Quiet Riot II
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| Released | December 2, 1978[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | August–November 1978 | |||
| Studio | The Record Plant, Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 41:13 | |||
| Label | CBS Sony | |||
| Producer | Warren Entner, Lee De Carlo | |||
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| AllMusic |    [4] |
Quiet Riot II is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released exclusively in Japan on December 2, 1978.[1][2] It's the last Quiet Riot album with guitarist Randy Rhoads, who later gained recognition for playing on Ozzy Osbourne's first two solo albums.
Overview
[edit]Although bassist Rudy Sarzo is credited and pictured on the album cover, Quiet Riot II was recorded before he joined the band, and the work of bassist Kelly Garni is featured on the album. Tensions between Garni and vocalist Kevin DuBrow boiled over during the album's recording, with Garni hatching a plan to shoot and kill DuBrow at the studio. Garni was arrested and immediately fired from Quiet Riot.[5]
The track Afterglow (Of Your Love) is a cover of a song by The Small Faces, composed by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane. The album's opening track, "Slick Black Cadillac", was re-recorded by Quiet Riot for their 1983 breakthrough album Metal Health.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slick Black Cadillac" | 5:10 | |
| 2. | "You Drive Me Crazy" |
| 4:17 |
| 3. | "Afterglow (Of Your Love)" (Small Faces cover) | 3:37 | |
| 4. | "Eye for an Eye" |
| 4:02 |
| 5. | "Trouble" |
| 5:10 |
| 6. | "Killer Girls" |
| 4:50 |
| 7. | "Face to Face" |
| 4:38 |
| 8. | "Inside You" | DuBrow | 4:49 |
| 9. | "We've Got the Magic" | Rhoads | 4:40 |
Personnel
[edit]Quiet Riot
[edit]- Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals
- Randy Rhoads – guitars, organ, backing vocals
- Drew Forsyth – drums, syndrum, backing vocals
- Rudy Sarzo – bass (credited as band member but does not play on album)
Additional musicians
[edit]- Kelly Garni – bass, backing vocals (uncredited)
- The Killer Bees – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Warren Entner – producer, manager
- Lee De Carlo – producer
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Quiet Riot : Quiet Riot II". www.spirit-of-metal.com. December 2, 1978. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Quiet Riot II". QUIET RIOT UNOFFICIAL DATABASE (in Japanese). December 2, 1978. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute". Invisible Oranges. March 18, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ Quiet Riot II at AllMusic
- ^ "Quiet Riot's Kelly Garni Said He Once Tried to Kill Kevin DuBrow". ultimateclassicrock.com. March 5, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
