Fool Around

This article is about the Rachel Sweet album. For a definition of the term "fool around", see the Wiktionary entry fool around.

• Rachel Sweet – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Ray Beavis – tenor saxophone
• Charley Charles – drums on "B-A-B-Y", "Stay Awhile", "Pin a Medal on Mary" and "Stranger in the House"
• Simon Climie – finger snapping, hand clapping, percussion
• John "Irish" Earle – baritone saxophone
• Mickey Gallagher – piano on "B-A-B-Y", "Stay Awhile", "Pin a Medal on Mary" and "Stranger in the House"
• Paul Gillieron – soprano saxophone, penny whistle
• Chris Gower – trombone
• Dick Hanson – trumpet
• Lene Lovich – backing vocals on "Just My Style" and "Cuckoo Clock"
• Brinsley Schwarz – rhythm guitar on "B-A-B-Y" and "Stranger in the House"
• Liam Sternberg (credited as "Pietro Nardini") ^[11] – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
• Stiff Chorus – vocals on "Girl with a Synthesizer"
• Mark Sugden – drums, percussion
• Leah Sweet – finger snapping, hand clapping, percussion
• Norman Watt-Roy – bass guitar on "B-A-B-Y", "Stay Awhile", "Pin a Medal on Mary" and "Stranger in the House"

Production

• Roger Béchirian – mixing, recording
• Guy Bidmead – mixing, recording
• Barrie Guard – mixing and production on "I Go to Pieces" and "Sad Song"
• David Mackay – production on "I Go to Pieces" and "Sad Song"
• Bob Painter – recording
• Peter Solley – remixing on US edition
• Liam Sternberg – production

Fool Around
Studio album by Rachel Sweet
Released	October 13, 1978 (1978-10-13)
Genre	New wave [1] [2] country [1] [2] pop [1] R&B [1]
Length	35:05
Label	Stiff Columbia
Producer	Liam Sternberg
Rachel Sweet chronology
Fool Around (1978) Protect the Innocent (1980)
Singles from Fool Around
"B-A-B-Y" Released: November 1978 [3] "I Go to Pieces" Released: March 1979 [3]

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [12]	86
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [13]	77
US Billboard 200 [14]	97

References

1. Mills, Fred (January 23, 2007). "Stiff Records Relaunches In April". Harp . Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
2. Thompson, Dave. "B.A.B.Y.: The Best of Rachel Sweet – Rachel Sweet". AllMusic . Retrieved May 3, 2021.
3. Thomson, Liz, ed. (1982). "Rachel Sweet". New Women in Rock. Delilah/Putnam. p. 96. ISBN   0-399-41003-1.
4. Hamlin, Andrew. "Fool Around – Rachel Sweet". AllMusic . Retrieved November 4, 2020.
5. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Rachel Sweet: Fool Around". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. pp. 382–383. ISBN   0-89919-026-X . Retrieved March 13, 2019.
6. "Feedback". Record Mirror . November 4, 1978. p. 25.
7. Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet (liner notes). Rachel Sweet. Rhino Records. 1992. R2 70313.
8. "Rachel Sweet: Fool Around". Billboard . Vol. 91, no. 26. July 7, 1979. p. 60. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
9. Fool Around (liner notes). Rachel Sweet. Stiff Records. 1978. SEEZ 12.
10. Fool Around (liner notes). Rachel Sweet. Stiff Records / Columbia Records. 1979. JC 36101.
11. Cizmar, Martin (January 17, 2018). "'It Still Smells Like Burnt Rubber'". Cleveland Scene . Retrieved December 6, 2020.
12. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
13. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4411b". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
14. "Billboard 200". Billboard . September 1, 1979. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

External links

• Fool Around at Discogs (list of releases)
• Fool Around at MusicBrainz (list of releases)