It's Only a Movie
It's Only a Movie is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band Family, released in 1973, and their last original studio album before they disbanded that year.
| It's Only a Movie | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1973 | |||
| Studio | Knowle Hall, Somerset, Olympic Studios, Air Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | Raft Records (UK), United Artists (US) | |||
| Producer | Family | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A:1[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
All selections by Whitney and Chapman except "Check Out" by Whitney, Chapman and Cregan.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Only a Movie" | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Leroy" | 5:43 |
| 3. | "Buffet Tea for Two" | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Boom Bang" | 3:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Boots 'n' Roots" | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Banger" (instrumental) | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Sweet Desiree" | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Suspicion" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Check Out" | 4:34 |
- Note: 2 track timings are incorrectly listed on the original LP label. "Boom Bang" is listed as 3:30 and "Check Out" as 4:45. Above timings are correct.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Hometown" | |
| 11. | "Holding the Compass" (live) | |
| 12. | "The Weaver's Answer" (live) | |
| 13. | "Dim" (live) | |
| 14. | "Procession / No Mule's Fool" (live) |
Personnel
- Family
- Roger Chapman - lead vocals
- John "Charlie" Whitney - guitar, banjo
- Tony Ashton - keyboards, backing vocals
- Jim Cregan - bass
- Rob Townsend - drums, percussion
- Additional Personnel
- Peter Hope-Evans - harmonica (2)
- Del Newman - string and horn arrangements
References
- Dougan, John (2011). "It's Only a Movie - Family | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "Review: Family — It's Only a Movie" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 147. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. xiii/136.
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