Sweet Fanny Adams
Studio album by
The Sweet
Released26 April 1974[1]
Recorded1973—1974
StudioAudio International Studios, London; Advision Studios, London
GenreGlam rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Length39:37
LabelRCA
ProducerPhil Wainman
The Sweet chronology
The Sweet
(1973)		 Sweet Fanny Adams
(1974)		 Desolation Boulevard
(1974)
Singles from Sweet Fanny Adams
  1. "Peppermint Twist"
    Released: 1974 (Australia only)

Sweet Fanny Adams is the second album by Sweet, their first of two released in 1974,[1] and 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 records.

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, and Mick Tucker except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Set Me Free" (Scott) – 3:57
  2. "Heartbreak Today" – 5:02
  3. "No You Don't" – 4:35
  4. "Rebel Rouser" – 3:25
  5. "Peppermint Twist" (Joey Dee, Henry Glover) – 3:29
Side two
  1. "Sweet F.A." – 6:15
  2. "Restless" – 4:29
  3. "Into the Night" (Scott) – 4:26
  4. "AC-DC" (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:29

Bonus tracks on 1997 reissue

  1. "The Ballroom Blitz" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:03
  2. "Teenage Rampage" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:34

Bonus tracks on 1999 reissue

  1. "Burn on the Flame" – 3:37
  2. "Own Up, Take a Look at Yourself" – 3:57

Bonus tracks on 2005 reissue

  1. "Block Buster!" (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:12
  2. "Need a Lot of Lovin'" – 3:00
  3. "Hell Raiser" (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:26
  4. "Burning" – 4:04
  5. "The Ballroom Blitz" (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:56
  6. "Rock 'n' Roll Disgrace" – 3.50

Songs covered by other artists

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

Sweet

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000^

^ 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. ↑ Sweet Fanny Adams at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Prono, Luca (27 November 2018). Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313335990. Retrieved 27 November 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Vince Neil Covers Elton, Presley, Cheap Trick on 'Tattoos & Tequila' | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Vince Neil - Tattoos & Tequila (2010) » Скачать mp3 музыку бесплатно без регистрации". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Sweet - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1974. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "British album certifications – The Sweet – Sweet Fanny Adams". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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