Moxy - II

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Cause There's Another	03:44
	2	Take It Or Leave It	03:42
	3	Through the Storm	04:04
	4	One More Heartbreak	02:38
	5	Slippin' Out	04:03

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	Midnight Flight	03:35
	2	Change in My Life	04:37
	3	Tryin' Just for You	04:30
	4	Wet Suit	04:53

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Next was Moxy II which found the band stretching out into tracks with more layering, more hooks, bigtime production through Ed Leonetti and Jack Douglas, bigger stakes. Moxy II turned out to be a watered down version of the band's burning metal vision, something which would get fixed but good come 1977 classic Ridin' High.

"The second one, management and the label wanted to change us because they felt that a heavy metal album should have a pop tune or two that are radio-friendly. Because back then there weren't many stations that would play hard rock. It was just badly organized and we suffered through it."
-Bill Wade

The debut self-titled album released by Canadian rockers Moxy in 1975 became an instant hit for the band, especially in America. In an effort to cash in on that success, the band immediately recorded a follow-up in 1976 simply titled Moxy II. This time the album was recorded in Toronto with Jack Douglas producing. While not as strong musically as the debut, the album contained nine songs written by the band members and was almost a carbon copy of the previous effort except that there was no Tommy Bolin to help out. The album managed to produce a minor hit with the song "Take It or Leave It" and sold well because of strong live appearances and heavy promotion by the label.
-Keith Pettipas, Allmusic

Two songs from the album entered the charts in Canada, "Take It Or Leave It" that reached number 14 and "Cause There's Another" that reached number 16 on the Top 30 on CHUM (AM) in Toronto, and the KISS-FM Texas hits "Midnight Flight" and "One More Heartbreak". The album sold well because of strong live appearances that included tours with Black Sabbath, Boston and Triumph with heavy promotion by the label (Polydor) (Mercury Records).

Buzz Shearman: vocals
Buddy Caine: guitar, blowbag and acoustic guitar
Earl Johnson: guitar, slide guitar
Terry Juric: bass
Bill Wade: drums, percussion
Mika Sharun: backing vocals
Steve Byron: backing vocals
The Wisconsin Kid: backing vocals

Produced by Jack Douglas and Ed Leonetti
Engineered by Lee DeCarlo
Mixed by Jay Messina
Recorded at April, 1976 at Soundstage, Toronto, Ontario
Mixed May, 1976 at Record Plant, N.Y.C., USA

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