The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (album)

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Studio album by
the Crazy World of Arthur Brown
ReleasedJune 1968[1]
Recorded1968
Genre
Length38:08
Label
ProducerKit Lambert
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown chronology
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
(1968) 		Strangelands
(1988)
Arthur Brown chronology
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
(1968) 		Galactic Zoo Dossier
(1971)
Singles from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
  1. "Fire"
    Released: 1968
  2. "Nightmare"
    Released: 1968
  3. "I Put a Spell on You"
    Released: 1968

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Released in the United Kingdom in June 1968 by Track Records and in the United States in September 1968 through Atlantic, the album was an international success, propelled by the transatlantic hit single "Fire". It was the only album released during the Crazy World's original incarnation.

A psychedelic soul album, its style is defined by frontman Arthur Brown's wide-ranging theatrical vocals and mystical lyrics, with the first side of the original LP comprising a conceptual song cycle known as "the Fire Suite". The album's sound and Brown's stage act influenced subsequent musicians such as David Bowie, Peter Gabriel,[2] Alice Cooper,[3] Marilyn Manson and George Clinton.[4]

  1. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 29 June 1968. p. 17. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ Marshall 2005, p. 175.
  3. ^ Marshall 2005, pp. 85 and 153.
  4. ^ Marshall 2005, p. 172.