Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Elektronska muzika
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Released 11 March 1996
Recorded 1995
Studio Lemonworld Studios, London
Genre
Electronictechnoprogressive housebreakbeatambientdowntempoexperimental
Length 73:01
Label Junior Boy`s Own
Producer Underworld
Underworld chronology
Dubnobass-
withmyheadman
(1994) Second Toughest in the Infants
(1996) Beaucoup Fish
(1999)

Second Toughest in the Infants is the fourth studio album by British electronic music group Underworld, and the second in their `MK2` line-up with Darren Emerson. With this album, Underworld expanded on their progressive palette, while developing their signature sound of abrasive beats and anthemic melodies. The name of the album derives from a comment made by member Rick Smith`s six-year-old nephew, Simon Prosser, when asked on his progress at infant school (the level of schooling attended by four- to seven-year-old children in the United Kingdom).[1] Second Toughest featured the single `Pearl`s Girl`. The re-issue featured the band`s best known single, `Born Slippy .NUXX`.

The album was remastered and re-released on 20 November 2015 with deluxe and super-deluxe expanded editions.[2]

Overview
The album opens with the multi-song suite `Juanita : Kiteless : To Dream of Love`, which features all three parts intersecting each other at various points during the piece; hence, the use of colons instead of slashes in its name. The loungy, drum and bass track `Banstyle` follows, alongside its downtempo, half-speed counterpart `Sappy`s Curry`. The rest of the record showcases advancements in the Underworld sound: both `Rowla` and `Pearl`s Girl` feature club-ready abrasive beats and basslines, while `Blueski` and `Stagger` incorporate live acoustic guitar and light, melancholic arrangements, respectively. `Pearl`s Girl` is one of the few Underworld songs to use breakbeats.

Due to the success of the single `Born Slippy .NUXX`, Second Toughest was re-issued with a bonus disc containing the single-only tracks `Born Slippy .NUXX` and `Rez`; Japanese editions also featured `Cherry Pie` and the `(Carp Dreams... Koi)` mix of `Pearl`s Girl`.

The song titles `Sappy`s Curry`, `Pearl`s Girl` and `Born Slippy` all come from the names of greyhounds from an English racing stadium. These greyhounds finished third, second, and first during Underworld`s visit to the races.[3]

Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Juanita : Kiteless : To Dream of Love`
Darren EmersonKarl HydeRick Smith
16:36
2. `Banstyle/Sappy`s Curry`
EmersonHydeSmith
15:22
3. `Confusion the Waitress`
EmersonHydeSmith
6:47
4. `Rowla`
HydeSmith
6:31
5. `Pearl`s Girl`
EmersonHydeSmith
9:36
6. `Air Towel`
HydeSmith
7:37
7. `Blueski`
HydeSmith
2:55
8. `Stagger`
HydeSmith
7:37
Reissue bonus CD
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Born Slippy .NUXX`
EmersonHydeSmith
11:40
2. `Rez`
HydeSmith
9:55