It's Only a Movie

It's Only a Movie
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
Bandstand (1972) It's Only a Movie (1973)

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

1. Dougan, John (2011). "It's Only a Movie - Family | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Family". Retrieved October 4, 2013.