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Sweet Fanny Adams is the second album by Sweet, released on 26 April 1974 through RCA Records.[2][3][4]
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Sweet Fanny Adams | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 1974 (Germany)[1] 26 April 1974 (UK)[2][3][4] | |||
Recorded | 1972 (track 14 & 16) 19 June 1973 (track 18) January 1974 | |||
Studio | Audio International Studios, London;[5] Advision Studios, London[5] | |||
Genre | Hard rock,[6] glam rock,[6] bubblegum,[6] heavy metal | |||
Length | 39:37 (original) 46:14 (1997 reissue) 53:48 (1999 reissue) 75:16 (2005 reissue) | |||
Label | RCA (UK) Capitol (US) | |||
Producer | Phil Wainman | |||
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Singles from Sweet Fanny Adams | ||||
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Also their first album simply as Sweet. The album was a turning point and change in the band's sound, featuring more of a hard rock sound than their previous pop record.
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 No. 27 on the UK Albums Chart in the year of its release by RCA Records in 1974 and No. 2 in the albums chart of West Germany. It was not released in the US, but five of its tracks appeared on the US version of the album Desolation Boulevard released in July 1975.
Notes taken from the original album booklet.[5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Set Me Free" | Andy Scott | 3:57 |
2. | "Heartbreak Today" | 5:02 | |
3. | "No You Don't" | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | 4:35 |
4. | "Rebel Rouser" | 3:25 | |
5. | "Peppermint Twist" | Joey Dee, Henry Glover | 3:29 |
All tracks are written by All songs written and composed by Sweet, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Sweet F.A." | 6:15 | |
7. | "Restless" | 4:29 | |
8. | "Into the Night" | Scott | 4:35 |
9. | "AC-DC" | 3:29 | |
Total length: | 39:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "The Ballroom Blitz" | Chapman, Chinn | 4:03 |
11. | "Teenage Rampage" | Chapman, Chinn | 3:34 |
Total length: | 46:14 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Burn on the Flame" | 3:37 |
13. | "Own Up, Take a Look at Yourself" | 3:57 |
Total length: | 53:48 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Block Buster!" | Chapman, Chinn | 3:12 |
15. | "Need a Lot of Lovin'" | 3:00 | |
16. | "Hell Raiser" | Chapman, Chinn | 3:26 |
17. | "Burning" | 4:04 | |
18. | "The Ballroom Blitz" | Chapman, Chinn | 3:56 |
19. | "Rock 'n' Roll Disgrace" | 3:50 | |
Total length: | 75:16 |
The late 1980s Indiana-based glam metal band Sweet F.A., which released a pair of major-label albums in 1989 and 1991, named themselves after the Sweet song. English rock group Love and Rockets titled their 1996 album Sweet F.A..
Notes taken from the original album booklet.[5]
^credited only (uncredited)
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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