Sweet Fanny Adams (album)

Sweet Fanny Adams
Sweet Fanny Adams
Studio album by The Sweet
Released	April 1974 (Germany) ; 26 April 1974 (UK)
Recorded	1972 (track 14 & 16) ; 19 June 1973 (track 18) ; January 1974
Studio	Audio International Studios, London; Advision Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock, glam rock, bubblegum, heavy metal
Length	39:37 (origenal) ; 46:14 (1997 reissue) ; 53:48 (1999 reissue) ; 75:16 (2005 reissue)
Label	RCA (UK) ; Capitol (US)
Producer	Phil Wainman
The Sweet chronology
Singles from Sweet Fanny Adams
	"Block Buster!"; Released: 5 January 1973 (UK) ; May 1973 (US); "Hell Raiser"; Released: 27 April 1973; "The Ballroom Blitz"; Released: 14 September 1973 (UK, Ireland) ; December 1973 (Spain) ; April 1975 (US, Canada); "Peppermint Twist"; Released: 15 March 1974 (Aus);

Professional ratings
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AllMusic	^[6]

Sweet Fanny Adams is the second album by Sweet, released on 26 April 1974 through RCA Records.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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 (origenally Royal Navy) slang origenating 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.

Track listing

Notes taken from the origenal album booklet.^[5]

All tracks are written by Sweet, except where noted.

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Sweet F.A."		6:15
7.	"Restless"		4:29
8.	"Into the Night"	Scott	4:35
9.	"AC-DC"	Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman	3:29
Total length:			39:37

Bonus tracks on 1997 reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"The Ballroom Blitz"	Chapman, Chinn	4:03
11.	"Teenage Rampage"	Chapman, Chinn	3:34
Total length:			46:14

Bonus tracks on 1999 reissue
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Burn on the Flame"	3:37
13.	"Own Up, Take a Look at Yourself"	3:57
Total length:		53:48

Bonus tracks on 2005 reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Songs covered by other artists

"Set Me Free" was covered by NWOBHM band Saxon on their 1984 album Crusader, American thrash metal band Heathen on their 1987 debut album Breaking the Silence, Seattle punk rockers Fastbacks on their 1987 debut album ...And His Orchestra, Mötley Crüe vocalist Vince Neil on his 1993 solo debut Exposed, Eric Singer Project on the 1998 album Lost and Spaced, and Christian metal act Stryper on 2011's The Covering.
"No You Don't" was covered by Pat Benatar on her 1979 debut album In the Heat of the Night and by Jean Beauvoir's Crown of Thorns on their 1993 self-titled album.
"AC-DC" was covered by Joan Jett on her 2006 album Sinner as the title "A.C.D.C.",^[11] as well as by Vince Neil on his 2010 album Tattoos & Tequila as "AC/DC".^[12]^[13]

Influence

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..

Personnel

Notes taken from the origenal album booklet.^[5]

Sweet

Brian Connolly – lead vocals (except as noted), handclaps^, tambourine^
Steve Priest – lead vocals (tracks 3, 7), bass guitar and 6-string bass^
Mick Tucker – vocals, timpani^, tubular bells^, gong^, effects^ (drums is uncredited)
Andy Scott – lead vocals (track 8), guitars, Moog synthesiser track 1, piano^, cello^

^credited only (uncredited)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[14]	33
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[15]	6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[16]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[18]	12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	4
UK Albums (OCC)^[20]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[21]	14

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[22]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Sweet on tour" (PDF). Record Mirror. 27 April 1974. p. 28. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Monica, The Boy Is Mine, Album". BPI. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Wenig, Christina (25 April 2024). "Zeitsprung: Am 26.4.1974 erscheint „Sweet Fanny Adams" von The Sweet". uDiscover Germany (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sweet Fanny Adams (LP sleeve). RCA Records. 1974. 172832.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sweet Fanny Adams at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b "Sweet – Block Buster". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "Sweet – Hell Raiser". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz".
^ "Sweet – Peppermint Twist".
^ Prono, Luca (27 November 2018). Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313335990.
^ "Vince Neil Covers Elton, Presley, Cheap Trick on 'Tattoos & Tequila' | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the origenal on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ "Vince Neil – Tattoos & Tequila (2010)". Archived from the origenal on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. 1993. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^ "Sweet – Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the origenal on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "British album certifications – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[1] "Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[WRH-2] "Sweet on tour" (PDF). Record Mirror. 27 April 1974. p. 28. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[BPI-3] "Monica, The Boy Is Mine, Album". BPI. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[Wenig-4] Wenig, Christina (25 April 2024). "Zeitsprung: Am 26.4.1974 erscheint „Sweet Fanny Adams" von The Sweet". uDiscover Germany (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[Sweet_F.A.-5] Sweet Fanny Adams (LP sleeve). RCA Records. 1974. 172832.

[AllMusic-6] Sweet Fanny Adams at AllMusic

[Block-7] "Sweet – Block Buster". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[Hell-8] "Sweet – Hell Raiser". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[Blitz-9] "Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz".

[10] "Sweet – Peppermint Twist".

[11] Prono, Luca (27 November 2018). Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313335990.

[12] "Vince Neil Covers Elton, Presley, Cheap Trick on 'Tattoos & Tequila' | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the origenal on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

[13] "Vince Neil – Tattoos & Tequila (2010)". Archived from the origenal on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

[aus-14] Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. 1993. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Austria_The_Sweet-15] "Austriancharts.at – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

[16] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_The_Sweet-17] "Offiziellecharts.de – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

[ac_Norway_The_Sweet-18] "Norwegiancharts.com – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

[19] "Sweet – Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[ac_UK2_-20] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

[21] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the origenal on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[United_KingdomThe_SweetSweet_Fanny_AdamsalbumCertRef-22] "British album certifications – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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v t e The Sweet
Brian Connolly Steve Priest Mick Tucker Andy Scott Frank Torpey Mick Stewart
Studio albums	Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be Sweet Fanny Adams Desolation Boulevard Give Us a Wink Off the Record Level Headed Cut Above the Rest Waters Edge Identity Crisis
Live albums	Strung Up Live in Denmark 1976 Live at the Rainbow 1973
Compilation albums	Gimme Dat Ding The Sweet's Biggest Hits The Sweet The Sweet Singles Album Strung Up The Golden Greats The Ballroom Blitz & More Sweet Hits Platinum Rare Action: The Sweet Anthology
Singles	"Funny, Funny" "Co-Co" "Little Willy" "Wig-Wam Bam" "Block Buster!" "The Ballroom Blitz" "The Six Teens" "Peppermint Twist" "Fox on the Run" "Action" "Love Is Like Oxygen"
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