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Fool Around

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Released
  
6 October 1978, 1979

Genre
  
Pop

Label
  
Stiff, Columbia

Recorded
  
???

Length
  
34:29

Producer
  
James Stroud, Liam Sternberg, David Mackay, Barrie Guard

Fool Around is Rachel Sweet's debut album, released when she was age 16.

Contents

The album was originally released in England as Stiff Records SEEZ 12 with some different tracks and ordering from that which appeared on the American release and all other releases since.

Track listing (English version)

All tracks composed by Liam Sternberg; except where indicated

  1. "Just My Style" -
  2. "B-A-B-Y" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:08
  3. "Who Does Lisa Like?" – 2:54
  4. "Wildwood Saloon" – 4:00
  5. "Stay Awhile" (Michael Hawker, Ivor Raymonde) – 3:04
  6. "Suspended Animation" – 3:09
  7. "It's So Different Here" – 2:45
  8. "Cuckoo Clock" – 2:45
  9. "Pin a Medal on Mary" (Will Birch, John Wicks) – 3:05
  10. "Girl With a Synthesizer" - 2:35
  11. "Stranger in the House" (Elvis Costello) – 4:05

Track listing (American version)

All tracks composed by Liam Sternberg; except where indicated

  1. "B-A-B-Y" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:08
  2. "I Go to Pieces" (Del Shannon) – 2:42
  3. "Who Does Lisa Like?" – 2:54
  4. "Wildwood Saloon" – 4:00
  5. "Stay Awhile" (Michael Hawker, Ivor Raymonde) – 3:04
  6. "Suspended Animation" – 3:09
  7. "Sad Song" (Ken Middler, Peter Mason) – 2:52
  8. "It's So Different Here" – 2:45
  9. "Cuckoo Clock" – 2:45
  10. "Pin a Medal on Mary" (Will Birch, John Wicks) – 3:05
  11. "Stranger in the House" (Elvis Costello) – 4:05

Personnel

  • Rachel Sweet - Vocals
  • Lene Lovich - Background vocals on "Cuckcoo Clock"
  • Liam Sternberg - Producer, songwriter
  • David Mackay - Producer (Tracks 2 and 7)
  • Barrie Guard - Producer (Tracks 2 and 7)
  • Bob Painter - Engineer, Recording
  • Roger Bechirian - Engineer, Recording, Mixing
  • Guy Bidmead - Engineer, Recording, Mixing
  • Charley Charles - Drums
  • Mark Sugden - Drums, Percussion
  • Norman Watt-Roy - Bass
  • Pietro Nardini - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
  • Mickey Gallagher - Piano
  • Brinsley Schwarz - Rhythm Guitar on "B-A-B-Y" and "Stranger in the House"
  • Simon Climie - Percussion
  • Leah Sweet - Percussion
  • Dick Hanson - Trumpet
  • Ray Bevis - Tenor Saxophone
  • John "Irish" Earle - Baritone Saxophone
  • Paul Gillieron - Soprano Saxophone, Pennywhistle
  • Chris Glover - Trombone

    • References

    Fool Around Wikipedia
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