Album
Fancy
1970 · Funk / Soul, Pop
6 collectors on Gatefold own this
Fancy is a Soul & Funk album by Bobbie Gentry, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 23 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
About
Contemporary listeners are likely more familiar with a different version of “Fancy,” one by another iconic American diva who blended country music and pop. But two decades before Reba McEntire made “Fancy” her signature, Bobbi Gentry wrote the song and made it a Top 40 hit—crafting a timele, unlikely empowerment anthem in the proce. The song’s rapid-fire storytelling and signature acoustic guitar-strum were classic Gentry, while the deep groove and funky horns spoke to the iconic Muscle Shoals studio where she recorded the song and album. Her theatrical, engaging performance would be reprised nearly note for note by Reba; Gentry made it clear, though, that her intent was not just to titillate. “‘Fancy’ is my strongest statement for women’s lib, if you really listen to it,” she said at the time. “I agree wholeheartedly with that movement and all the serious issues that they stand for—equality, equal pay, day care center, and abortion right.” .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Fancy4:15
- A2I'll Never Fall In Love Again3:00
- A3Delta Man3:03
- A4Something In The Way He Moves2:34
- A5Find 'Em, Fool 'Em And Forget 'Em2:37
Side B
- B1He Made A Woman Out Of Me2:34
- B2Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head3:07
- B3If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody2:34
- B4Rainmaker2:35
- B5Wedding Bell Blues3:15
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- polished
- earnest
- southern
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Jimmie HaskellARRANGED BY
- Tommy OliverARRANGED BY
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 23 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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