Sweet Fanny Adams (album)

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Sweet Fanny Adams
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Studio album by
The Sweet
Released26 April 1974 [1] [2] [3] [4]
Recorded1972 (track 14 & 16)
19 June 1973 (track 18)
January 1974
StudioAudio International Studios, London; [5] Advision Studios, London [5]
Genre
Length39:37(original)
46:14 (1997 reissue)
53:48 (1999 reissue)
75:16 (2005 reissue)
Label RCA
Capitol (US)
Producer Phil Wainman
The Sweet chronology
The Sweet
(1973)		Sweet Fanny Adams
(1974)		 Desolation Boulevard
(1974)
Singles from Sweet Fanny Adams
  1. "Peppermint Twist"
    Released: 15 March 1974 (AU only) [8]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Sweet Fanny Adams is the second studio album by English glam rock band Sweet, released on 26 April 1974 through RCA Records. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Like the previous album, Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be, it was only released in the UK, but five of its songs appeared on the US version of Desolation Boulevard released in May 1975. It's not available on streaming services in most regions.

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, the only Sweet studio album to enter the chart. It reached No. 2 in the albums chart of West Germany.

Composition

A turning point for the band, it features more of a hard rock sound, than the bubblegum of their previous works. "Rebel Rouser" and "Peppermint Twist" are exceptions to this. [9] The album has elements of psychedelia, while "Set Me Free" is a speed metal song, and "Sweet F.A." has lyrics that foreshadow punk rock. [7]

Sweet Fanny Adams features compressed high-pitched backing vocal harmonies, a trend that continued on all of Sweet's albums.

Legacy

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. .

"AC-DC" was covered by American rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts in 2006 on their 11th album Sinner as "A.C.D.C.", [10] Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil also covered the song on his third solo album Tattoos & Tequila as "AC/DC". [11] [12]

Track listing

Notes taken from the original album booklet. [5]

All tracks are written by Sweet, except where noted.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Sweet F.A." 6:15
7."Restless" 4:29
8."In to the Night"Scott4:35
9."AC-DC"Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman3:29
Total length:39:37
Bonus tracks on 1997 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."The Ballroom Blitz"Chapman, Chinn4:03
11."Teenage Rampage"Chapman, Chinn3:34
Total length:46:14
Bonus tracks on 1999 reissue
No.TitleLength
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Block Buster!"Chapman, Chinn3:12
15."Need a Lot of Lovin'" 3:00
16."Hell Raiser"Chapman, Chinn3:26
17."Burning" 4:04
18."The Ballroom Blitz"Chapman, Chinn3:56
19."Rock 'n' Roll Disgrace" 3:50
Total length:75:16

Personnel

Notes taken from the original album booklet. [5]

Sweet

^credited only (uncredited)

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sweet on tour" (PDF). Record Mirror . 27 April 1974. p. 28. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Monica, The Boy Is Mine, Album". BPI. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". 45worlds. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 Wenig, Christina (26 April 2024). "Zeitsprung: Am 26.4.1974 erscheint „Sweet Fanny Adams" von The Sweet". uDiscover Germany (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Sweet Fanny Adams (LP sleeve). RCA Records. 1974. 172832.
  6. 1 2 3 Fischer, Jim (22 March 2017). "The List: Must-listen glam rock records". Columbus Monthly . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Donald A. Guarisco. "Sweet Fanny Adams Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sweet – Peppermint Twist".
  9. ↑ "Sweet: Sweet Fanny Adams - Album Of The Week Club review". Classic Rock . 14 September 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Prono, Luca (27 November 2018). Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   9780313335990.
  11. ↑ "Vince Neil Covers Elton, Presley, Cheap Trick on 'Tattoos & Tequila' | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Vince Neil – Tattoos & Tequila (2010)". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. 1993. p. 302. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  17. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  18. ↑ "Sweet – Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  20. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "British album certifications – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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