| Deodato 2 | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Deodato |
| Cover: | Deodato_2.jpg |
| Released: | July 18, 1973[1] |
| Recorded: | April 12 & May 16, 1973 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk |
| Length: | 32:35 |
| Label: | CTI Records |
| Producer: | Creed Taylor |
| Prev Title: | Prelude |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Whirlwinds |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
Deodato 2 is a 1973 album by Brazilian keyboardist Eumir Deodato. It features noted session guitarist John Tropea on 4 tracks and virtuoso bassist Stanley Clarke on one song, "Skyscrapers". His version of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" was used in Pontiac commercials during the early-1970s. The song reached #48 in Canada in 1973.[2]
The songs "Super Strut" and "Latin Flute" were featured on the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto Vice City. The track "Super Strut" was also covered by the acid jazz band The Apostles on their 1992 eponymous album.[3]
The tracks were rearranged for the CD release. The two tracks on Side 2 were placed first then the tracks on Side 1 were placed after. The CD release also featured an extended version of Super Strut, an extended and re-mixed outro to Skyscrapers, as well as 3 bonus tracks.
"Tropea" (incomplete, not released on this album) was produced during the recording sessions of Deodato 2.
| Chart (1973) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 37[4] | |
| Canada (RPM) | 24[5] |
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This album was reissued on the Super Audio CD format in October 2017 by UK label Dutton Vocalion,Remastered in both Stereo and Surround Sound from the original analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton and released as a 2-fer with 1973's "Prelude".The Surround Sound portion of the disc features the Quadraphonic mixes of both "Prelude" and "Deodato 2" made available for the first time in over 40 years.