Quiet Riot II is the second studio album by the American Heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on December 2, 1978.[1][2]

Quiet Riot II
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 2, 1978[1][2]
RecordedAugust–November 1978
StudioThe Record Plant, Los Angeles
GenreHard rock
Length41:13
LabelCBS Sony
ProducerWarren Entner, Lee De Carlo
Quiet Riot chronology
Quiet Riot
(1978)
Quiet Riot II
(1978)
Metal Health
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]

Overview

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As with Quiet Riot's debut album, Quiet Riot II was released only in Japan, and to this day has never been officially released anywhere else. This is the final Quiet Riot album to feature lead guitarist and founder Randy Rhoads, who departed the following year to join former Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in a new group.

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.[4]

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slick Black Cadillac"5:10
2."You Drive Me Crazy"
  • DuBrow
  • Rhoads
4:17
3."Afterglow (Of Your Love)" (Small Faces cover)3:37
4."Eye for an Eye"
  • DuBrow
  • Rhoads
  • Ron Sobol
4:02
5."Trouble"
  • DuBrow
  • Rhoads
5:10
6."Killer Girls"
  • DuBrow
  • Rhoads
  • Sobol
4:50
7."Face to Face"
  • DuBrow
  • Rhoads
4:38
8."Inside You"DuBrow4:49
9."We've Got the Magic"Rhoads4:40

Personnel

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Quiet Riot

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Additional musicians

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  • Kelly Garni – bass, backing vocals (uncredited)
  • The Killer Bees – backing vocals

Production

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  • Warren Entner – producer, manager
  • Lee De Carlo – producer

References

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  1. ^ a b "Quiet Riot : Quiet Riot II". www.spirit-of-metal.com. December 2, 1978. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Quiet Riot II". QUIET RIOT UNOFFICIAL DATABASE (in Japanese). December 2, 1978. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Quiet Riot II at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Quiet Riot's Kelly Garni Said He Once Tried to Kill Kevin DuBrow". ultimateclassicrock.com. March 5, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.