Defrosted is the second album by American rock band Frijid Pink

Frijid Pink

Frijid Pink is a Detroit area blues rock band formed in 1967, best known for their version of "House of the Rising Sun," released in 1969.The initial line-up of the band included drummer Richard Stevers, guitarist Gary Ray Thompson, bassist Tom Harris, lead singer Tom Beaudry , and later added...

. Released in the summer of 1970, the album is more blues-based hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 than its predecessor, yet still contains the characteristic fuzz guitar sound featured prominently on the group's first album, Frijid Pink

Frijid Pink (album)

Frijid Pink is the debut album by American rock band Frijid Pink. It was originally released early 1970 by London Records' now-defunct Parrot subsidiary label Frijid Pink is the debut album by American rock band Frijid Pink. It was originally released early 1970 by London Records' now-defunct...

. This is the last album to feature Kelly Green (Tom Beaudry) and Gary Ray Thompson; their surprise departure from the group soon followed. The LP reached only #149 on U.S. charts, although the debut one reached #11; the track "Sing A Song For Freedom" as a single made #55 in the U.S.A. in July 1970 and #22 in Canada that September.
German CD release (1997, Repertoire Records) includes four bonus tracks taken from 1971 and 1972 singles.

Track listing

All titles by Thompson & Beaudry except where noted.

1. "Black Lace" - 6:10
2. "Sing A Song For Freedom" (Thompson, Beaudry, Stevers) - 3:00
3. "I'll Never Be Lonely" (Thompson, Beaudry, Harris) - 5:01
4. "Bye Bye Blues" - 4:56
5. "Pain In My Heart" - 8:19
6. "Sloony" (instrumental) (Thompson, Harris, Stevers) - 3:36
7. "I'm Movin'" - 4:53
8. "I Haven't Got The Time" - 4:21

Bonus tracks

9. "We're Gonna Be There" - 2:28
10. "Shorty Kline" - 2:19
11. "I Love Her" - 2:20
12. "Lost Son" - 2:45

Tracks 1-8 produced by Pink Unlimited, bonus tracks by Pink and Vinnie Testa

Firjid Pink

• Kelly Green - vocals, cowbell
• Gary Ray Thompson - lead & rhythm guitars
• Tom Beaudry - bass
• Richard Stevers - drums, tympani

Personnel Notes

Kelly Green and Tom Beaudry are the same person. This caused a bit of confusion, mainly due to the fact that when original bassist Tom Harris left the band, they were still billed as a quartet

Quartet

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. Vocalist Green played bass and thus was credited with the role of four-stringer, but only under a pseudonym

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