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Twiggy (album)

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Twiggy
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1976
Recorded1976, Phonogram Studios London
Genrecountry, pop
LabelMercury
ProducerTony Eyers
Twiggy chronology
Twiggy
(1976)
Please Get My Name Right
(1977)
Singles from Twiggy
  1. "Here I Go Again"

Twiggy is the self-titled debut album from British model and singer Twiggy. It was released in 1976 in England and mainland Europe.[1] The album featured the top-20 single "Here I Go Again". The album peaked at number 33 on the UK albums chart, receiving a silver certification.

Album information

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After four years of modelling, Twiggy retired in 1970, and embarked on an acting and singing career. Twiggy spoke of her debut album, "My first real album after my record deal with Phonogram - I'd always absolutely adored country music, I guess it was always my 'thing'. This album was slightly more country than 'Please Get My Name Right', which was more pop I suppose. The first album did rather well, earning me a silver disc, although they both did very well. This album was produced by Tony Eyers, who was a hot record producer at the time.".[2]

The album included the UK top-20 hit, "Here I Go Again", which peaked at number 17.

Critical reception

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The album was warmly received by Rolling Stone, with reviewer Billy Altman opining, "Her voice, which at alternate times recalls Olivia Newton-John and Melanie (but without the former's calculated submissiveness or the latter's hyperextended vulnerability) is strong and self-assured". Also commenting, "she has a fine sense of where the heart of a song lies (...) There is a delicateness and vitality in Twiggy's music that is well above the usual MOR fare and one wishes her good luck in a field that is, if anything, more volatile and fickle than the modeling and fashion world".[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vanilla Olay"Jackie DeShannon3:24
2."Good for You Too"Toni Brown3:15
3."Just Bidin' My Time"Gene MacLellan3:08
4."Pieces of April"Dave Loggins4:17
5."Appalachian Boy"Dianne Davidson3:15
6."Rain on the Roof"John Sebastian2:26
7."Here I Go Again"Country Joe McDonald3:31
8."Vaudeville Man"Wendy Waldman2:42
9."Caravan Tonight"Steven Grossman3:40
10."Done My Cryin' Time"Toni Brown3:54
11."Everything Comes In Time"Toni Brown4:24
Total length:37:56

Charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 33

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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  • Twiggy: Vocal
  • Gerry Butler: Arrangement
  • Steve Brown: Engineer

References

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  1. ^ "Twiggy". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Twiggy - Recordings". Twiggy Lawson Official Site. 2001–2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ^ "20 Rock Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the 1970s That You Never Heard". Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ "British album certifications – Twiggy – Twiggy". British Phonographic Industry.