Fanny is the debut album by the American rock group Fanny, released in December 1970 on Reprise.
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Studio album by Fanny | ||||
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 | ||||
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Robert Christgau | C[5] |
The Vinyl District | B+[6] |
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.[7] 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.[7]
The album was released in December 1970.[8] 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".[9]
Real Gone Music re-released the album on CD in 2013.[8] 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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]
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