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Provocative Percussion Volume 2
Studio album by Enoch Light and The Light Brigade
Released	1960
Label	Command
Enoch Light and The Light Brigade chronology
Persuasive Percussion Volume 2 (1959) Provocative Percussion Volume 2 (1960) Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 (1960)

Provocative Percussion Volume 2 is a studio album by Enoch Light and The Light Brigade. It was released in 1960 on Command Records (catalog no. RS 810-SD). The album cover artwork is by abstract painter Josef Albers.

Provocative Percussion debuted on the Billboard magazine pop album chart on September 19, 1960, peaked at the No. 4 spot, and remained on the chart for 31 weeks.

AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer Eugene Chadbourne called Light "a heavyweight when it comes to big-band charts."

Track listing

Side A

1. "Hernando's Hideaway" (J. Ross, R. Adler)
2. "Speak To Me Of Love - Cha Cha" (B. Sievier, J. Lenoir)
3. "Matilda" (N. Span)
4. "Good Night Sweetheart - Cha Cha" (J. Campbell, R. Noble, R. Connolly, R. Vallee)
5. "What Is This Thing Called Love" (Cole Porter)
6. "Lady Is A Tramp" (R. Rodgers, L. Hart)

Side B

1. "Speak Low" (K. Weill, O. Nash)
2. "I've Got The Right To Sing The Blues" (H. Arlen, T. Koehler)
3. "Mack The Knife" (K. Weill, M. Blitzstein)
4. "Temptation" (A. Freed, Nacio Herb Brown)
5. "The Natives Are Restless Tonight" (E. Light, L. Davies)
6. "Foggy Day Cha Cha" (Geore & Ira Gershwin)

References

1. Liner notes on back cover and inside the gatefold of the album.
2. "Enoch Light And The Light Brigade – Provocative Percussion Volume 2". Discogs. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
3. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 181. ISBN 0823076318.
4. "Provocative Percussion, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

• Enoch Light albums
• 1960 albums
• Command Records albums
• Albums with cover art by Josef Albers