Fancy were an early-mid-1970s
pop group. The
band
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was made up of
session musician
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s
produced by
Mike Hurst. They had a surprise U.S.
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in 1974 with a
version
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of the classic "
Wild Thing", peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #31 in Australia.
They also had a second U.S. hit with "Touch Me", peaking at #19 and #97 in Australia.
[ They were initially fronted by ''Penthouse'' Pet Helen Caunt and later Annie Kavanagh. ]Ray Fenwick
Raymond John Fenwick (18 July 1946 – 30 April 2022) was an English guitarist and session musician, best known for his work in The Syndicats and in The Spencer Davis Group in the 1960s, and as the lead guitarist of Ian Gillan's post- Deep Pu ...
, 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" off their album ''Paul's Boutique
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'' (1989).
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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