It's Only a Movie
| It's Only a Movie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Family | ||||
| Released | September 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1973 at Knowle Hall, Somerset, Olympic Studios, Air Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 38:55 | |||
| Label | Raft Records (UK), United Artists (US) | |||
| Producer | Family | |||
| Family chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
It's Only a Movie is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band Family, released in 1973, and their last original studio album before they disbanded that year.
Track listing
All selections by Whitney and Chapman except "Check Out" by Whitney, Chapman and Cregan.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "It's Only a Movie" | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Leroy" | 5:41 |
| 3. | "Buffet Tea for Two" | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Boom Bang" | 3:02 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "Boots 'n' Roots" | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Banger" (instrumental) | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Sweet Desiree" | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Suspicion" | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Check Out" (Whitney, Chapman, Cregan) | 4:30 |
Details taken from cover of vinyl release of 1973.
| The CD release on Mystic Records also contains the following bonus tracks: | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | "Hometown" | |
| 11. | "Holding the Compass" (live) | |
| 12. | "The Weaver's Answer" (live) | |
| 13. | "Dim" (live) | |
| 14. | "Procession / No Mule's Fool" (live) | |
All of the above by Whitney/Chapman.
Personnel
- Family
- Roger Chapman - lead vocals
- John "Charlie" Whitney - guitar, banjo
- Tony Ashton - keyboards, backing vocals
- Jim Cregan - bass
- Rob Townsend - drums, percussion
- Additional Personnel
- Peter Hope-Evans - harmonica (2)
- Del Newman - string and horn arrangements
References
- ↑ Dougan, John (2011). "It's Only a Movie - Family | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Family". Retrieved October 4, 2013.
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