''Moxy II'' is the second studio album by the Canadian hard rock and heavy metal band Moxy, released in 1976. It was recorded at Sound Stage studio in April 1976 in

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with Jack Douglas producing. 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

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in Toronto, and the

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Texas hits "Midnight Flight" and "One More Heartbreak". The album sold well because of strong live appearances that included tours with

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and Triumph with heavy promotion by the label (

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) (

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). The album was highly acclaimed on release by

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in the UK music publication, '' Sounds'', following which the magazine made the album available to readers for the special price of £1.50.

Credits

* Buzz Shearman -

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* Earl Johnson -

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, slide guitar * Buddy Caine - guitar, blowbag and acoustic guitar * Terry Juric -

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* Bill Wade -

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* Mika Sharun - backing vocals * Steve Byron - backing vocals, assistant * The Wisconsin Kid - backing vocals * Edward Leonetti - producer * Jack Douglas - producer * Jay Messina - mixing, mixing engineer * Lee DeCarlo - engineer * Recorded April 1976 at Sound Stage Studio * Mixed May 1976 at

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Track listing

# "Cause There's Another" - 3:45 (Buddy Caine, Buzz Shearman) # "Take it or Leave It" - 3:43 (Buddy Caine, Buzz Shearman) # "Through the Storm" - 4:00 (Earl Johnson) # "One More Heartbreak" - 2:38(Earl Johnson) # "Slippin' Out" - 4:02 (Earl Johnson, Bill Wade, Terry Juric) # "Midnight Flight" - 3:30 (Earl Johnson) # "Change in My Life" - 4:38 (Buzz Shearman, Buddy Caine) # "Tryin' Just for You" - 4:30 (Buzz Shearman, Buddy Caine) # "Wet Suit" - 4:54 (Buzz Shearman, Buddy Caine, Terry Juric, Bill Wade, The Wisconsin Kid)

Reissued

Moxy's original catalogue of albums was again available starting in 1993 when Valerie Shearman ("Buzz" widow) oversaw the release of all of Moxy's back catalogue of albums on CD by Pacemaker Records, again starting in 2003 by Unidisc Music Inc. and in 2009 by Cyclone records Canada.

References

External links

Moxy official website
{{Authority control 1976 albums Moxy (band) albums Albums produced by Jack Douglas (record producer) Mercury Records albums