It's Only a Movie
1973 studio album by Family
It's Only a Movie | ||||
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Studio album by Family | ||||
Released | September 1973 | |||
Recorded | Summer 1973 | |||
Studio | Knowle Hall, Somerset, Olympic Studios, Air Studios | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 39:06 | |||
Label | Raft Records (UK), United Artists (US) | |||
Producer | Family | |||
Family chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A:1[3] |
The Rolling Stone Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
It's Only a Movie is the seventh and final 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.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It's Only a Movie" | 5:08 |
2. | "Leroy" | 5:43 |
3. | "Buffet Tea for Two" | 5:23 |
4. | "Boom Bang" | 3:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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5. | "Boots 'n' Roots" | 5:00 |
6. | "Banger" (instrumental) | 3:07 |
7. | "Sweet Desiree" | 3:47 |
8. | "Suspicion" | 3:20 |
9. | "Check Out" | 4:34 |
- Note: 2 track timings are incorrectly listed on the original LP label. "Boom Bang" is listed as 3:30 and "Check Out" as 4:45. Above timings are correct.
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Hometown" | |
11. | "Holding the Compass" (live) | |
12. | "The Weaver's Answer" (live) | |
13. | "Dim" (live) | |
14. | "Procession / No Mule's Fool" (live) |
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
Charts
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 30 |
References
- ^ Dougan, John (2011). "It's Only a Movie - Family | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Review: Family — It's Only a Movie" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 147. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. xiii/136.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
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- "No Mule's Fool"
- "The Weaver's Answer"
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- "My Friend the Sun"
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