Fanny (album)

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

Fanny
Studio album by
Fanny
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]
The Vinyl DistrictB+[6]

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.[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]

Release and reception

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]

Track listing
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

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

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
  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. "Fanny". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. "Fanny". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. Neff, Joseph (June 23, 2020). "Graded on a Curve: Fanny, Fanny". The Vinyl District. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  7. Barton, Geoff (September 4, 2015). "Fanny: The Untold Story Of The Original Queens Of Noise". Louder Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. Fanny (Media notes). Real Gone Music. 2013. RGM-0118.
  9. "Fanny". fannyrocks.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  10. Fanny (Album liner notes). Fanny. Reprise. 1970.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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