The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology is a compilation album by English rock band Fat Mattress , released on 15 August 2000 by Castle Communications . It includes both of their albums plus bonus tracks. The album is named after "Black Sheep of the Family", a song written by Steve Hammond , initially released as the B-side to "Highway" in 1970.
The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology Released 15 August 2000 Recorded 1968 (1968 ) –1970 (1970 ) Genre
Label Castle Producer Fat Mattress
Disc one Title Writer(s) 1. "All Night Drinker" Neil Landon , Jimmy Leverton3:18 2. "I Don't Mind" Landon, Noel Redding 3:51 3. "Bright New Way" Landon, Leverton 3:48 4. "Petrol Pump Assistant" Landon, Redding 3:01 5. "Mr. Moonshine" Landon, Redding 4:04 6. "Magic Forest" Landon, Leverton 3:05 7. "She Came in the Morning" Landon 3:47 8. "Everything's Blue" Redding 2:50 9. "Walking Through the Garden" Redding 4:20 10. "How Can I Live" Landon, Redding 4:26 11. "Little Girl in White" Redding 4:08 12. "Margarita" Leverton 4:14 13. "Which Way to Go" Leverton 3:03 14. "Future Days" Leverton 4:02 15. "Cold Wall of Stone" Jacobs, Landon, Leverton 2:36 16. "Eric the Red" Landon, Leverton, Redding 2:57 17. "Iridescent Butterfly" Landon 3:42
Tracks 1 to 10 are Fat Mattress album (1969)
Disc two Title Writer(s) 1. "The Storm" Landon, Leverton 4:13 2. "Anyway You Want" Landon, Leverton 3:47 3. "Leafy Lane" Landon, Leverton 2:50 4. "Naturally" Landon, Leverton 3:03 5. "Roamin'" Landon, Leverton 4:25 6. "Happy My Love" Landon, Leverton 3:43 7. "Childhood Dream" Landon, Leverton 3:20 8. "She" Landon 2:36 9. "Highway" Landon, Redding 4:24 10. "At the Ball" Landon, Redding 4:13 11. "People" Landon, Redding 4:00 12. "Hall of Kings" Landon 5:34 13. "Long Red " Lansberg, Felix Pappalardi , Ventura, Leslie West 4:25 14. "Words" Landon, Leverton 4:15 15. "The River" Landon, Leverton 17:12 16. "Black Sheep of the Family" Steve Hammond 4:29
Tracks 1 to 11 are Fat Mattress II album (1970)