It's Only a Movie

It's Only a Movie
Studio album by Family
Released	7 September 1973
Recorded	Summer 1973
Studio	Knowle Hall, Somerset, Olympic Studios, Air Studios
Genre	Progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length	39:06
Label	Raft Records (UK), United Artists (US)
Producer	Family
Family chronology
Bandstand (1972) It's Only a Movie (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [2]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	A:1 [3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]
Uncut	[5]

It's Only a Movie is the seventh and final studio album by the British progressive rock band Family, released in 1973, and their last original studio album before they disbanded that year.

Track listing

All selections by Whitney and Chapman except "Check Out" by Whitney, Chapman and Cregan.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's Only a Movie"	5:08
2.	"Leroy"	5:43
3.	"Buffet Tea for Two"	5:23
4.	"Boom Bang"	3:06

Side two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Boots 'n' Roots"	5:00
6.	"Banger" (instrumental)	3:07
7.	"Sweet Desiree"	3:47
8.	"Suspicion"	3:20
9.	"Check Out"	4:34

• Note: 2 track timings are incorrectly listed on the original LP label. "Boom Bang" is listed as 3:30 and "Check Out" as 4:45. Above timings are correct.

The CD release on Mystic Records also contains the following bonus tracks:

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Hometown"
11.	"Holding the Compass" (live)
12.	"The Weaver's Answer" (live)
13.	"Dim" (live)
14.	"Procession / No Mule's Fool" (live)

Personnel

Family

• Roger Chapman – lead vocals
• John "Charlie" Whitney – guitar, banjo
• Tony Ashton – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jim Cregan – bass
• Rob Townsend – drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

• Peter Hope-Evans – harmonica (2)
• Del Newman – string and horn arrangements

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [6]	30

References

1. Dougan, John (2011). "It's Only a Movie - Family | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved 24 February 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Review: Family — It's Only a Movie" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 147. ISSN   0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via World Radio History.
4. Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. xiii/136.
5. Huxley, Peter (November 1997). "Family: Fearless / Bandstand / It's Only a Movie". Uncut . No. 6. p. 89.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.