Sweet Fanny Adams (album)
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| Sweet Fanny Adams | ||
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| Studio album by Sweet | ||
| Released | April 1974 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 42:44 | |
| Label | RCA Records | |
| Producer(s) | Phil Wainman | |
| Sweet chronology | ||
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| The Sweet (1973) |
Sweet Fanny Adams (1974) |
Desolation Boulevard (1974) |
Sweet Fanny Adams is a 1974 album by Sweet
[edit] Track listing
- "Set Me Free" (Andy Scott)
- "Heartbreak Today" (Scott/Tucker/Connolly/Priest)
- "No You Don't" (Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman)
- "Rebel Rouser" (Scott/Tucker/Connolly/Priest)
- "Peppermint Twist" (Joey Dee)
- "Sweet FA" (Scott/Tucker/Connolly/Priest)
- "Restless" (Scott/Tucker/Connolly/Priest)
- "Into The Night" (Andy Scott)
- "AC/DC" (Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman)
[edit] Name
The name is English slang "sweet Fanny Adams" comes from the phrase by Frederick Baker, the cruel killer of 8 years old Fanny Adams in 1867, and means "nothing at all" as well as a similar euphemism "F.A." = "fuck all".
[edit] Credits
- Brian Connolly - Lead and backing vocals, Handclaps and Tambourine.
- Steve Priest - Lead vocals on tracks 3 & 7, Backing vocals, Bass guitar and six-string bass.
- Mick Tucker - Backing vocals, All drums and Percussion, Voice effects.
- Andy Scott - Lead vocals on track 8, Backing vocals, All Guitars, Moog, Piano and Cellos.
Produced by Phil Wainman for Chinebridge Ltd.
- This album reached #27 in the UK in the year of its release by RCA Records in 1974.
Sweet Fanny Adams was not released in the U.S., but tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9 formed the backbone for the band's U.S. breakthrough version of the album Desolation Boulevard released the following year.
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