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Fanny (album)

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Fanny
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1970
StudioThe Village Recorder, Los Angeles
GenreRock
Length40:30
LabelReprise
ProducerRichard Perry
Fanny chronology
Fanny
(1970)
Charity Ball
(1971)
Singles from Fanny
  1. "Changing Horses"
    Released: November 1970[1]
  2. "Seven Roads"
    Released: March 1971 (Germany)[2]
  3. "Badge"
    Released: 1971 (New Zealand)[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauC[5]
Spectrum Culture68%[6]
The Vinyl DistrictB+[7]

Fanny is the debut album by the American rock group Fanny, released in December 1970 on Reprise.

Background

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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

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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

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come and Hold Me"June Millington, Jean Millington2:46
2."I Just Realized"Nickey Barclay, June Millington4:00
3."Candlelighter Man"Millington, Millington3:35
4."Conversation with a Cop"Barclay3:09
5."Badge"Eric Clapton, George Harrison3:01
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Changing Horses"Barclay3:48
7."Bitter Wine"Barclay3:17
8."Take a Message to the Captain"Barclay3:31
9."It Takes a Lot of Good Lovin'"Alvertis Isbell, Booker T. Jones4:25
10."Shade Me"Barclay4:39
11."Seven Roads"Millington, Millington, Alice de Buhr4:19

Personnel

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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

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  1. ^ "Changing Horses". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Seven Roads". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Badge". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Fanny". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Fanny". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Pinfold, Will (March 13, 2024). "Fanny: Fanny". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Neff, Joseph (June 23, 2020). "Graded on a Curve: Fanny, Fanny". The Vinyl District. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Barton, Geoff (September 4, 2015). "Fanny: The Untold Story Of The Original Queens Of Noise". Louder Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Fanny (Media notes). Real Gone Music. 2013. RGM-0118.
  10. ^ "Fanny". fannyrocks.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  11. ^ Fanny (Album liner notes). Fanny. Reprise. 1970.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)