Fans (album)

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Fans is a 1984 album by Malcolm McLaren. It is an attempt to fuse opera with 1980s R&B and contains adaptations of pieces from famous operas such as Madama Butterfly and Carmen. The opera recordings were made at the Unitarian Church, Belmont, Massachusetts by Stephen Hague and Walter Turbitt.[1][2][3][4][5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Madam Butterfly (Un bel dì vedremo)" (from Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly)Stephen Hague, Malcolm McLaren, Walter Turbitt6:32
2."Fans (Nessun dorma)" (from Puccini's opera Turandot)M. McLaren, R. Kilgore3:50
3."Carmen (L'Oiseau Rebelle)" (from Bizet's opera Carmen)M. McLaren, R. Kilgore, S. Hague, W. Turbitt4:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Boy's Chorus (Là Sui Monti Dell'Est)" (from Puccini's opera Turandot)M. McLaren, R. Kilgore4:30
5."Lauretta (O mio babbino caro)" (from Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi)M. McLaren, R. Kilgore5:20
6."Death of Butterfly (Tu Tu Piccolo)" (from Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly)M. McLaren, R. Kilgore4:58

More tracks

  1. "Madam Butterfly (On-The-Fly Mix)"
  2. "Madam Butterfly (Ocean Mix)"
  3. "Carmen (Instrumental Remix)"
  4. "Death of Butterfly (Instrumental)"

Personnel

  • Timothy McFarland – Conductor and Operatic Coordinator
  • Malcolm McLaren – Production
  • Robbie Kilgore – Production
  • Mike Finleyson – Engineering
  • Tom Lord-Alge – Engineering
  • Jeff Neiblum – Assistant Engineering
  • John Davenport – Associate Engineering
  • Bradshaw Leigh – Mixing
  • Nick Egan – Cover Design
  • Robert Erdman – Photography
  • Bob Green – "Butterfly Ball" Photography
"Madam Butterfly"
  • Soprano – Betty Ann White
  • Voice (Cho-Cho San) – Debbie Cole
  • Voice (Pinkerton) – Malcolm McLaren
  • Backing Vocals – Diane Garisto, Sheila Pate
  • Instruments – Hague, Turbitt
  • Production and Engineering – Stephen Hague, Walter Turbitt
  • Remix – Bradshaw Leigh, Robby Kilgore
  • Instruments – Robbie Kilgore
"Fans"
  • Lead Vocals – Angie B.
  • Tenor – Michael Austin
  • Voice (Dresser) – Malcolm McLaren
  • Piano – Timothy McFarland
  • Instruments – Robbie Kilgore
"Carmen"
  • Soprano – Valerie Walters
  • Voice (Carmen) – Angie B.
  • Voice (Don Jose) – Malcolm McLaren
  • Additional Guitar – Jimi Tunnell
  • Classical Guitar – Craig Bihari
  • Instruments – Robbie Kilgore
"Boy's Chorus"
  • Additional Guitar – Jimi Tunnell
  • Vocals – Malcolm McLaren and The Boston Choir
  • Instruments – Robbie Kilgore
"Lauretta"
  • Soprano – Betty Ann White
  • Voice (Lauretta) – Diane Garisto
  • Voice (Ricky) – Malcolm McLaren
  • Engineered Basic Tracks – Walter Turbitt
  • Mixing of Basic Tracks – Bradshaw Leigh
  • Instruments – Robbie Kilgore
"Death Of Butterfly"
  • Soprano – Betty Ann White
  • Voice (Pinkerton) – Malcolm McLaren
  • Instruments – Robbie Kilgore

References

  1. ^ "Malcolm McLaren– Fans". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Fans". amazon.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Fans". last.fm. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Malcolm McLaren - Fans CD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Malcolm McLaren". theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.


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