 36[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Guarisco, Donald A. Bloodrock: Bloodrock 2 - Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9780876112977 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Wilonsky, Robert (November 17, 1994). "Survivor, alive". Dallas Observer.
  5. ^ Wheeler, Lisa. “Grapevine: I Remember . . . Bloodrock Reunite”. Goldmine 31 (18 March 2005): 10, 51.
  6. ^ a b "Chart Search – Bloodrock". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved November 8, 2021.