''Bloodrock 2'' is the second album by the Texas rock band Bloodrock. It was released on Capitol Records in October 1970 and produced by

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. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1990. In early 1971, the gory extended track "

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" became the biggest hit of Bloodrock's career when it was issued in shorter form as a single. The motivation for writing the song was explained in 2005 by guitarist Lee Pickens. "When I was 17, I wanted to be an airline pilot," Pickens said. "I had just gotten out of this airplane with a friend of mine, at this little airport, and I watched him take off. He went about 200 feet in the air, rolled and crashed."Wheeler, Lisa. “Grapevine: I Remember . . . Bloodrock Reunite”. Goldmine 31 (18 March 2005): 10, 51.

Track listing

Personnel

;Bloodrock * Rick Cobb – drums * Eddie Grundy – bass, backing vocals * Stevie Hill – keyboards, backing vocals * Lee Pickens – lead guitar * Jim Rutledge – lead vocals * Nick Taylor – rhythm guitar, backing vocals ;Additional personnel * Kenneth Hamann – engineering *

– production

Charts

; Album ; Single

References

1970 albums Bloodrock albums Albums produced by Terry Knight Capitol Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub