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fool around .
1978 studio album by Rachel Sweet
Fool Around is the debut album by American singer
Rachel Sweet . It was first released in the United Kingdom on October 13, 1978 by
Stiff Records .
[6]
[7] The album was released in the United States in July 1979, by Stiff and
Columbia Records , with a revised track listing.
[7]
[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Liam Sternberg , except where noted.
UK edition
Side one
"Just My Style" – 3:15
"
B-A-B-Y " (
Isaac Hayes ,
David Porter ) – 3:08
"Who Does Lisa Like?" – 2:58
"Wildwood Saloon" – 3:58
"
Stay Awhile " (
Mike Hawker ,
Ivor Raymonde ) – 3:03
"Suspended Animation" – 3:19
Side two
"It's So Different Here" – 2:48
"Cuckoo Clock" – 2:46
"Pin a Medal on Mary" (
Will Birch ,
John Wicks ) – 3:08
"Girl with a Synthesizer" – 2:36
"
Stranger in the House " (
Elvis Costello ) – 4:06
US edition
Side one
"B-A-B-Y" (Hayes, Porter) – 3:08
"
I Go to Pieces " (
Del Shannon ) – 2:43
"Who Does Lisa Like?" – 2:58
"Wildwood Saloon" – 3:58
"Stay Awhile" (Hawker, Raymonde) – 3:03
"Suspended Animation" – 3:19
Side two
"Sad Song" (Mark Middler, Peter Mason) – 2:53
"It's So Different Here" – 2:48
"Cuckoo Clock" – 2:46
"Pin a Medal on Mary" (Birch, Wicks) – 3:08
"Stranger in the House" (Costello) – 4:06
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
[9]
[10]
Musicians
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
Charts
References
^
a
b
c
d Mills, Fred (January 23, 2007).
"Stiff Records Relaunches In April" .
Harp . Archived from
the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
^
a
b
Thompson, Dave .
"B.A.B.Y.: The Best of Rachel Sweet – Rachel Sweet" .
AllMusic . Retrieved May 3, 2021 .
^
a
b Thomson, Liz, ed. (1982). "Rachel Sweet". New Women in Rock . Delilah/Putnam. p. 96.
ISBN
0-399-41003-1 .
^ Hamlin, Andrew.
"Fool Around – Rachel Sweet" .
AllMusic . Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^
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 .
^ "Feedback".
Record Mirror . November 4, 1978. p. 25.
^
a
b Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet (liner notes).
Rachel Sweet .
Rhino Records . 1992. R2 70313.{{
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link )
^
"Rachel Sweet: Fool Around" .
Billboard . Vol. 91, no. 26. July 7, 1979. p. 60. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
^ Fool Around (liner notes).
Rachel Sweet .
Stiff Records . 1978. SEEZ 12.{{
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^ Fool Around (liner notes).
Rachel Sweet .
Stiff Records /
Columbia Records . 1979. JC 36101.{{
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link )
^ Cizmar, Martin (January 17, 2018).
" 'It Still Smells Like Burnt Rubber' " .
Cleveland Scene . Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
^
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). Australian Chart Book. p. 302.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6 .
^
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 4411b" .
RPM .
Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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"Billboard 200" .
Billboard . September 1, 1979. Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
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