Fanny (album)
| Fanny | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1970 | |||
| Studio | The Village Recorder, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:30 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Richard Perry | |||
| Fanny chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Fanny | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Robert Christgau | C[5] |
| Spectrum Culture | 68%[6] |
| The Vinyl District | B+[7] |
Fanny is the debut album by the American rock group Fanny, released in December 1970 on Reprise.
Background
In 1969, the rock band Wild Honey, featuring sisters Jean and June Millington, bass and guitar, respectively, and drummer Alice de Buhr, were spotted by producer Richard Perry's secretary. Perry arranged a trial session at Wally Heider Studios and concluded, "This is a band that needs to be recorded." The group added keyboardist and singer Nickey Barclay and began recording in early 1970, renaming themselves Fanny.[8] The material included a cover of Cream's single "Badge".[4]
The group were disappointed by Perry's production, feeling it didn't "bring out the best" in the group or reflect their live performances, though this would improve on later albums.[8]
Release and reception
The album was released in December 1970.[9] Robert Christgau gave the album an average review, though he said the cover of "Badge" was "a cute idea".[5] A Canadian pressing of the album used the wrong master tapes, and consequently had a different track listing, including a cover of Maxine Brown's "One Step at a Time".[10]
Real Gone Music re-released the album on CD in 2013.[9] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote a favourable review, again singling out the cover of "Badge", and comparing the group's sound and arrangements to Badfinger.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come and Hold Me" | June Millington, Jean Millington | 2:46 |
| 2. | "I Just Realized" | Nickey Barclay, June Millington | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Candlelighter Man" | Millington, Millington | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Conversation with a Cop" | Barclay | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Badge" | Eric Clapton, George Harrison | 3:01 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Changing Horses" | Barclay | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Bitter Wine" | Barclay | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Take a Message to the Captain" | Barclay | 3:31 |
| 9. | "It Takes a Lot of Good Lovin'" | Alvertis Isbell, Booker T. Jones | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Shade Me" | Barclay | 4:39 |
| 11. | "Seven Roads" | Millington, Millington, Alice de Buhr | 4:19 |
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]
- Fanny
- June Millington – guitar, vocals
- Jean Millington – bass, vocals
- Nickey Barclay – piano, organ, vocals
- Alice de Buhr – drums, percussion, vocals
- Technical
- Richard Perry – producer
- Roy Silver – associate producer
- Richard Moore – engineer
- Don Lewis – cover photography
References
- ^ "Changing Horses". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Seven Roads". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Badge". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Fanny". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ a b "Fanny". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Pinfold, Will (March 13, 2024). "Fanny: Fanny". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Neff, Joseph (June 23, 2020). "Graded on a Curve: Fanny, Fanny". The Vinyl District. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Barton, Geoff (September 4, 2015). "Fanny: The Untold Story Of The Original Queens Of Noise". Louder Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ a b Fanny (Media notes). Real Gone Music. 2013. RGM-0118.
- ^ "Fanny". fannyrocks.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Fanny (Album liner notes). Fanny. Reprise. 1970.
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