Genres Pop Genre Pop music | Years active 1973–1975 Members Mo Foster, Les Binks | |
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Past members Helen Caunt (vocals)
Annie Kavanagh (vocals)
Ray Fenwick
Mo Foster
Les Binks Origin England, United Kingdom (1973) Albums Wild Thing / Turns You On, Fancy, Wild Thing Record labels Angel Air Records, Atlantic Records, RCA Records, Collectables Records, Arista Records, Big Tree Records Similar Ray Fenwick, Bryson Graham, Nicky Moore, Snafu, Hardin and York | ||
Fancy were an early-mid-1970s pop group. The band was made up of session musicians produced by Mike Hurst. They had a surprise U.S. hit single in 1974 with a version of the classic "Wild Thing", peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. They also a second U.S. hit with "Touch Me", peaking at #19. They were initially fronted by Penthouse Pet Helen Caunt and later Annie Kavanagh. Ray Fenwick, formerly of the Spencer Davis Group, joined Fancy in 1974. Fancy's song "Feel Good" from the album Wild Thing was sampled by the Beastie Boys on the song "3-Minute Rule" on their album Paul's Boutique.
Contents
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 albums were re-released on a single CD, circa 2002, on the UK-based Angel Air 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 reissue label in 2006.
Songs
Touch MeWild Thing · 1974
Wild ThingWild Thing · 1974
Between the Devil and MeWild Thing · 1974