Charity Ball

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Charity Ball
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1971
StudioWally Heider Studios
Sunset Sound Recorders
GenreRock
LabelReprise
ProducerRichard Perry
Fanny chronology
Fanny
(1970)
Charity Ball
(1971)
Fanny Hill
(1972)

Charity Ball is the second album by the American rock group Fanny, released in 1971. The album's title track became the group's first top 40 hit.

Background

The album was, like the previous year's debut Fanny, produced by Richard Perry. The songs were all written by the group, with the exception of a cover of Buffalo Springfield's "Special Care". The group experimented with a wider range of musical styles than the first album, including ballads and funk in addition to straightforward rock 'n' roll. The photograph of the band used in the front cover artwork was taken by Candice Bergen.[1]

Release

The album reached No. 150 on the Billboard 200.[2] The title track was released as a single,[3] reaching No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Charity Ball"Alice de Buhr, June Millington, Jean Millington2:30
2."What Kind Of Lover"Nickey Barclay2:58
3."Cat Fever"Barclay3:23
4."A Person Like You"Barclay2:58
5."Special Care"Stephen Stills4:23
6."What's Wrong With Me"Jean Millington1:42
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Soul Child"Barclay, Millington, Millington3:49
8."You're The One"Millington, Millington4:09
9."Thinking Of You"June Millington3:24
10."Place In The Country"Barclay4:04
11."A Little While Later"Barclay5:39

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Charity Ball". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Fanny Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Charity Ball". Billboard: 9. November 13, 1971.
  4. ^ "Fanny Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

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