If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion

For the song "If Music Be the Food of Love" by Samantha Fox, see Samantha Fox (album).

If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion is the second studio album by English rock band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, released in December 1966. It features the singles "Hideaway", "You Make It Move" and "Bend It!". Unlike the band's debut album, it failed to reach the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 27.^[3] Reviewing the album for Allmusic, Lindsay Planer described If Music Be the Food of Love... as "another batch of strong Brit-pop compositions" and praised the band's sense of humour and "sharp musicality".^[2]

If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion
Studio album by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Released	16 December 1966 (1966-12-16)[1]
Recorded	October–November 1966
Genre	Beat psychedelic pop
Length	30:52
Label	Fontana
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich chronology
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1966) If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion (1966) If No One Sang (1968)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Cover

The cover features the band laid or sat down in a black room, with cushions and blankets on the floor. The cover personnel is (from left to right): Mick, Dave Dee, Beaky, Dozy, and Tich.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bang"	Bill Martin, Phil Coulter	2:29
2.	"I'm on the Up"		2:22
3.	"Hideaway"		2:23
4.	"Shame"	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich	2:05
5.	"Hands Off!"		2:04
6.	"Loos of England"		3:26
7.	"Help Me"	Steve Rowland	3:11
8.	"Master Llewellyn"	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich	2:23
9.	"You Make It Move"		2:44
10.	"All I Want"		2:33
11.	"Hair on My Chinny-Chin-Chin (Huff 'N' Puff)"	Ronald Blackwell	2:37
12.	"Bend It!"		2:35

All tracks are written by Howard Blaikley (Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard); except where noted.

Personnel

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

• Dave Dee – vocals
• Trevor "Dozy" Ward-Davies – bass
• John "Beaky" Dymond – rhythm guitar
• Michael "Mick" Wilson – drums
• Ian "Tich" Amey – lead guitar

See also

• Orsino (Twelfth Night) for the phrase "If Music Be the Food of Love"