| A Matter of Attitude | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Fate |
| Cover: | AMatterofAttitudeFate.jpg |
| Released: | 1986 |
| Recorded: | Autumn 1986 |
| Studio: | Easy Sound, Copenhagen |
| Genre: | Hard rock, AOR, glam metal |
| Length: | 37:58 |
| Label: | EMI (Europe) Capitol (North America) |
| Producer: | Svein Dag Hauge |
| Prev Title: | Fate |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Cruisin' for a Bruisin' |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
A Matter of Attitude is the second album by Danish rock band Fate, released in 1986.
The album was in the hook-filled melodic hard rock/pop metal vein, featuring tight vocal harmonies over a strong rhythm section, guitar, and sweeping synthesizer. Stylistically it was like Europe with a bit more bite. "Won't Stop" was the album's first single, and the track was also released in an extended 12" remix version. The album was almost entirely hard-driving rockers, without the power ballads of many other bands of the genre. Original closer was "Do It", a tongue-in-cheek retro Louis Armstrong-style shuffle of the type David Lee Roth and David Johansen were experimenting with at the time.
After a decade and a half out of print, the album was re-released on CD by independent label MTM Classix in 2004. The re-release includes lyrics and liner notes, including a new thank-you section. The collection ends with two new bonus tracks. The first, "Hardcore Romance", is in a rawer style, sans the keyboards prevalent throughout the original '80s recording. The second, "Memories of You", makes up for the lack of balladry in the original track list, bringing back a subtler wash of keyboards and a subdued guitar.
All lyrics by Jeff Limbo, music as indicated