Sweet Fanny Adams (album)

Sweet Fanny Adams
Studio album by Sweet
Released	April 1974
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, glam rock
Length	42:44
Label	RCA
Producer	Phil Wainman
Sweet chronology
Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be (1971) Sweet Fanny Adams (1974) Desolation Boulevard (1974)

Sweet Fanny Adams is the first of two 1974 albums by Sweet, and also their first album simply as Sweet. The album was a turning point and change in the band's sound. It featured more of a hard rock sound than their previous pop records.

The album title is English (originally Royal Navy) slang originating from the murder of eight-year-old Fanny Adams in 1867 and means "nothing at all" as well as a similar euphemism "F.A." = "fuck all".

Sweet Fanny Adams reached #27 on the UK album charts in the year of its release by RCA Records in 1974. It was not released in the US but five of its tracks appeared on the US version of the album Desolation Boulevard released later the same year.

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Track listing

All songs are written by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker, except where noted.

Original LP release

Side one

1. "Set Me Free" (Scott) – 3:57
2. "Heartbreak Today" – 5:02
3. "No You Don't" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) – 4:33
4. "Rebel Rouser" – 3:25
5. "Peppermint Twist" (Joey Dee, Henry Glover) – 3:28

Side two

1. "Sweet F.A." – 6:14
2. "Restless" – 4:28
3. "In to the Night" (Scott) – 4:24
4. "AC-DC" (Chinn, Chapman) – 3:27

Bonus tracks on 1999 CD reissue

10. "Burn on the Flame" – 3:37
11. "Own Up, Take a Look at Yourself" (Priest, Scott, Tucker) – 3:57

Bonus tracks on 2005 remastered CD edition

10. "Blockbuster" (Chinn, Chapman) – 3:13
11. "Need a Lot of Lovin'" – 3:02
12. "Hell Raiser" (Chinn, Chapman) – 3:19
13. "Burning" – 4:07
14. "The Ballroom Blitz" (Chinn, Chapman) – 4:03
15. "Rock 'n' Roll Disgrace" – 3.53

Personnel

• Brian Connolly – lead vocals
• Steve Priest – bass guitar, lead vocals on "Restless" and "No You Don't", backing vocals
• Andy Scott – guitars, lead vocals on "In to the Night", backing vocals
• Mick Tucker – drums, backing vocals

Production

• Phil Wainman – producer

External links

• The Sweet: Sweet Fanny Adams at Discogs (list of releases)