Persuasive Percussion Volume 2 is a studio album by Terry Snyder and The All Stars. It was produced by Enoch Light and released in 1959 on Light's Command Records label (catalog no. RS 810-SD). The featured musicians included Tony Mottola, Willie Rodriguez, Dick Hyman, Jack Lesberg, Teddy Sommer, Artie Marotti, Stanley Webb, and Dominic Cortese.Liner notes on back cover and inside the gatefold of the album.
Persuasive Percussion Volume 2 debuted on the Billboard magazine pop album chart on August 22, 1960, peaked at the No. 3 spot, and remained on the chart for 36 weeks.
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four stars. Reviewer Tony Wilds wrote: 'Rocka Bongo Boogie' is inspired; the rest is only a shade above standard Command from the period."
Track listing Side A "Blue Is The Night" (Fred Fisher) [3:00] "Blue Tango" (L. Anderson, M. Parish) [2:56] "Miami Beach Rhumba" (A. Gamse, I. Fields) [3:02] "Yours Is My Heart Alone" (F. Lehar, B. Loehner, H. Smith, L. Herzer) [2:08] "In A Persian Market" (A. W. Ketelbey) [2:47] "Mambo Jambo" (C. Towne, P. Prado, R. Karl) [2:14]
Side B "Dearly Beloved" (J. Kern, J. Mercer) [3:03] "Lu Cucaracha" [2:29] "Rock-a Bongo Boogie" (E. Light, L. Davies) [2:20] "Lady Of Spain" (E. Reaves, T. Evans) [2:30] "Out Of Nowhere" (E. Heyman, J. W. Green) [1:58] "Brazil" (A. Barroso, S. K. Russell) [2:56]
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