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A Bit of What You Fancy
Studio album by
the Quireboys
Released29 January 1990[1]
Genre
Length48:27
LabelEMI
Producer
The Quireboys chronology
A Bit of What You Fancy
(1990) 		Bitter Sweet & Twisted
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

A Bit of What You Fancy is rock band the Quireboys's debut studio album, released in 1990. The album was released on EMI and went into the UK Albums Chart at #2.

Four of the tracks from this album ("7 O'Clock", "Hey You", "I Don't Love You Anymore" and "There She Goes Again") were released as singles, with promotional videos to go along with them. "Hey You" was the highest charting, as it reached #14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Notably, Bob Dylan and Steve Marriott's drummer Ian Wallace played on the album, though he was not a full-time member of the Quireboys. Jim Cregan, who played with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart, co-produced the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Spike and Guy Bailey, except where noted otherwise.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."7 O'Clock" 3:38
2."Man on the Loose" 4:15
3."Whippin' Boy"Spike, Bailey, Willie Dowling4:28
4."Sex Party" 2:36
5."Sweet Mary Ann" 3:38
6."I Don't Love You Anymore" 5:01
7."Hey You" 3:20
8."Misled" 3:35
9."Long Time Comin'" 3:26
10."Roses & Rings" 4:12
11."There She Goes Again" 2:56
12."Take Me Home" 4:11

The Japanese release of A Bit of What You Fancy included 2 bonus tracks "Pretty Girls" and "How Do You Feel".

20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."7 O'Clock" (demo)2:48
14."Man on the Loose" (demo)2:35
15."I Don't Love You Anymore" (demo)4:35
16."Hey You" (demo)2:35
17."Misled" (demo)2:47
18."Long Time Comin'" (demo)3:04
19."Roses & Rings" (demo)2:58
20."Take Me Home" (demo)4:21

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 41
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 2

Band

  • Spike – vocals
  • Guy Bailey – guitar
  • Guy Griffin – guitar
  • Nigel Mogg – bass
  • Ian Wallace – drums
  • Chris Johnstone – keyboards

Additional musicians

  • Myrna Mathews – background vocals
  • Clydene Jackson – background vocals
  • Julia Walters – background vocals
  • Kevin Savigan – string arrangement
  • Lee Thornberg – brass

Singles

  • 7 O'Clock (1989) UK #36
  • Hey You (1989) UK #14
  • I Don't Love You Anymore (1990) UK #24
  • There She Goes Again (1990) UK #37

References

  1. ^ "Record News". Melody Maker. 27 January 1990. p. 4.
  2. ^ a b Franck, John. "A Bit of What You Fancy – Quireboys". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Quireboys – A Bit of What You Fancy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Quireboys – A Bit of What You Fancy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Quireboys – A Bit of What You Fancy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Quireboys | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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