Jump to content

Provocative Percussion Volume 2

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Provocative Percussion Volume 2
Studio album by
Enoch Light and The Light Brigade
Released1960
LabelCommand
Enoch Light and The Light Brigade chronology
Persuasive Percussion Volume 2
(1959)
Provocative Percussion Volume 2
(1960)
Persuasive Percussion Volume 3
(1960)

Provocative Percussion Volume 2 is a studio album by Enoch Light and The Light Brigade. It was released in 1960 on Command Records (catalog no. RS 810-SD).[1][2] The album cover artwork is by abstract painter Josef Albers.

Provocative Percussion debuted on the Billboard magazine pop album chart on September 19, 1960, peaked at the No. 4 spot, and remained on the chart for 31 weeks.[3]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer Eugene Chadbourne called Light "a heavyweight when it comes to big-band charts."[4]

Track listing

[edit]

Side A

  1. "Hernando's Hideaway" (J. Ross, R. Adler) [3:05]
  2. "Speak To Me Of Love - Cha Cha" (B. Sievier, J. Lenoir) [2:50]
  3. "Matilda" (N. Span) [2:41]
  4. "Good Night Sweetheart - Cha Cha" (J. Campbell, R. Noble, R. Connolly, R. Vallee) [2:41]
  5. "What Is This Thing Called Love" (Cole Porter) [2:42]
  6. "Lady Is A Tramp" (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) [3:24]

Side B

  1. "Speak Low" (K. Weill, O. Nash) [2:51]
  2. "I've Got The Right To Sing The Blues" (H. Arlen, T. Koehler) [2:54]
  3. "Mack The Knife" (K. Weill, M. Blitzstein) [3:20]
  4. "Temptation" (A. Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) [2:42]
  5. "The Natives Are Restless Tonight" (E. Light, L. Davies) [2:43]
  6. "Foggy Day Cha Cha" (Geore & Ira Gershwin) [2:56]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Liner notes on back cover and inside the gatefold of the album.
  2. ^ "Enoch Light And The Light Brigade – Provocative Percussion Volume 2". Discogs. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 181. ISBN 0823076318.
  4. ^ "Provocative Percussion, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2020.