Fancy were an early-mid-1970s
pop group. The
band
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was made up of
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s
produced by
Mike Hurst. They had a surprise US
hit
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in 1974 with a
version
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Music
* Cover version
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* ''V ...
of the classic "
Wild Thing", peaking at #14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #9 in
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, and #31 in Australia.
They also had a second US hit with "Touch Me", peaking at #19, #58 in Canada, and #97 in Australia.
[ They were initially fronted by '']Penthouse
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'' Pet Helen Caunt and later Annie Kavanagh. Ray Fenwick
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, formerly of The Spencer Davis Group
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, joined Fancy in 1974. Fancy's song "Feel Good" from the album ''Wild Thing'' has been sampled over one hundred times, most notably by the Beastie Boys
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on the song "3-Minute Rule
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" off their album ''Paul's Boutique
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'' (1989). Les Binks
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Pre ...
, later of Judas Priest
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, played drums on Fancy's releases.
Album discography
''Wild Thing''
#"Wild Thing"
#"Love for Sale"
#"Move On"
#"I Don't Need Your Love"
#"One Night"
#"Touch Me"
#"U.S. Surprise"
#"Between the Devil and Me"
#"I'm a Woman"
#"Feel Good"
''Turns You On'' (UK release title: ''Something to Remember'')
#"She's Riding the Rock Machine"
#"I Was Made to Love Him"
#"You've Been in Love Too Long"
#"Something to Remember"
#"Everybody's Cryin' Mercy"
#"The Tour Song"
#"Stop"
Both album
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s were re-released on a single CD, circa 2002, on the UK-based Angel Air
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record label. ''Turns You On'' was expanded with additional tracks and B-sides for this release.
A U.S. CD release of ''Wild Thing'' came out on the Collectables
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reissue label in 2006.
References
External links
Ray Fenwick: Fancy
Mo Foster
Angel Air Records
Fancy licensing
*
Musical groups established in 1973
Musical groups disestablished in 1975
English pop music groups
1973 establishments in England
1975 disestablishments in England
Big Tree Records artists
Arista Records artists
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