Fancy (band)

Fancy
OriginEngland
GenresPop
Years active1973–1975
LabelsAtlantic (Australia, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, UK)
Arista (UK)
Big Tree (USA)
RCA Victor (USA)
Angel Air (reissues - UK)
Collectables (reissues - USA)
Past membersHelen Caunt
Annie Kavanagh
Ray Fenwick
Mo Foster
Les Binks

Fancy were an early-mid-1970s pop group. The band was made up of session musicians produced by Mike Hurst. They had a surprise US hit single in 1974 with a version of the classic "Wild Thing", peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 in Canada,[1] and #31 in Australia.[2] They also had a second US hit with "Touch Me", peaking at #19, #58 in Canada,[3] and #97 in Australia.[2] They were initially fronted by Penthouse Pet Helen Caunt and later Annie Kavanagh. Ray Fenwick, formerly of The Spencer Davis Group, joined Fancy in 1974.[4] Fancy's song "Feel Good" from the album Wild Thing has been sampled over one hundred times, most notably by the Beastie Boys on the song "3-Minute Rule" off their album Paul's Boutique (1989). Les Binks, later of Judas Priest, played drums on Fancy's releases.[5]

  1. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 7, 1974" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 108. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 14, 1974" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Ray Fenwick: News: Fancy - funky rock band that achieved two hit singles in the USA". Rayfenwick.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Biography: Fancy". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2010.