''II'' is the second studio album by the American rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. It was released via

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on November 5, 1996, coinciding with the

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Background

The album included a few songs that originally appeared on ''Froggystyle'', a self-released cassette that was recorded before their debut album, '' The Presidents of the United States of America''. These songs, which were re-recorded for this album, were "L.I.P", then known as "Little Indian Princess", "Lunatic to Love" and "Puffy Little Shoes". Also, "Twig" was re-recorded, as it was previously recorded as a

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" single, where it was known as "Twig in the Wind". That version was later released on '' Rarities'' as "Twig (Semi Acoustic Version)".

Track listing

All songs by The Presidents of the United States of America. #"Ladies and Gentlemen, Part 1" – 1:39 #"Lunatic to Love" – 2:57 #"Volcano" – 2:58 #" Mach 5" – 3:15 #"Twig" – 2:37 #"Bug City" – 3:05 #"Bath of Fire" – 2:57 #"Tiki God" – 2:58 #"L.I.P." – 3:20 #"Froggie" – 3:10 #"Toob Amplifier" – 1:22 #"

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" – 2:49 #"Puffy Little Shoes" – 4:59 #"Ladies and Gentlemen, Part 2" – 3:03 #"Basketball Dream" – 0:55 (

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) "Basketball Dream" features a boy, Tony Ballew (a relative of Chris Ballew), describing a dream he had about

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- for this reason, the track is often mislabeled "Magic Johnson Dream". Chris Ballew can be heard faintly whispering the lyrics underneath the boy. The recording of Tony's voice, with a different musical backing, previously appeared on ''Feel Good'', an album by Ballew's pre-PUSA band Egg, in 1987.

Personnel

;The Presidents of the United States of America *

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– basitar, bass, lead vocals, keyboards *

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– guitbass, guitar, background vocals * Jason Finn – drums, percussion, background vocals ;Additional personnel *

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- piano, percussion *Tony Ballew – baby voice on "Basketball Dream" *

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– tritar on "Froggie" *S. Craig Montgomery – co-producing, engineering *Wally Traugott – mastering *Lance Mercer – photography *

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– mixing *Doug Erb – art directing *Tom Smurdon – assistant engineering

Charts

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Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1996 albums The Presidents of the United States of America (band) albums Columbia Records albums